Health

Improving urban flood forecasting with real-time hazardous rainfall detection

New tech spots dangerous rain early to predict city floods before they hit.

States bet big on rural health startups, with a Silicon Valley twist

Louisiana is pouring $20 million a year into rural health startups to reach small towns.

The Paradox of the Smart Heart Pump: Why Better Algorithms Reach Fewer Patients

Smarter heart-pump algorithms work in simulation but rarely reach real patients.

Higher physical activity may prevent more type 2 diabetes cases among older adults

Moderate-to-vigorous activity is tied to a much lower risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults.

Accelerated research, increased investment signal landmark year for food is medicine

Food prescriptions cut hospital stays as research jumps 68% and funding quadruples.

Emergency medicine physicians safely eliminate thousands of unnecessary CT scans

3,500 unnecessary CT scans avoided, saving $6.2 million—with zero missed injuries.

Facing the megadrought: Researchers study underground ice reservoirs in the American West

Nearly 100 hidden rock glaciers in Utah may feed streams when snow melts away.

From depression after Chelsea injury to playing non-league at 37

He beat depression after a Chelsea injury and still plays football at 37.

Scientists restore a brain protein and reverse signs of aging in mice

Restoring one brain protein reversed aging signs in mice — and even lengthened their lives.

Big data analysis sheds light on psoriasis's genetic code

A study of 1.1 million people cracked psoriasis's genetic code and found new drug targets.

When prepping for disaster, don't forget to pack your teddy bear

Feeling upset in an emergency? Comfort items like teddy bears really help, experts find.

New guidance puts diabetes distress assessment alongside glucose care for adults

Doctors should now check the emotional side of diabetes at every visit under new European

Museums on prescription: How cultural activities are becoming crucial to the public health debate

EU institutions made culture a strategic priority for the first time ever.

Cardiac rehabilitation cuts hospital admissions and heart attack risk

Exercise rehab after a heart event cuts hospital admissions by a third and attack risk by over a

Developing new asymmetric catalytic reactions for the synthesis of complex molecules

One catalyst now controls two chemical reactions, making complex drug molecules easier to build.

Q1 2026 Clinical Recap: 7 FDA-Approved Treatments for Neurologists to Know | NeurologyLive - Clinical Neurology News and Neurology Expert Insights

A new drug could become the first-ever approved treatment for the rare brain disease MOGAD.

Ubiquitin marks abnormal glycogen for destruction to protect the brain, study finds

Scientists found a protein that tags bad sugar in brain cells so the body can recycle it and stop

HIV injections work better than tablets for young people, clinical trial finds

HIV injections every 8 weeks beat daily pills for teens — only 1% had the virus come back.

Better cardiovascular health inversely linked to overactive bladder

Better heart health may lower your risk of overactive bladder, a new study finds.

A gut's complex architecture, recreated on a microscope slide–sized chip

Scientists rebuilt the gut's complex architecture on a chip no bigger than a microscope slide.