February 10, 2026

How brain signaling pathway can increase resilience to disease

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / brain signaling

by Joanie Quinones, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute A team of researchers at RPI, in collaboration with the University of South Florida, University of North Carolina, and The Neural Stem Cell Institute, have made a discovery that opens the door […]

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Looking back in time: How eye movements shape memory recall

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / eye movement

by Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: CC0 Public Domain The eyes may reveal how experiences are recalled, according to new Baycrest research that suggests that shifts in eye movements play a critical role in memory retrieval. The findings offer new insight

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Engineered immune cells help reduce toxic proteins in the brain

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / toxic proteins

by Marta Wegorzewska, Washington University in St. Louis edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Design and optimization of amyloid-responsive chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2530977123 Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that leverages the immune system

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Physical pressure on the brain can trigger neurons’ self-destruction programming

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / physical pressure

by Brandi Wampler, University of Notre Dame edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Graduate students at Notre Dame Anna Wenninger and Maksym Zarodniuk demonstrate a research project in the Patzke Lab. Credit: Michael Caterina / University of Notre Dame To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages

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Ultrasound detects abdominal fat linked to metabolic diseases

February 10, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / metabolic disease

by University of Rovira i Virgili edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The distribution of body fat, and particularly fat accumulated around the abdomen, is a determining factor in the risk of developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. However, not all abdominal fat has the

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Researchers uncover lymph-to-vein shortcuts inside lymph nodes, challenging dogma

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / lymph nodes

by Tohoku University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source This diagram depicts a newly identified pathway, an intranodal lympho-venous shunt, within a lymph node that enables lymph fluid to flow directly into a blood vessel, illustrating that immune cells and cancer cells can occasionally pass through a tiny

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Obesity linked to one in 10 infection deaths globally

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / obesity

by University College London edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: CC0 Public Domain Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher. People with

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Can medical AI lie? Large study maps how LLMs handle health misinformation

February 10, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / misinformation

by The Mount Sinai Hospital edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Medical artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a way to make patient care safer by helping clinicians manage information. A new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and

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What drives food allergies? New study pinpoints early-life factors that raise risk

February 10, 2026 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / food allergies

by McMaster University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from McMaster University involving 2.8 million children around the world has revealed the most important early-life factors that influence whether a child becomes allergic to food. The study, one of the largest

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Study links lower HDAC11 to reduced muscle damage in Duchenne dystrophy mice

February 10, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / DMD

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source dKO mice have less inherent damage to muscles. Credit: Life Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2025.124150 A preclinical study led by the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), in collaboration with the Institut de Myologie and the Sant

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