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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Oct-2026 15:16 ET (19-Oct-2026 19:16 GMT/UTC)

19-Oct-2026

Moms, emotions, exercise and memory — multiple factors affect ‘pregnancy brain’

Anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy were related to brain fog among new and expectant mothers. Exercise altered the relationship between cognitive problems and the day-to-day symptoms of anxiety and depression in opposite directions, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.

Journal: Psychology and Health

19-Oct-2026

New 4D biofabrication technology holds promise for tissue engineering, wound healing

University of Illinois Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Illinois Chicago engineering researchers use kirigami strategies to generate complex shapes that mimic tissue forms found in the human body.

Journal: Cell Biomaterials
Funder: Rehabilitation Research and Development Service

19-Oct-2026

National Academy of Medicine elects St. Jude physician and researcher Carsten Bönnemann, MD, habil., to its membership

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Business Announcement

Learn more about St. Jude physician and researcher Carsten Bönnemann who was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

19-Oct-2026

Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, Ph.D., St. Jude president and CEO-elect, named to National Academy of Medicine

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Business Announcement

Learn more about St. Jude president and CEO-elect Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, PhD, who is newly named to the National Academy of Medicine.   

19-Oct-2026

Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky elected to the National Academy of Medicine

The Hastings Center
Grant and Award Announcement

Vardit Ravitsky, President of The Hastings Center for Bioethics, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

19-Oct-2026

Curbing the neutrophil surge: New treatment offers hope for autoimmune diseases

Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) - The University of Osaka
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of Osaka uncovered the first steps of disease development in ANCA-associated autoimmune glomerulonephritis. Injured kidney cells send signals to attract immune cells, including neutrophils, and induce inflammation. The researchers tested the effects of modified antibodies on halting disease progression in a mouse model, showing that the modified antibodies successfully reduced kidney injury. The findings offer hope for a potential treatment aimed at stopping the disease at its earliest stage.

Journal: Journal of Experimental Medicine
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency

19-Oct-2026

Views of science help explain partisan differences over vaccine safety and effectiveness

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

How Americans view science and scientists is strongly associated with whether they think vaccines are safe and effective — and helps explain partisan differences in perceptions of some vaccines, according to a new study led by a team from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

19-Oct-2026

Mizzou researchers see promise in tongue exercise for ALS

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A breakthrough at the University of Missouri could lead to new therapies for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases.

Journal: Journal of Neurophysiology

19-Oct-2026

Greenspace in the immediate surroundings of the home linked to lower dementia risk

Stockholm University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Urban residents with more greenery within 100 metres of their homes have a lower risk of developing dementia over time. This is the finding of a new study from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institute, which followed nearly 3,000 older adults for 16 years. Published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the study highlights the importance of greenspace in the immediate surroundings of the home for sustainable urban planning that supports brain health.

Journal: Alzheimer’s & Dementia