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VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Exploring the Next Frontier of AI -- Neuromorphic Embodied Intelligence

Neuromorphic embodied intelligence is an emerging field that combines neuroscience and robotics to create systems that can perceive, learn, and adapt through continuous interaction with their environments instead of utilizing cloud-based data.

July 23, 2026

July 26 2026

• 80% of Toddler Foods on Grocery Shelves Are Ultra-Processed
• Time-Restricted Eating May Help Retain Cognitive Function in Older Adults
• Could Sparkling Water Be a Better Choice for Your Teeth?

July 25 2026

• Photo-Based Calorie-Tracking Apps May Underestimate Energy in Meals
• Prebiotic Sodas Typically Contain as Much Sugar as Fiber
• Plant-Forward Planetary Health Diet Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk
• Study Finds Teens Who Start the Day with Breakfast Eat Better Overall
• FDA-Issued Sodium Targets Yield No Apparent Impact

July 24 2026

• How Rutgers Is Helping to Tackle the Rising Crisis of Public Housing Residents Facing Dementia Alone
• Texas A&M Study Highlights Pictor PictVet(r) as a Promising New Tool for Non-Invasive Beef Cattle Health Monitoring
• Study Reveals Stress a Significant Factor in Women Experiencing Long COVID
• Finding What It Takes to Make a White Blood Cell Could Lead to New Cancer Treatment
• Bugs as Drugs: Engineered Gut Bacteria Show Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer
• New Treatment Approach Improves Survival and Reduces Recurrence Risk for Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
• JMIR News: Health Tech Industry Trends and Innovations
• FDA Advisers Dismiss Safety Warnings, Back Four Peptide Treatments
• Frequent Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Stress Hormone Levels
• Cleveland Clinic Researchers Find Link Between Gut Bacteria Byproduct and Irregular Heart Rhythm
• Money Problems Might Make Your Brain Old Before Its Time, Study Suggests
• Back Pain? Try Swimming, Study Says
• Ozempic Cuts Down Calorie Intake For At Least A Year, Even If Hunger Returns, Trial Finds
• Black MS Patients Dying Younger Than White Ones, Study Finds
• Public Health Improvements Stall Amid Trump's DEI Crackdown
• SKKU Develops Technology for Mass-Producing Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Peroxide Without Electricity, Dramatically Cutting Energy Costs
• Increased Social Media Use Linked to Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation Among Young Adults, UTHealth Houston Researchers Find

July 23 2026

• Many U.S. Schools Unprepared To Help Concussed Students Return To The Classroom
• Study Demonstrates Recall-by-Genotype in a Healthcare System Biobank, Advancing Precision Psychiatry
• Moffitt Scientists Pioneer Next Generation Covalent Chemistry to Build Safer Precision Medicines
• Autoantibodies Could Play Key Role in Cancer Progression and Prevention
• Mayo Clinic Q&A: Is My Racing Heart an Arrhythmia?
• Gene Regulation Map Reveals Treatment Targets for Heart Failure
• AI Analyzes Surgical Technique to Improve Prostate Cancer Care
• Indiana University Student Researchers Pursue New Treatment for Often-Misdiagnosed Form of Hydrocephalus
• Hormone Therapy or Chemotherapy? A Test Developed by a UNC Researcher Can Tell You
• The Hunt for a Natural Molecule That Can Release Cellular Energy
• Nearly 1.6 Million Dozen Eggs Pulled From Shelves Over Salmonella Concerns
• Organized Sports Help Enhance Motor Skills In Children With Autism
• Only One in Five U.S. Young Adults With Advanced Cancer Receive Palliative Care as Part of Treatment, Study Shows
• What Causes Food Poisoning? Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention Tips
• Wistar Scientists Identify New Mechanism Behind Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer Isn't the Only Gastrointestinal Cancer Rising in Young Adults
• People Living Longer, But Spending More Years With Illness And Disability
• Exercise Underwhelms As A Hip Arthritis Treatment, Review Concludes
• Tongue Pacemaker Might Improve Sleep Apnea Patients' Health
• Poll: Costs Are Top Health Care Issue For Midterm Voters, But Fraud Tops GOP List
• Advances in Heart Surgery with Robotic-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair - Virtual Briefing
• VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Exploring the Next Frontier of AI -- Neuromorphic Embodied Intelligence
• Drug Reverses Autism-Like Brain Changes in Adult Mice Within Hours, Study Finds
• Novel Tools Give Researchers a Better View of Brain Wiring

