EurekAlert! News by Subject: Medicine & Health - News by Subject: Medicine & Health

Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Jan-2026 14:11 ET (2-Jan-2026 19:11 GMT/UTC)

Implant treats Type 1 diabetes by oxygenating insulin-producing cells

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cornell University researchers have developed an implant system that can treat Type 1 diabetes by supplying extra oxygen to densely packed insulin-secreting cells, without the need for immunosuppression. The system could also potentially provide long-term treatment for a range of chronic diseases.

Journal: Nature Communications

The cerebral cortex ages less than thought

DZNE - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The human brain ages less than thought and in layers – at least in the area of the cerebral cortex responsible for the sense of touch. Researchers at DZNE, the University of Magdeburg, and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research at the University of Tübingen come to this conclusion based on brain scans of young and older adults in addition to studies in mice. Their findings, published in the journal “Nature Neuroscience”, also provide new insights into how the ability to process sensory information changes with age.

Journal: Nature Neuroscience

Bridging Two Frontiers: Mitochondria & Microbiota – Targeting extracellular vesicles 2025 to explore game changing pathways in medicine

Mitochondria-Microbiota Task Force
Meeting Announcement

Valencia, Spain will host Targeting Extracellular Vesicles 2025 on October 15–16, uniting global experts to explore how extracellular vesicles (EVs) are revolutionizing diagnostics and therapeutics. With the theme “Bridging Two Frontiers: Mitochondria & Microbiota”, the event will reveal how EVs connect cellular energy metabolism and microbiome science, two key systems influencing human health.
Sessions will feature cutting-edge research, clinical applications, and technology showcases aimed at breakthroughs in cancer, neurodegeneration, metabolic disorders, and immune health. Abstracts are invited until September 10, 2025.

Peking University researchers develop MAPIT-seq, a versatile tool for studying RNA–protein interactions

Peking University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Peking University, August 18, 2025: A research team led by Professor Wang Yangming from the Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Future Technology, and the Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology (BEACON) at Peking University has published a landmark study in Nature Methods titled "Co-profiling of in situ RNA-protein interactions and transcriptome in single cells and tissues."

New tool aims to improve lung cancer prevention, screening, and treatment

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experts have created a customizable, web-based tool that provides state and local leaders with tailored resources to reduce lung cancer mortality rates and advance treatment. The tool’s development and features are described in an article published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Journal: Cancer

A pioneering study in Spain links the environmental impact of our food choices to human health damage

Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study reveals reveal that the consumption of meat, fish and seafood, and dairy products accounts for 55% of the damage to human health in Spain.

Journal: Environmental Research

Biomarkers for brain insulin resistance discovered in the blood

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD
Peer-Reviewed Publication

If the brain no longer responds properly to insulin (insulin resistance), this can lead to overweight, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Potsdam and Tübingen have discovered small chemical modifications to genetic material (epigenetic changes*) in the blood that indicate how well the brain responds to insulin. These markers could help to detect insulin resistance in the brain – by means of a simple blood test. The findings were published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine