The Medical News

1. Microplastics transport toxins and antibiotic resistance across ecosystems

   Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their own right, but their environmental impact may extend far beyond the plastic particles themselves.

2. ART-conceived children show reassuring long-term health outcomes

   The birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the world's first baby conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), was a major breakthrough that reshaped the field of reproductive medicine.

3. New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production

   Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments for advanced disease often try to reduce testosterone production or block its effects.

4. Pregnant Filipina women reveal creative ways to manage stress

   The everchanging social, political, and economic landscape in many countries has become more tenuous and intense in recent years.

5. UC Riverside receives grant to evaluate California’s traditional health care practices benefit

   A $1.25 million grant to UC Riverside from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will support a statewide evaluation of California's traditional health care practices (THCP) benefit.

6. 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 signaling hubs.

7. 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, rebuild connections and compensate for damage in ways older brains often cannot.

8. 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 Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) in collaboration with the American Medical Association.