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Placental contractions may occur in 6 in 10 healthy pregnancies

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy pregnancies, according to a new study published April 29, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Louise Dewick of the University of Nottingham, U.K., and colleagues.

Journal: PLOS One

A 10-minute daily exercise program done lying down improved participants' balance, flexibility and agility within just two weeks, per new clinical trial

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A 10-minute daily exercise program done lying down improved participants' balance, flexibility and agility within just two weeks, per new clinical trial

Journal: PLOS One

Your nose is a battlefield

La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that the influenza vaccine FluMist can stimulate immunity in the upper airways of adults. This is the first time researchers have tracked how immune cells in the upper airways respond to an intranasal vaccine (given via a spray in the nose). The new study gives scientists a guide for measuring the effectiveness of new intranasal vaccines against RSV, COVID-19, and other respiratory diseases.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine
Funder: Collaborative Center for Human Immunology

Translational experiments advance efforts to restore vision with transplanted neurons

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people with optic nerve damage.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine
Funder: National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health (K08EY031801, R21EDepartment of Defense Focused Translational Team Science Award, Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award and Unrestricted Grant,, BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research Award, Zenkel Family Foundation Research Award, Zenkel FGlaucoma Foundation Rajen Savjani and Joe Rosen Grant Awards

Stage-specific gene expression changes reveal early triggers of cellular aging

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — April 29, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on April 10, 2026, titled “Stage-dependent transcriptomic changes in human dermal fibroblast senescence model.”

Journal: Aging-US

Stealthing survivors grapple with a “gray area” of sexual violation

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study examines how survivors of stealthing - nonconsensual removal of a condom by an intimate partner - process and communicate the experience to confidants and health care workers. A traumatic experience for survivors.

Journal: Communication Monographs
Funder: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Mayo Clinic study finds remote monitoring may detect early complications, reduce burden for lung transplant patients

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Open (JHLT Open), Mayo Clinic researchers found that remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a feasible and effective way to detect early health changes and support care decisions for lung transplant recipients during their first year after discharge from the hospital.

Journal: JHLT Open

Targeted therapies drive long-term decline in multiple myeloma mortality in the US

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – April 29, 2026 – A new research paper was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on April 28, 2026, titled “Targeted therapeutics and U.S. population-level mortality trends in multiple myeloma: A SEER-based analysis from 1975 to 2023.”

Journal: Oncotarget

Survey: Kids’ mental health, behavior top triggers of parent stress

Nationwide Children's Hospital
Reports and Proceedings

Parental stress continues to rise, but what’s weighing on moms and dads today is largely the mental health of their children.