June 26, 2018 Edition

Children who grow up in a positive family climate are better equipped to have a healthy romantic relationship as a young adult.

The rhythms of certain metabolic pathways can become shifted by even a few days of being awake at night and asleep during the day. Further research is needed to explore how this finding may play a role in health risks observed in people who work at n...

Researchers developed a way to genetically modify T cells using a jolt of electricity instead of a virus. This method may help expand the medical potential of gene editing.

Researchers developed a way to package insulin into pills that lowered blood sugar safely in rats. The approach could lead to an oral insulin option for people with diabetes.

Drugs that lowered the number of non-functional (senescent) cells in the body helped mice live longer and maintain their physical abilities.

A small study found that a fast, safe, and more comfortable alternative to mammography provided enough detail for early breast tumor detection. Larger studies are being planned.

Drugs for opioid-use disorder reduced the risk of death by about half for people who’d previously had an opioid overdose. But less than a third of participants received these drugs.

Researchers found that a therapy-based approach focused on emotional development may be an effective option for treating early childhood depression.

Intensive weight loss from diet and exercise was better than moderate weight loss for relieving symptoms of knee arthritis among obese or overweight older adults.

Among women with the most common type of breast cancer, those with certain genetic risk scores didn’t benefit from receiving chemotherapy in addition to hormone therapy.

A study suggests that people with long-term symptoms from concussions may not be receiving treatments that could improve their physical and mental health.

An experimental HIV vaccine prompted animal immune systems to form antibodies that neutralize dozens of HIV strains. A study of the test vaccine in people is being planned.

Researchers designed a self-tuning deep-brain stimulation device and tested it in two patients with Parkinson's disease.

A long-term study found that women with certain healthy dietary patterns had a lower risk of moderate to severe hearing loss.

A connection between bacteria in the gut and antitumor immune responses in the liver enhances our understanding of liver cancer and suggests new approaches to treat it.

A flexible glove enables MRI scans of a moving hand.

Researchers found that opioid drugs and the brain’s natural opioids activate nerve cell receptors differently.

Understanding the ways that animals survive hibernation during cold weather could help researchers design better methods for storing human tissues for transplants.

Researchers found that eating a Mediterranean diet slows some changes in the brain that may indicate early Alzheimer’s disease.

A noninvasive treatment helped six people with cervical spinal cord injuries improve their hand strength and dexterity.

Inspired by a clear butterfly wing, researchers designed a tiny implantable sensor to measure eye pressure. With further development, it could be tested in people.

Researchers found that people who maintained five healthy lifestyle factors lived more than a decade longer than those who didn’t maintain any of the five.

In a small study, an experimental treatment using bacteria normally found on healthy skin reduced the severity of a common skin disease called atopic dermatitis.

Researchers found a biomarker that, if confirmed, could be used to identify which people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia would benefit from CAR T-cell therapy.

Gene therapy reduced or eliminated the need for blood transfusions in patients with a severe blood disorder called beta-thalassemia.

Researchers developed a compound that temporarily interferes with sperm motility in rhesus macaques. The study might point the way toward a reversible male contraceptive.

A study in obese mice found that boosting the growth of certain gut bacteria with a fiber known as oligofructose reduced osteoarthritis.