New paper-thin piezoelectric patch sensors designed for at-home stroke rehabilitation may soon revolutionize post-stroke care by offering potential accessible, efficient rehabilitation and improving patient outcomes through self-motivated healthcare and entertainment.  

SAN ANTONIO — June 2, 2026 — Southwest Research Institute evaluated NASA’s medication handling practices, which currently call for removing medications from their original packaging and storing them in resealable plastic bags. Although this allows astronauts to economize stowage for spaceflight, SwRI’s investigation found that active pharmaceutical ingredients degrade at a higher rate when stored in bags.

Results of a multicenter clinical trial found that adding the investigational adenoviral-based viral immunotherapy aglatimagene besadenovec (alglatimagene, CAN-2409) to standard radiation therapy improved disease-free survival for patients with intermediate- or high-risk localized prostate cancer. The study was led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, and Brady Urological Institute.

Rifampicin resistant tuberculosis is a major global health crisis. A new study shows that the most common rifampicin resistance mutation in tuberculosis rewires bacterial gene regulation in a way that creates specific metabolic vulnerabilities. The findings could guide the development of combination therapies designed not only to kill drug resistant tuberculosis, but to suppress drug resistance itself.

A combination of two widely available anti-rheumatic drugs offers the first effective and affordable treatment for patients with Sjögren’s disease with systemic disease activity, according to new results from a clinical trial that was coordinated by UMC Utrecht. The study showed that treatment with leflunomide and hydroxychloroquine reduced disease activity in patients with moderate-to-severe disease, while maintaining a favorable safety profile.

Using bibliometric analysis of more than 1,000 articles published between 2014 and 2024, a new study charts the first decade of the Journal of Big Data and its emergence as a leading global data science publication. The journal has surpassed 1,000 papers and nearly 65,000 citations. Researchers identified three core themes – big data infrastructure, machine and deep learning, and applications such as cybersecurity, healthcare analytics, and sentiment analysis – while highlighting the journal’s growing international reach and influence on data science and AI research.