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26-May-2026

 

Wearable ultrasound patch could improve care for high-risk pregnancies

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC San Diego engineers created a soft, wearable ultrasound patch that can continuously monitor a fetus for hours at a time, even during constant movement. The technology could help doctors detect complications earlier in high-risk pregnancies and expand access to prenatal care in low-resource areas.

Journal

Nature Biotechnology

Funder

Wellcome Leap

25-May-2026

 

Research findings challenge long-held assumptions about how we learn or regain speech

McGill University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Learning to speak a new language, or regaining speech, depends more on areas of the brain that process sound and physical sensation than on the parts of the brain that govern motor control, according to new research findings. 

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

25-May-2026

Three unanswered questions may redefine the fundamental mechanism of ferroptosis

Science Exploration Press

A new perspective article (Stockwell et al.) argues that despite major advances in ferroptosis research, several central mechanistic questions remain unresolved and may determine the future direction of the field.

Funder

National Cancer Institute

22-May-2026

 

Mitochondria control immune cell activation and the effectiveness of immunotherapy

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A  CNIC-led study identifies a mitochondrial “checkpoint” that enables dendritic cells to efficiently activate T lymphocytes against viruses and tumors

Journal

Science Immunology

Funder

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR, Comunidad de Madrid, Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), Worldwide Cancer Research, CRIS Cancer Foundation, “la Caixa” Foundation

22-May-2026

 

Study: New oral drug effective against orthoparamyxovirus diseases, including measles

Georgia State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new oral antiviral drug candidate has been developed for the treatment of diseases caused by orthoparamyxoviruses, such as measles and Croup syndrome, according to a study published by researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research at Georgia State University.

Journal

Science Advances