Day February 16, 2026

Scientists at EPFL’s Vita Lab are teaching AI to correct its mistakes in video production. Credit: Vita Lab A team of EPFL researchers has taken a major step towards resolving the problem of drift in generative video, which is what…

CMU doctoral student Jose Oros, who designed a study to test creativity in AI-generated music, leads Evelyn Davenport, who is working toward an Advanced Music Studies certificate at CMU, in a research session. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University AI can write…

New research shows that the use of an AI-enabled digital stethoscope more than doubled the identification of moderate to severe valvular heart disease during routine clinical examinations, compared to a traditional stethoscope. The work shows that the AI-assisted tool could…

Explainable Prima predictions in clinical context. Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-025-01608-0 An AI-powered model developed at the University of Michigan can read a brain MRI and diagnose a person in seconds, a study suggests. The model detected neurological…

AI agents debate more effectively when given personalities and the ability to interrupt. Credit: Yuichi Sei In a typical online meeting, humans don’t always wait politely for their turn to speak. They interrupt to express strong agreement, stay silent when…

Historically, aging played only a minor role in biological research for a long time and was considered a marginal topic. This picture has changed fundamentally since: Scientists around the world are trying to solve the “mystery of aging” and understand…

A study of U.S. veterans led by investigators at Mass General Brigham has identified a possible link between exposure to the Agent Orange herbicide and a rare melanoma subtype less likely to be related to sun exposure. The authors of…

Challenges for African R&D. Credit: Nature Health (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44360-025-00015-8 Africa’s health future hinges on its ability to finance and commercialize its own medical innovations, rather than rely on increasingly uncertain international funding, African science leaders have warned. In a…

Ghana’s health officials during a recent Marburg outbreak. Gaps in the country’s outbreak response at the local level have sparked calls for greater One Health coordination. Credit: WHO Africa Despite political endorsements and global frameworks, Africa’s One Health approach continues…

Researchers mapped enzyme sequences from several thousand modern species onto an evolutionary tree of life. Their findings suggest that, shortly after cyanobacteria evolved the ability to produce oxygen, other living things evolved the enzyme to use that oxygen. Credit: MIT…

For patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer, the addition of palbociclib to maintenance anti-HER2 and endocrine therapies leads to improved progression-free survival, according to a study published in the Jan. 29 issue…

The gut-brain vagal axis is necessary for food-driven DA resealing and molecular dynamics. Credit: Science Advances (2026). DOI: 10.1126 Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced a bit of fame in recent years,…

Research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals are at the heart of academic integrity. New ideas and discoveries are vetted and checked by experts in the field as the boundaries of scientific knowledge are pushed forward. However, in recent years, there…

ABCA1 activity in macrophages increases their capacity to infiltrate mammary cancer spheroids. Credit: Science Advances (2026). DOI: 10.1126 In recent years, cancer researchers have made major breakthroughs by using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. One of the most…

Researchers have developed adaptive 4D-printed vascular stents and demonstrated their low-temperature-activated and intelligent deployment. Credit: Professor Shinjiro Umezu from Waseda University Next-generation vascular stents can make cardiovascular therapies minimally invasive and vascular treatments safe and less burdensome. In a new…

Generation of elevation profiles from the DEM of the experimental deer engraving. These profiles are obtained using high-resolution photogrammetry, allowing for the analysis of incision depth and surface morphology associated with the engraving process. Credit: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports…

Schematic illustration showing the administration of MAP for r-DIs-S vaccination. Credit: Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-29183-z The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted an urgent need for efficient, durable, and widely accessible vaccines. This prompted several important innovations in vaccine technology, and researchers…

A 3D camera enables automatic 3D visualizations of the ultrasound probe’s recording position. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Children are usually examined using ultrasound to protect them from radiation exposure. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA are now…

HDAC inhibition-induced chromatin and gene expression changes in gastruloids and neural progenitor cell (NPCs). Credit: Nature Genetics (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02489-4 A French research team led by CNRS scientists has discovered that cells are able to retain a memory of a…

When most people think of concussion, the first type of patient that comes to mind is a youth athlete. However, concussion is also common in early childhood, largely due to kids’ naturally exploratory behavior as they experience and learn their…

