Preschool children show contrasting effects after brief gameplay
A study of preschool children found that brief digital or traditional gameplay improved performance on tasks requiring quick responses, but…
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New V-UNet model improves efficient medical image segmentation
Segmentation tools help doctors identify and delineate tumors, lesions, and other abnormalities in medical images. However, noise, redundant information, and…
Mitochondrial stress triggers long-term protection against heart damage
Mitochondria are popularly known as the “powerhouse of the cell,” but these cellular structures do so much more-including acting as…
Younger and older brains respond differently to traumatic injury
Conventional wisdom holds that younger brains are better equipped to recover from injury. Their greater flexibility allows them to adapt,…
Independent review reinforces value of vaccines across all ages
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) supports the 2026-27 respiratory season vaccine evidence review released on September 2, 2026, by the…
High-energy tissues rely on macrophages to clear cellular waste
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…
Bird feeding offers emotional and meaningful well-being benefits
More than 56 million U.S. adults feed wild birds. For many, filling a feeder is a routine way to connect…
Early medical training could strengthen the primary care pipeline
A primary-care physician is hard to find. The thousands needed nationwide are even tougher to discover. A new paper led…
Autoimmune diseases form distinct genetic clusters, study finds
Different autoimmune diseases often share genetic risk factors, but not through a single common genetic vulnerability. In a new study…
Researchers uncover how Atg2 drives autophagosome formation
Autophagy is an intracellular degradation mechanism in eukaryotes. The autophagosome, which encloses damaged or excess cellular material for degradation, is…