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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 21-Oct-2026 21:17 ET (22-Oct-2026 01:17 GMT/UTC)

21-Sep-2026

 

Engaging the core could be regulating blood flow in the brain

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study in mice, led by Penn State scientists, shows that engaging core muscles — through movement, exercise, or even coughing — may be a key regulator of blood flow in the brain. 

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

21-Sep-2026

 

A tiny worm helps scientists unravel a genetic clue to kidney disease

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A microscopic worm that has no kidneys is helping Rutgers scientists understand a genetic change suspected of causing a serious inherited kidney disease.

Journal

Genetics

Funder

Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity, Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity

21-Sep-2026

Exploring the brain and behavior of children who struggle at math

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers identify characteristic behaviors and brain activity that may explain how developmental dyscalculia persists in some children and not others.

Journal

JNeurosci

21-Sep-2026

 

Survey: Older adults have strong interest in dementia vaccine

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly 3 in 4 older adults said they would likely or definitely get a vaccine to prevent against high risk of dementia.

Journal

JAMA Network Open

21-Sep-2026

Blood vessel features in tumors may help predict patient survival in colorectal cancer

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mass General Brigham researchers conducted a prospective cohort study of blood vessels in colorectal tumors, linking higher blood vessel density to lower colorectal cancer-specific mortality

Journal

JAMA Network Open

Funder

Cancer Research UK Grand Challenge Award, American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor Award, Project P Fund, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Harvey V. Fineberg Cancer Prevention Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Faculty Career Development Award, American Institute for Cancer Research, Uehara Memorial Foundation