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Stay Sharp After Menopause: How Aerobic Exercise Can Improve Key Thinking Skills

Regular aerobic exercise – the kind that gets your heart pumping – can improve important thinking skills called executive functions, and the benefits appear especially strong for women after menopause, according to Rutgers researchers.

18 Sep 2026

Restoring Gut Indole Levels Reduces Campylobacter Infection in Mouse Models

What if something produced naturally by your gut bacteria could help fight a dangerous foodborne pathogen?

17 Sep 2026

Single-Molecule Tracking Captures Nucleation and Rapid Growth Kinetics in Capsid Assembly

Oxford University researchers have captured the step-by-step assembly of individual virus-like particles, revealing how simple molecular interactions can reliably build these complex biological structures. The results have been published today (16 September) in Nature.

17 Sep 2026

Research Demonstrates High-Sensitivity DNA and Protein Detection Using Single-Wavelength Laser

What if signs of disease could be detected using nothing more than a tiny chip that fits in the palm of your hand and a camera, without ever visiting a hospital? A scene that once seemed possible only in science fiction has now moved one step closer to reality.

17 Sep 2026

New Mathematical Models Track Surface Protein Interactions to Map Evolutionary Terrains

When a virus mutates, the world usually finds out the hard way. Variants of influenza and SARS‑CoV‑2 can slip past vaccines and antibody drugs before scientists fully understand what has changed.

15 Sep 2026

Reading for Pleasure Has Benefits at All Ages – From Improving Health and Wellbeing to Staving off Dementia – Say Scientists

Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say researchers.

15 Sep 2026

How Can Stressed Mitochondria Actually Protect Your Heart?

Mitochondria are popularly known as the “powerhouse of the cell,” but these cellular structures do so much more–including acting as signaling hubs.

9 Sep 2026

Advanced RNA Sequencing Separates Rare Regenerative Cells From Mature Tissue

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery have discovered the unspecialized stem cells that give rise to the body's tendons and ligaments, the tissues connecting muscles and bones.

8 Sep 2026

Salk Study Uncovers How Mitochondrial Signals Drive Lasting Cardioprotection

Mitochondria are popularly known as the "powerhouse of the cell," but these cellular structures do so much more-including acting as signaling hubs.

7 Sep 2026

Macrophages Function as Trash Collectors for Energy-Demanding Tissues

The body's heart muscle (for pumping blood), skeletal muscle (for movement and posture), and brown fat (for heat production), each require a lot of energy and make a lot of waste. And that waste needs to be managed.

7 Sep 2026

Scientists Build a Genetic Score for Alzheimer’s Disease that Works Across Ancestries

Researchers developed a multi-ancestry genetic risk score for Alzheimer's, correlating genetic factors with cognitive performance and brain health markers.

7 Sep 2026

Research Sheds Light on Molecular Origins of Pediatric Brain Cancers

Melbourne researchers have uncovered a critical signaling pathway that controls the timing of brain development, shedding new light on how neurodevelopmental disorders may develop.

3 Sep 2026

Targeting EFHD1 Protein Prevents Severe Obesity-Related Metabolic Liver Damage

Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some fraction of those livers develop scarring, become inflamed, and eventually fail.

2 Sep 2026

New Mechanism Explains How Red Blood Cell Breakdown Drives Inflammation

When red blood cells break down, they release heme, a component of hemoglobin, that can contribute to inflammation and damage tissues and blood vessels.

2 Sep 2026

Bacterial Protein Fragment Disrupts Cell Quality Systems Causing Tissue Scarring

A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives the process of pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting the cell's quality-control system, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan found in a new study.

1 Sep 2026

Heart News and Research

Stay Sharp After Menopause: How Aerobic Exercise Can Improve Key Thinking Skills

Restoring Gut Indole Levels Reduces Campylobacter Infection in Mouse Models

Single-Molecule Tracking Captures Nucleation and Rapid Growth Kinetics in Capsid Assembly

Research Demonstrates High-Sensitivity DNA and Protein Detection Using Single-Wavelength Laser

New Mathematical Models Track Surface Protein Interactions to Map Evolutionary Terrains

Reading for Pleasure Has Benefits at All Ages – From Improving Health and Wellbeing to Staving off Dementia – Say Scientists

How Can Stressed Mitochondria Actually Protect Your Heart?

Advanced RNA Sequencing Separates Rare Regenerative Cells From Mature Tissue

Salk Study Uncovers How Mitochondrial Signals Drive Lasting Cardioprotection

Macrophages Function as Trash Collectors for Energy-Demanding Tissues

Scientists Build a Genetic Score for Alzheimer’s Disease that Works Across Ancestries

Research Sheds Light on Molecular Origins of Pediatric Brain Cancers

Targeting EFHD1 Protein Prevents Severe Obesity-Related Metabolic Liver Damage

New Mechanism Explains How Red Blood Cell Breakdown Drives Inflammation

Bacterial Protein Fragment Disrupts Cell Quality Systems Causing Tissue Scarring

Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria Accelerate Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts

Bulky Molecular CRISPR Systems Barely Fit Inside Single Viral Vectors

OIST Scientists Uncover Fleeting Sugar Pairs Regulating Cell Division

Study Traces Animal DNA Along Irreversible Evolutionary Highways

Advanced AI Tools Sift Through Complex Data to Find Gene Mutations

The Future of Vision Restoration With ReVision Implant

How a Single List Is Changing Visibility for Women in Science

How Avatar Medical's 3D Technology Is Transforming How We Visualize the Human Body

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