Day March 2, 2026

Australia’s 2026 summer season has been marked by fire and flood. In Victoria, January saw flash floods tear through Lorne and Wye River, popular holiday destinations along Victoria’s picturesque Great Ocean Road, while residents across the Otway Ranges in nearby…

If you go to the gym often, you might have been told you shouldn’t lift weights in runners. The common belief is it is bad for your performance and can lead to injuries. But is this really the case? Let’s…

Prescribing daily aspirin at the first prenatal visit to all pregnant patients was associated with an overall reduction in the development of severe preeclampsia, according to new research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting. Preeclampsia…

Rain exclusion shelters from the oak experiment. Credit: James McDonald Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the trees’ above- and…

Credit: Nucleic Acids Research (2026). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkag107 New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during the earliest stages of human brain development. The study is published in Nucleic Acids Research and helps…

Comparisons and competitiveness among employees have been around as long as there have been workplaces. But those frictions are taking fresh shape as the use of artificial intelligence and robotics starts to spread through businesses. That’s why companies should pay…

For a person living with dementia, a hospital stay can be a terrifying whirlwind of strange faces, loud noises and confusing tests. This disorientation often leads to a condition called delirium, which can slow down recovery and lead to more…

Researcher demo-ing an early prototype of the robotic medical crash cart. Credit: Cornell University Health care workers have an intense workload and often experience mental distress during resuscitation and other critical care procedures. Although researchers have studied whether robots can…

Representative failure modes observed in both simulation and real-world experiments. (A) Small bottle caps are difficult to rotate due to insufficient torque (left) and an unnatural behavior: the thumb’s fingernail is used to scrape the bottle cap open (right). (B)…

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come from? Scientists are realizing the defining qualities that…

Credit: Bioactive Materials (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed a novel implant that delivers tiny growth-promoting particles directly to injured nerve cells, helping them to regrow after spinal cord injury. The study,…

3D imaging of early embryogenesis in rice. 3D confocal imaging on clarified cells reveals the structure and properties of individual cells inside a growing embryo, starting from a single zygote. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have…

Plants produce many substances with promising pharmacological activities, but their industrial production is unreliable and expensive. Kobe University bioengineer Hasunuma Tomohisa and his team have now succeeded in producing the core compound of a group of anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and…

James Cavanagh has been at the University of New Mexico for 13 years studying cognitive neuroscience and using imaging tools to understand psychiatric and neurological disorders. His most recent publication in Trends in Cognitive Sciences is a theoretical review of…

Credit: FRANK MERIÑO from Pexels Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Wednesday the US Food and Drug Administration walked back its previous position and agreed to review the company’s new mRNA-based flu shot. Last week the US firm said the federal vaccine…

Nearly all the world’s 10.6 million children experiencing serious health-related suffering (SHS) live in low- and middle-income countries with little to no access to palliative care or specialized care for their illness, according to a comprehensive new report published in…

Despite national guidelines recommending routine screening for anxiety and intimate partner violence in women and adolescent girls, a new study from Oregon Health & Science University finds that these screenings are rarely implemented in primary care settings, largely due to…

A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan and Iraq. The research, published in Free Radical…

The organoids exposed to hypoxic brain injury revealed pathological alterations in mitochondrial function, neurogenesis, and choroid plexus epithelial cell morphology and function. Credit: Romane Gaston-Breton et al./Fluids and Barriers of the CNS Researchers from a joint Skoltech and University of…

Sport and exercise psychologists at Nottingham Trent University wanted to better understand mental health and well-being in swimming coaches and to identify the challenges driving any stress-related health problems. The researchers argue that, unlike some team sports, individual sports such…

Associate Professor of Brain Science Theresa Desrochers conducts studies (including this one) in the Brown University MRI Research Facility. Credit: Gretchen Schrafft A new study reveals that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively…

A new study has confirmed that male and female lungs are “wired differently” at the molecular level, providing further evidence supporting sex-inclusive respiratory disease research and treatment. The work is published in The FASEB Journal. Led by researchers from the…

In September 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications Feature, a cuffless tool that uses the watch’s optical sensors to detect blood flow patterns and alert users when their data suggest possible hypertension. While…

Credit: University of Portsmouth A new European study has outlined the precarious reality facing LGBTIQ+ young people who experience homelessness, revealing patchy support, inconsistent services and an urgent need for coordinated action across Europe. Led by Professor Karen Shalev, professor…

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with disrupted connections in areas of the brain important…

Hundreds of people with advanced bladder cancer across the UK can now receive three rather than six chemotherapy cycles following research by Queen Mary University of London which has led to a change to NHS treatment guidelines. For people with…

SRBW synthesis and characterization. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66389-1 RMIT University researchers have developed a flexible nylon-film device that generates electricity from compression and keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times, opening the door…

The DROP-CAR’s remote-control: The signaling component of the chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) inside the cell is linked to a strip of protein (S-chain) on the outside of the cell by a transmembrane domain (TM). The S-chain carries at its tip a…

Credit: AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin Doing something romantic for Valentine’s Day does not need to involve a heart-shaped box of chocolates, roses or an atypically expensive dinner, according to relationship experts. In fact, therapists encourage couples craving intimacy and…

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels There is little evidence that the amount of time young people spend on social media is linked to later mental health issues, according to a new study. Research following more than 3,000 young people found…

For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating on the assumption that capturing human attention is fair game. But the social media sands may slowly be shifting. A test-case…

Confocal microscopy image showing oxytocin (green) and vasopressin (red) circuits in the mouse hypothalamus, both of which are highly relevant for regulating social behaviors in mammals. Credit: Mª Pilar Madrigal The brain not only communicates through fast electrical impulses, it…