Researchers have shown that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuff-less blood pressure monitoring, which could improve early detection and management of hypertension.

In tests with rodents, researchers from the State University of Campinas and their collaborators found that hyperactivation of the PARP1 protein after exhaustive training was associated with decreased performance, fatigue, and behavioral symptoms of overtraining. Animals treated with a drug that inhibits the molecule’s activity did not exhibit the condition.

Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to detect a variety of diseases, including cancer or infectious diseases such as influenza and HIV.

A creative play programme has significantly improved new parents’ and carers’ mental health, according to research by the Universities of Leeds and Huddersfield.

Long overshadowed by bacteria, the gut virome is now stepping into the spotlight as a key player in health and disease.

After flu infection, memory T cells in the lung migrate to nearby lymph nodes via CCR5, forming a long-lasting immune reservoir. This discovery reveals a backup strategy for lung immunity and may inform future vaccine design.

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes severe liver inflammation. A research team from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and TWINCORE, the Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research in Hannover, has now been able to prove for the first time that it can also infect kidney cells and replicate there. Antiviral drugs such as ribavirin are less effective there than in the liver. The results of the study have now been published in the journal Liver International on June 27, 2025.