A routine invasive approach should not be replaced with a more selective approach in older patients with the most common type of heart attack. This was the main finding of the EVAOLD trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026.

A clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that laughter therapy can reduce breathing difficulties and is as effective as more traditional breathing exercises. The research was presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Smoking is not social and leads to increased loneliness, according to a large Europe-wide study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a key brain signaling pathway that appears to drive the substantial weight gain often associated with clozapine, a widely used antipsychotic medication. The preclinical findings, published in Nature Communications, point to a potential way to reduce the metabolic side effects of this medication, commonly prescribed for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

How did students’ diets and behavior change after the expiration of a pandemic-era universal free school meal program in 2022? Researchers asked teachers for their observations of the impact on students and found that teachers perceived more student hunger and stress, increased consumption of junk food and reduced focus in the classroom among the negative outcomes.