July 22 2026

• Broken Jaw, Shattered Confidence: How to Help Young Men Avoid Risks of Looksmaxxing
• Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Need for Clear Public Health Communication and Global Disease Preparedness
• Premature Blood Stem Cell Aging in Sickle Cell Disease May Be Reversible
• The Medical Minute: After Miscarriage, Finding Answers and a Path Forward
• Drug-resistant gonorrhea: Why it matters and what comes next
• Guided by a Bold Discovery and the Ultimate Gift From Hospice Patients, UT Southwestern Is Rewriting the Cancer Story
• New Study: SuperAging Is Not Simply the Opposite of Alzheimer's Disease
• Focused Ultrasound May Enhance Chemotherapy, Survival Outcomes for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds
• Study Reveals Structure of Brain Protein and Identifies Potential Drug Target for Epilepsy Research
• Flies Use Directional Memory to Track a Scent
• Report: Nebraskans' support of legal cannabis is growing
• Perioperative Medicine Designated as a New Clinical Topic to Enhance Anesthesiology Board Certification Exams
• Suicidal Thoughts Among U.S. Veterans Increased Nearly 50% Over Five Years, National Study Finds
• Black People Die From MS at Younger Ages Than White People
• Plasma Exchange May Help Treat Rare Inflammatory Disorder
• Taylor Farms Faces Cyclospora Outbreak, Recalls And Political Questions
• Measles Cases Set 35-Year U.S. Record With Months To Go In 2026
• GLP-1 Use Surges Among Young People With Obesity
• TV Does Indeed Rot Your Brain, Study Says
• How Does ADHD Affect Athletes' Concussion Risk?
• 1 In 4 Americans Stuck In Jobs For Health Insurance, Survey Finds
• Tick-Borne Meat Allergy: Many Carry Alpha-Gal Antibodies Without Symptoms
• Agencies In New York And Beyond Pass The Buck On Opioid Cash Oversight
• Mount Sinai Study Detects Immune Changes Up to 10 Years Before Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Diagnosed
• New Therapeutic Target Expands Options for Multiple Myeloma

July 21 2026

• What Kazakhstan's New Health Data Reveals About the Global Fight Against Chronic Disease
• Study Finds Pregnancy Complications May Increase Risk for Artery Disease
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Study Develops Model to Predict Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Risk in Children
• In Pilot Study, Researchers Find Estrogen-Like Contaminant in Every Pregnant Participant Tested
• Biological Sex Linked to Protein Changes in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Other Cancers
• The Lone Star Tick Is Bringing Another Infection Concern
• Canine Science is Biased Toward the Western World
• Electroacupuncture Helps Restore Early Blood Glucose Homeostasis
• Why the Heart's Metabolism Fascinates This Scientist
• Cannabis Drinks Sold Next To Soda Are Sending Kids To The ER, Doctors Say
• Coffee May Lower Your Heart Disease Risk, But How Much Is Safe?
• The Best Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
• Gait Training Can Help Knee Arthritis
• More Than Half Of US Adults Should Be Offered Statins, Study Says
• Compounded Ozempic, Zepbound Still Widely Available Despite End Of Drug Shortages
• Doctors 'Cringe' At Possibility Of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Are Too Sick to Work
• i-Lumen Scientific Announces First U.S. Patient Randomized in i-SIGHT2 Pivotal Study Evaluating Noninvasive Bioelectric Therapy for Intermediate to Advanced Dry AMD
• Study: Semaglutide Sustains Lower Calorie Intake for More Than a Year
• Personalized Gene Therapy Helps Teen with Rare Form of Severe Epilepsy Walk Independently
• Why Brains Lose Their Flexibility in Psychiatric Conditions

