Day January 4, 2026

Pair of scarlet macaws. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In a recent study, Dr. Katelyn Bishop conducted a zooarchaeological and archival data reanalysis of macaws and parrots recovered from Chaco Canyon to better understand their depositional contexts, material associations, and the human-bird…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016 For over a century, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention or slowing, rather than recovery. Despite billions of dollars spent on decades of…

In the journal JAMA Network Open, ECHO Cohort Consortium researchers reported a negative association between weekly prenatal exposure to fine particulate air pollution and birth weight. Low birth weight is a risk factor for neonatal mortality and a range of…

A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI)–based noninvasive tool that can predict the likelihood that a patient’s oropharyngeal cancer—a type of head and neck cancer that…

Multiplication has long-range dependencies, which can be captured by an intermediate value cˆi, from which both the solution (ci) and carries (ri) can be derived. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550 These days, large language models can handle increasingly complex tasks,…

Social media posts about unemployment can predict official jobless claims up to two weeks before government data is released, according to a study. Unemployment can be tough, and people often post about it online. Researcher Sam Fraiberger and colleagues recently…

Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, for a small fee. These technologies are reshaping cultural and artistic expression. In 2023, Canadian musician Grimes released a clone of…

Credit: Theranostics (2026). DOI: 10.7150 A research team has developed a next-generation anti-inflammatory protein using AI and supercomputing. The team, led by Professor Jiwon Um of the Department of Brain Sciences at DGIST and CEO Iksoo Chang of iProtein Therapeutics,…

Liposuction intelligent safety assistant visual identity. This figure was created using AI by means of Krea.ai and Stable Diffusion AI art. This illustration was meticulously crafted to embody the core values of our app: confidence, trust, and a commitment to…

In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents—AI systems that can use other software…

A schematic illustration, describing the overview of VEHME overview.  Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550 A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel AI system capable of grading and providing detailed feedback on even the most untidy handwritten math…

Weight gain is common in women during perimenopause and after menopause, but the physical changes underlying it start much earlier in adulthood. Daniela Hurtado Andrade, M.D., Ph.D., an endocrinologist and obesity expert at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, explains why it…

WashU Medicine pediatric neurologist Benjamin Kay, MD, Ph.D., treats children with ADHD. A new study by Kay and colleagues found that stimulant medications commonly prescribed for the condition might mask sleep deprivation by mimicking the effect of good sleep. Credit:…

For children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy improves growth and sleep-related outcomes, according to a study published online in Scientific Reports. Wendan Gong, from First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University in Nanning, China, and colleagues used data from…

As millions prepare to set New Year’s resolutions centered on “eating clean” and “getting fit,” new research suggests these habits could also benefit your pillow time. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) report reveals that diet and exercise aren’t…