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Scientists discover how gut bacteria “train” the intestine to fight inflammation

New Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Communications suggests that a substance produced when gut bacteria digest dietary fiber may le...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Ozempic does something unexpected to the brain’s hunger neurons

For decades, medications for obesity typically delivered only modest reductions in body weight. That changed with the arrival of Ozempic and other GLP...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

New therapies help people with schizophrenia – but access is woefully inadequate

Novel treatments include mental exercises to boost cognitive function, as well as strategies that help people with schizophrenia understand the emotio...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Knee osteoarthritis isn’t inevitable — here’s what you can do

Knee pain is a familiar problem for many people, particularly as they get older. Although persistent knee discomfort can have many causes, osteoarthri...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Schizophrenia’s lost brain connections follow a surprising pattern

Researchers, including a Rutgers professor, have gained a clearer view of the biological changes associated with schizophrenia by directly measuring s...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Scientists say the human family tree may need a major rewrite

New research from Monash University suggests that recent discoveries about human evolution are challenging the traditional system scientists use to na...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

This total solar eclipse looked strangely golden — here’s why

Last week's total solar eclipse offered more than a spectacular view. It also produced an unusual atmospheric effect that gave the Sun's outer atmosph...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

More than 1,000 genetic switches reveal why female immunity is different

Women are diagnosed with autoimmune diseases far more often than men, and new research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney m...

Aug 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

AI-designed “intrabodies” could unlock new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND

Researchers at the University of Essex have developed microscopic medicines that could pave the way for new approaches to treating neurodegenerative d...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub

The human brain is continuously processing enormous amounts of information. Even something as familiar as driving requires several mental tasks at onc...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

A mother’s age can shape her offspring without changing their DNA

A mother's age can influence the physical traits and behavior of her offspring in humans and across many other animal species. Researchers refer to th...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Nearly 1 in 4 students are chronically absent from school – kids who feel happy and safe are less likely to miss class

Research on absenteeism often focuses on factors like unreliable transportation, overlooking what schools themselves can do to help kids maintain a st...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Traumatic memories are often fragmented – a psychologist explains how and why that happens

When a person’s story about a traumatic event seems fuzzy, they may be experiencing the nuances of how their brain processes trauma.

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences

Coffee is consumed around the world every day, and earlier research has associated coffee drinking with a reduced risk of conditions including type 2...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tiny drug factories for pancreatic cancer

Cancer immunotherapy has dramatically changed how doctors treat many forms of cancer, yet pancreatic cancer has remained particularly resistant to the...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

[Vantage Point] What is ABS-CBN’s stock-market listing still worth?

The burden of proving the economic usefulness of ABS-CBN's listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange has changed

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Pollen has a surprising problem — and honeybees have found a way around it

New research led by the University of Oxford has uncovered an unexpected ability in bees. They can change how much they eat depending on the balance o...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain

More than 10 million years ago, South America was home to an ecosystem filled with enormous animals and formidable predators. During the Miocene, a ge...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Breast cancer is surging among Asian American women — and scientists don’t know why

A new UC San Francisco-led study has identified a sharp increase in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the past two decades. Breas...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Trump has said ‘much more sleazy’ things than Ossoff’s jibe about aide, Fox News star admits

Trump has said ‘much more sleazy’ things than Ossoff’s jibe about aide, Fox News star admits‘To suggest that Trump surrounds himself with attractive w...

Aug 19, 2026 • 5 min read