Hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100km of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago

The rise of "gut feelings" in US political rhetoric

Importance of vaccination against measles once declared non-endemic in the US: In 2024, 40% of people with confirmed measles were hospitalized

When researcher's evaluated the relationships between disability, insomnia and sleep medication use, they found as older people used more sleep medication or experienced more insomnia symptoms…

New research adds to a growing body of science implicating the “gut-brain” axis in autism

Study finds in pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder, buprenorphine treatment was associated with improved outcomes for the mother and infant, underscoring the need to improve access to treatment nationwide.

Use of a typical public urinal often results in splatter of urine onto the floor and, most unpleasantly, onto the user

Scientists can tell healthy and cancerous cells apart by how they move

A unique sound alleviates motion sickness - stimulating inner ear with a specific wavelength of sound (pure tone at 100 Hz) reduces motion sickness using a mouse model and humans

Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics: di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) exposure contributed to 356,238 deaths, or more than 13% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64.

A new Nature paper highlights a warming climate as a potential contributor to the spread of harmful fungi like Coccidioides and Candida

UNM scientists discover how nanoparticles of toxic metal used in MRI scans infiltrate human tissue

People taking medications like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss report consuming less processed foods, soda, refined grains and beef

Study finds that computer science teachers often possess more education and classroom experience than their peers in other subjects, with this teaching being the most significant factor influencing student achievement in advanced placement computer science exams.

Scientists discover new microbial phylum that helps purify Earth's water, ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these microbes live…

Gene Linked to Autism Alters Face Perception in Dogs | Shank3 mutation reduces interest in human and canine faces in beagles.

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases

Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

Patient navigators improve colonoscopy rates after abnormal stool tests, study shows

An immune cell may explain the role of maternal inflammation in neurodevelopmental disorders

Common phrases, not fancy words, make you sound more fluent in a foreign language

Key differences between visual- and memory-led Alzheimer’s discovered

Spray drying tech used in instant coffee applied to high-capacity battery production | Achieved world-leading 98% active material content in electrode

Monkeys are world’s best yodellers - research finds: Researchers discover how ‘voice breaks’ are produced in monkeys, similar to Alpine yodelling

Two studies on mice reveal that immune molecules called cytokines directly influence brain circuits regulating mood, anxiety, and social behavior, offering potential new treatment strategies for autism and anxiety disorders by targeting immune signals instead of brain chemistry.

Senolytics target Alzheimer’s-linked brain enzymes without harming healthy ones: Using brain tissue samples from Alzheimer’s patients, scientists discovered that dasatinib and nintedanib, both senolytics, blocked enzymes associated with amyloid-beta plaques but did not affect normal brain enzymes.

Repetitive behaviors and special interests are more indicative of an autism diagnosis than a lack of social skills, suggests new study using large language model

Proposed cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global HIV infections

Oral semaglutide reduces heart attacks, strokes in people with type 2 diabetes

Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk

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