July 20 2026

• PMOS, Formerly PCOS, Raises Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Attacks, Strokes
• Female ER Physicians Order More Tests and Admit More Patients Than Male Physicians, UCLA Health Study Shows
• UIC Researchers Identify Druggable Target That Makes Metastatic Cancer Cells Easier to Kill
• Sharp Shots: New MRI-Linear Accelerator Improves Precision in Radiation Therapy
• Study Shows Role of MIND Diet Intervention on Cognition
• FDA: Iceberg Lettuce Recall Stands After False Positive For Cyclospora
• GLP-1 Use Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Adolescents, Young Adults
• Beyond BMI: Men and Postmenopausal Women Fare Differently After Bariatric Surgery
• YSM Joins International Team to Develop AI for Precision Medicine
• Novel Antifungal Drug Shows Promise in Some Patients with Valley Fever
• Timing of Shingles Vaccine and JAK Inhibitor Initiation Can Affect Early Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Longer Time in the U.S. Associated with Increased Obesity Risk for Hispanic and Asian Immigrants
• Why Do So Many Women Miss The Signs Of Perimenopause?
• Gut Bacteria May Hold Key To Preventing Severe Peanut Allergies
• Virtual Therapy Sessions Improve Lives Of Kids With Lupus
• Study Links GLP-1 Medications To Rare Vision Issue
• More Evidence Links Sleep Apnea To Dementia And Memory Loss
• Trump's CDC Nominee Praises Vaccines, Without Vowing Independence From RFK Jr.
• Two Hours of Sleep Restored: UK Researchers Make Alzheimer's Breakthrough
• Excessive Sweating May Start in Nervous System, New Study Finds
• NUTRITION 2026 Press Materials Available Now
• CT-Measured Fat and Muscle Changes Predict Severe Liver Complications in Chronic Hepatitis B-Related Cirrhosis
• Heart Failure 'Polypill' Improves Cardiac Function, Cuts Hospitalization Risk
• UC San Diego Study Finds An Exponential Increase in E-Bike Injuries in California
• Study Finds Bringing Clinical Trials Closer to Patients Expands Access to Research
• Snip Happens: More Aussie Men Choosing Vasectomies as Cost-of-Living Pressures Rise
• Researchers Analyzing Colon Cancer Screenings Find Hope for Higher Retest Rates
• When a Movie Saves a Life

July 17 2026

• Wistar Scientists Develop DNA-delivered Immunotherapy that Targets Ovarian Cancer More Effectively
• Research: Health Effects of Smoke from Wildfires
• UWM Neuroscience Professor Works to Combat Memory Loss and Dementia
• Lurie Children's Program Helps Pediatricians Gain Independent Expertise to Treat More Kids with Depression and Anxiety, Study Finds
• CDC Warns Of Parasite Outbreak Tied To Taco Bell Lettuce In 5 States
• The Best Vegetables For Your Heart May Depend On Your Sex
• Black Americans Born Abroad Have Lower Odds For Stroke, Study Finds
• A Hidden Influence On Teen Girls' Emotions: Testosterone
• One Type Of ADHD Med May Affect Kids' Weight
• Poll: Many Older Americans Unaware Of 988 Suicide Help Line
• A Sales Tax On Doctor Visits And Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry
• JMIR News: Developments in E-Nose Diagnosis, Rare Disease Research, and AI Tools in Medical Education
• Less Nausea After Surgery: Olanzapine Tested in Clinical Trial
• Study Finds No Statistical Link Between Use of Semaglutide and Other GLP-1 Drugs and Risk of Degenerative Eye Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

July 16 2026

• Early Inflammation Signal Drives Oral Cancer Development, Highlights Path for Immunoprevention
• UNC Study Finds Nearly One in Four Adults in High-Risk States Have Alpha-gal Antibodies Linked to Tick-Borne Meat Allergy
• Two Studies Advance Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prediction
• American Journal of Public Health Links Food Insecurity to Choice of Telehealth Abortion
• New Biosensor Tracks Down Missing Metabolite From Childhood Brain Disorder
• UT MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• Curious by Nature | Dr. Kouros Emami - Most People Don't Know Concussions Are Fully Treatable
• Dendrites May Be Key to Learning and Memory, Study Suggests
• UTHealth Houston Researchers Redefine How to Assess Reflux Disease
• With Machine Learning, LLNL Researchers Embrace the Atomic-Scale Complexity of Batteries
• GLP-1 Shows Promise for Patients with Advanced Fatty Liver Disease
• Analysis Shows U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals Embracing More High-Risk Investments
• Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Shows Downstream Health Benefits
• Network Model Reveals Synergistic Herbal Compounds for Asthma Treatment
• New Report Reveals Gaps in How Schools Address Student Brain Injuries
• FDA Clears First Cholesterol Pill To Rival Costly Injections
• VIDEO AVAILABLE - Science Communications Research to Practice Webinar: Knowing Your Audience
• One Of The Largest Epidural Studies Ever Delivers Reassuring News For Parents
• Researchers Identify Immune Cell That Builds Cancer-Fighting Hubs Inside Tumors
• Brain 'Microstimulation' Works Long-Term To Restore Sense Of Touch After Spinal Cord Injury
• Heatwaves During Pregnancy Could Affect Baby's Brain Development, Study Suggests
• Could A Vaccine Prevent Pancreatic Cancer In Those At High Risk?
• 'Night Owls' At Risk Of Wider Waistlines, Unhealthy Hearts
• Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees On Medicaid
• Claas Foundation, Unl Partner to Empower Ag Engineering Students
• Nebraska Researchers Link Gut Microbe to Cancer-Fighting Immune Response
• Saffron Compound Shows Promise Against Fatty Liver Disease
• Could a Chat With a Veterinarian Help Smokers Kick the Habit?
• AI Helps Nurses Stay One Step Ahead in Chronic Disease Care, New Review Finds
• Study Identifies Patients with Obesity Most Likely to Benefit From GLP-1-Based Treatment
• A Roadmap for Self-Powered Tactile Sensors in Robots and Wearables
• Science Communications Research to Practice Webinar: Knowing Your Audience
• New Developments in ALS and Alzheimer's Therapies
• Progress & Accountability in Modern Life Sciences in SLAS Technology Vol. 38
• Mount Sinai Study Links Early-Life Exposure to PFAS ("Forever Chemicals") With Childhood Intestinal Inflammation
• Natural Compound Acteoside Protects the Liver by Targeting CMPK2
• AI-Guided Strategy Uncovers New gp130 Inhibitor for Colorectal Cancer

