Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. IC/BPS, a chronic condition affecting millions, causes pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic area, often accompanied by an urgent or frequent need to urinate.

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication (“Danegaptide”) can protect against vision-threatening damage in Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), which is a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults. The study, published today in leading international journal,  Science Translational Medicine, highlights a new therapeutic approach that could replace or complement frequent, highly invasive eye injections for millions of patients with diabetes.

People born preterm are likely to be less physically active as teenagers and adults, according to large Norwegian study which measured a week of participants' activity using wearable sensors

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) invites journalists to attend its 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting — the country’s largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of aging — from November 4 to 7 in National Harbor, Maryland. Qualified media representatives intending to cover the meeting may register free of charge.

Stable employment in midlife was associated with better cognitive health in later life, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Butler Aging Center. Conversely, employment instability, early retirement, and dropping out of the labor force are linked to significantly poorer cognitive outcomes. The findings are published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.