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May 2026
Women who sleep less may face more irregular menstrual cycles
A study on 42,759 menstrual cycles shows that sleep quality affects menstrual health, with implications for physiological stability and individual variability.
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May 2026
Wearable devices may help detect menstrual health changes earlier
Digital health tools, including wearables, provide critical data on menstrual health, enhancing understanding of hormonal fluctuations and women's well-being.
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May 2026
Efficient pitching mechanics can help avoid career-threatening elbow injuries
As professional baseball sees another high-profile elbow injury with Toronto Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos having undergone ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) surgery, new research from the University of Waterloo suggests many pitchers may be able to reduce stress on their elbows without sacrificing velocity.
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May 2026
Why blood pressure rises faster in women after midlife
This review examines how sex-specific blood pressure trajectories are shaped by genetics, hormones, metabolic risk factors, lifestyle exposures, environmental stressors, and medical treatments. It highlights that women generally have lower blood pressure earlier in life but may experience steeper increases with aging, especially around and after menopause, with exogenous stressors appearing to have a greater impact in women than in men.
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May 2026
Climate change could expand chikungunya into temperate regions worldwide
Chikungunya ('to become contorted' in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one of the neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization.
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May 2026
Surface acids found crucial for bacterial shape and growth
Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape-by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical cells into shape-shifting blobs.
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May 2026
How the right diet could support the gut bacteria that matter most
This review examines how gut keystone bacteria shape microbiome stability, disease risk, and responses to diet. It highlights why better identification methods, experimental validation, and precision diet-probiotic strategies are needed to restore gut homeostasis.
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May 2026
Study finds many hikers remain unprepared for wilderness emergencies
With the arrival of warmer weather across the United States, outdoor enthusiasts are returning to America's parks and forests to hike and run on the country's beautiful, often remote, networks of trails.
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May 2026
Deep learning model predicts vascular cognitive impairment from brain scans
The team built a DenseNet – a densely connected convolutional neural network – that learns hierarchical features directly from raw DTI volumes.
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May 2026
One-time gene editing cuts LDL cholesterol in early hypercholesterolemia trial
A phase 1 NEJM interim analysis found that a single infusion of the investigational base-editing therapy VERVE-102 produced dose-dependent reductions in circulating PCSK9 protein and LDL cholesterol in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or premature coronary artery disease.