July 15 2026

• Experimental KRAS Vaccine Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet - July 2026
• Mayo Clinic-Led Study Finds No Improvement in Overall Survival From Longer Multiple Myeloma Maintenance Therapy
• Crystal Power: Magnetic Field Sensors for Fusion Research
• AASM condemns House passage of Sunshine Protection Act
• RWJBarnabas Health Urges Community to Donate Blood Amid National Shortage
• The Medical Minute: A Tick Bite Left Her Face Paralyzed - Specialized Treatment Helped Her Smile Again
• Immune Cells Use Previously Unknown Pathway to Eliminate AML
• Vanderbilt Health Physicians Treating More Patients with Tick Bites This Year
• How Autistic Brains Process Faces Differently
• Research Explains How Nucleolus Sub-Compartments Drive Ribosome Assembly
• Virtual Tumor Predict Response to Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
• Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease Changing Current, Future State of Dementia Care
• New Research from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Links Emergency Cancer Diagnoses to Significantly Lower Survival
• What the Brain Is Doing When We're Unaware of Our Actions
• Wildfire Smoke Puts Millions At Risk Across Midwest, Northeast
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute Launches Maternal Nutrition Study
• Among Black People in the U.S., Country of Birth Associated with Stroke Risk
• Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up To 10 Years Before Symptoms Begin
• AI Can Create 'Ghosts' Of Lost Loved Ones, But Would You Want To Meet Them?
• Impulsivity In Third Grade Could Point To Future Struggles
• Are Microplastics Linked To Higher Heart Attack Risk?
• THC/CBD Combo Might Ease Agitation In Late-Stage Dementia
• Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery's Not The Best Answer
• Traffic Accidents Increase the Day After a Mass Shooting
• New Approach to Designing Drugs Supercharges Cancer Medication
• Machine Learning Method Enables Easier and Wider Use of Martin-Hopkins Equation to Accurately Assess LDL Cholesterol Risk
• Less Nicotine, Fewer Cigarettes: New Study Finds Smokers Are Unlikely to Smoke More When Switching to Low-Nicotine Cigarettes
• For Treatment-Resistant Depression and OCD, a New Hope Emerges
• ADLM 2026 to Explore Diabetes Milestones, Space Diagnostics, Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome Linkages, and Advances in Cancer Screening and Biomarkers
• Newly Identified Inhibitors May Boost Chemotherapy Drug's Ability to Fight Treatment-Resistant Cancers
• How a Nicotine Reduction Policy Could Reduce Smoking Disparities and Boost Productivity
• Collaborative Process Clarifies ICU Admissions From ED