Reports that Victoria Police are issuing anti-association orders to “youth gang members” has sparked fresh debate about how to best deal with youth gang violence in Australia. These orders have previously been used to reduce the presence of outlaw motorcycle…

Credit: Ahmed akacha from Pexels New research from Michigan State University finds that how young adults recall adverse childhood experiences fluctuates based on the current quality of their relationships—particularly with their parents. In a study published in Child Abuse &…

Language-responsive regions of the cerebellum. Credit: Neuron (2026). DOI: 10.1016 The cerebellum, often called the little brain, plays a much bigger role in language processing than once believed. Located at the base of the brain, the cerebellum has long been…

Briar Curtis. Credit: Charlie Ehlert / University of Utah Health Two minutes. That’s how long two-year-old Briar Curtis’s heart stopped during a severe seizure in April 2025. Since birth and before, Briar had been sick. Her heart rate in the…

Two in five Americans have fought with a family member about politics, according to a 2024 study by the American Psychiatric Association. One in five have become estranged over controversial issues, and the same percentage has “blocked a family member…

Aid workers with the Carter Center work in the community to raise awareness about Guinea worm and a family impacted in Jarweng, South Sudan, on May 13, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Sam Mednick, file There were only 10 reported cases of…

A woman’s insulin levels in midlife are linked to the timing and duration of menopausal hot flashes, night sweats and cold sweats, according to new research from the University of Victoria (UVic). The study found that having higher insulin levels…

Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother’s odds of having another stroke during pregnancy and within six weeks of childbirth, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Stroke…

Throughout Earth’s history, life in temperate and polar zones has had to contend with the cold and darkness of winter. Across species, seasonal adaptation is the norm. Some animals hibernate, others migrate, and many reduce activity, conserve energy, and narrow…

A powerful winter storm that swept across the United States in late January 2026, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power in freezing temperatures for days, has been linked to at least 80 deaths. And several East Coast states…

People exposed to wildfire smoke have a higher risk of suffering a stroke, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. The researchers estimate that in the US alone, smoke from wildfires may be responsible for around 17,000 strokes…

Recent national figures show that more than 8.5 million adults in England and Wales are survivors of childhood abuse, underlining the scale of trauma-related experiences within the UK workforce. A new white paper, “Managing Trauma in the Workplace: Strategies for…

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels A study published in The Annals of Family Medicine examined how different types of support for 32 primary care clinics affected opioid prescribing and overall costs using a 2 x 2 design. Clinics were divided…

Three more measles cases have been confirmed in Snohomish County after an outbreak began two weeks ago, public health officials said on Jan. 28. Earlier in January, three children in Snohomish County tested positive for measles after being exposed to…

Ambrose Bittner, 63, didn’t want to go uninsured. But the self-employed travel planner has been without health coverage since the beginning of the year. Bittner, who lives in Issaquah, is one of thousands of Washington state residents who decided to…

We found very strong links between the growth of industry and the evolution of accent. This research allows us to celebrate accent as another aspect of our region’s long-lasting and distinct cultural heritage. Credit: Claire Nance The Barrow-in-Furness accent is…

Coronavirus. Credit: European Centers for Disease Control Two emerging pathogens with animal origins—influenza D virus and canine coronavirus—have so far been quietly flying under the radar, but researchers warn conditions are ripe for the viruses to spread more widely among…

Using a zebrafish model, researchers at Kyushu University found that exposure to e-cigarette vapor—regardless of nicotine content—disrupted the gut microbiome, reducing microbial network stability and altering community composition. At the same time, the fish showed weakened behavioral inhibition and impaired…

Neurocognitive profiles distinguish between SCZ and HCS. Credit: Chen et al. (Nature Mental Health, 2026). Schizophrenia is a severe and often highly debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by distorted emotions, thinking patterns and altered perceptions of reality, as well as mental…

Hearing researchers require detailed images of stereocilia, the bundles of protrusions that detect sound and movement. The red hairs featured on the right were rescued to full length due to gene therapy, while green-intermediate hairs received partial treatment and blue…