July 14 2026

• Researchers Push for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to Get a New Name
• Five RWJBarnabas Health Hospitals Recognized Among "100 Great Community Hospitals" for 2026 by Becker's Hospital Review
• Immune Ecotypes May Explain Multiple Myeloma Outcomes Missed by Disease Staging
• High-Risk Emergency Surgery Costs Older Adults About a Month of Time at Home
• The Body Has an Early Warning System That Helps the Brain Prepare for a Viral Attack
• New Cell Imaging Method Shines a Light on Blind Spots
• Maryland Woman with Stage IV Lung Cancer Thrives Six Years After Months-to-Live Diagnosis
• Imaging Study Reveals Widespread Brain Connection Loss in Schizophrenia
• Preclinical Study: How Gut Metabolites May Stop Tumor Growth
• Lettuce Suspected In Growing Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak
• Why Are Family Doctors Leaving The Workforce? Retirement, Burnout Creating A U.S. Primary Care 'Brain Drain'
• Unruly Patients Are Stressing ER Staff, Undermining Care
• Pain Patients Should Taper Opioids At Their Own Pace, Study Suggests
• Heatwaves Raise Hospital Admissions For Mental Health Woes
• U.S. Gun Suicides Hit Record High, Even As Firearm Deaths Decline Overall
• JMIR News: CMR-CLIP, Stroke Rehab Simulators, and Menopause Tracking Apps
• Corewell Health Performs World's First Documented Single-Port Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
• Breast Cancer Screening Higher in Civically Engaged Adults in the U.S.
• New Colonic Diverticulitis Guideline in The American Journal of Gastroenterology July Issue
• Don't Blame the Block: Study Finds Nerve Blocks Alone Don't Increase Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Volunteers
• How an Emerging Class of Tick-Borne Viruses Escape Human Immune Defenses
• New Technology Could Improve Donor Liver Evaluation Before Transplantation
• Development of the Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Detecting Early-Stage Liver Fibrosis Without Tissue Biopsy

July 13 2026

• Training Child Psychiatrists at Yale: A Team-Based Approach to Care
• Microbial Warfare: Joseph Mougous and the Aggressive Biology of Bacteria
• Balancing Scoliosis History and Birthing Plans
• Mediterranean Diet Paradox Reveals Shifting Nutrition Trends
• The Customer Isn't Always Right: Study Reveals Overlooked Source of Workplace Discrimination
• How Many LLMs Does it Take to Reason Through a Decision?
• Multicenter Study Provides New Insight to Guide Future Rehabilitation and Nutrition Strategies for ICU Patients
• This Unusual Epigenetic Modifier Promotes Certain Cancers but Suppresses Others
• SPOP 'Double-Donut' Structure Closes the Loop on Unexplained Cancer Mutations
• Pregnancy May Flag Future Heart and Metabolic Risk, Even Without Major Complications
• KRAS-Targeting Drugs Show Promise for Rare Appendix Cancer
• Metabolites Produced by Gut Bacteria May Protect Against Fungal Infection
• Insurance-Supported Integrative Oncology Program Improves Patients' Symptoms
• What Is An Aortic Dissection? The Condition That Killed Sen. Lindsey Graham
• U.S. Study Suggests GLP-1 RA Drugs Are Associated with Small Increase in Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Large Swedish Study Suggests Low Overall Risk of Sudden Vision Loss with GLP-1 RA Use
• ACP Says Underregulated Dietary Supplements Endanger Public Health
• One in Three Federally Qualified Health Centers Do Not Offer Direct Prenatal Care
• GLP-1 Initiation Did Not Improve Insulin Discontinuation Rates Among Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes
• Weight-Loss Drugs Help, But Exercise Is Still The Key To A Healthier Heart
• Adderall Misuse Falls Sharply Among Young Adults, Study Finds
• Smartphones Can Increase Seniors' Risk Of Depression
• Pro Soccer Players Show Signs Of Shrinking Brains
• A New Option For Long-Term Care Costs
• New KFF Poll Reveals Who Is Most Likely To Endorse Vaccine Myths
• IU Study Finds Obesity 'Fuels' Leukemia, but a Combo Using Popular Weight-Loss Drugs May Stop It
• Amyloid Removal May Reduce Tau Buildup and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease for Years After Treatment, Penn Medicine Report Finds
• Hormonal Changes During Puberty Linked to Emotional Distress in Young Girls
• Open-Access Genetic Map Provides Reference for What Almost Every Stem Cell Gene Does
• First in Human Results: Focused Ultrasound Safe and Could Treat Serious Prenatal Twin Condition
• Are 988 and Other Mental Health Crisis Lines Missing People Over 50?
• Dementia Rising Across Latino Populations, Multidecade Study Finds
• New ISPOR Report Introduces "IMPACT" Framework to Guide Value-Based Healthcare Implementation
• Global Consortium Launches AI Tools to Accelerate Alzheimer's Research, Treatments