Day May 2, 2026

Proposals to raise the minimum wage are often met with arguments that independent businesses may be vulnerable to such increases. In a new study, “Who’s Afraid of the Minimum Wage? Measuring the Impacts on Independent Businesses Using Matched U.S. Tax…

Production of ?POMaC and fabrication of gel-free electrodes. Credit: Advanced Electronic Materials (2026). DOI: 10.1002 Researchers have created heart monitoring sensors that conform to the skin, are comfortable, and can be worn while people are moving. With performance comparable to…

The new microneedle sensor provides continuous, minimally invasive monitoring in skin. “We show that measurements taken just a millimeter beneath the skin can reveal clinically actionable information about organs deep inside the body,” said UCLA professor Sam Emaminejad. Credit: Emaminejad…

While it was previously thought that keratinocytes (skin cells) were only passive conductors that allow the rabies virus (RABV) to pass through, novel research reveals that these cells play a much more active role. Credit: Journal of Investigative Dermatology /…

Geographical pattern of ASR. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073 As the global aging population advances and countries face shrinking workforces, a new study focusing on China by IIASA researchers and colleagues from Nanjing University…

A SIRT6 ortholog KO model in a whole organism recapitulates the nucleolar abnormalities. Credit: Aging Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1111 New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found a critical role for the SIRT6 enzyme in preventing the formation…

Opening a narrowed vein damaged by deep vein thrombosis can effectively treat an often painful complication following a blood clot, according to a major clinical trial co-led by WashU Medicine. The left panel shows a narrowed vein in the thigh…

Replacing just one meat dish with a vegetarian option in workplace cafeterias can significantly shift what people eat, cutting both calories and carbon emissions, according to a new study from researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences,…

DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIH New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It…

The camera integrates pixel-level filters and stacked light-sensing layers so that ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared signals can be detected separately on one chip. This makes it possible to see both the location and likely cancer status of a lymph node…

A multicenter target trial emulation found that for eligible patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), health outcomes were similar whether they received a three- to four-day course of antibiotics or a course lasting five days or more. The findings suggest…

Working double shifts is associated with alterations in normal cortisol patterns, according to a study published online April 8 in Nursing Open. Fadime Ulup?nar, R.N., from Erzurum Technical University in Turkey, and colleagues examined the effects of single- versus double-shift…

Professor Lucy Munro, Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature at King’s College London. Credit: King’s College London The exact location of William Shakespeare’s only London property can now be pinpointed to a quiet Blackfriars street, thanks to the discovery…

Sex differences in the human brain at cell type resolution. Credit: Science (2026). DOI: 10.1126 The physical differences between men and women are all too obvious, but the biological divide goes right down to the cellular level in the brain,…

Angel Elenkov, docent and researcher at Lund University and consultant physician at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Region Skåne. Credit: Åsa Hansdotter Men with severely reduced fertility are at greater risk of developing other health conditions later in life. A…

Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels The same neurotransmitter commonly leveraged to relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety also may exacerbate a vexing condition known as tinnitus, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.…

From front-line emergency service workers to policy professionals, teachers, and nurses, the public sector is filled with everyday heroes. But how motivated is your friendly neighborhood public servant? Findings from a new study conducted across Australia and New Zealand have…

Developing vertebrate quail neural tube (center, blue) with emerging neural crest cells (yellow) at top. Credit: Melanie White, DPhil, University of Queensland Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral network…

Protein architecture and crystal structure (PDBID 5DNR) of the Aurora A kinase (AurA) highlighting the kinase domain (residues 122–403) that was used in this study. Researchers at Linköping University show how two important cancer-related proteins can be prevented from collaborating…

Optogenetic inhibition during the modified delayed response task. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126 Scientists from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have uncovered how different brain regions work together to enable self-control—the ability…

(A) Schematic representation of an anisotropically micropatterned substrate. (B) Phase-contrast images of fibroblast monolayer regions evolving on micropatterns designed to impose different alignment constraints. Credit: bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101 Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven…

Diagram of pulsatile energy flow in normal windkessel dynamics and in windkessel impairment in hydrocephalus. Credit: Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics (2026). DOI: 10.3171 Hydrocephalus, commonly referred to as “water on the brain,” is a dangerous and potentially deadly condition that…

It’s easy to see discarded plastic as nothing more than waste. Much of it ends up in landfill, breaking down into microplastics that seep into water supplies and threaten the environment, and potentially human health. But what if the same…

Kinesin-2 motor proteins transport cargo along neuronal microtubules to ensure proper cellular organization. This study shows that kinesin-2 exists as distinct assemblies with different compositions and cargo-binding properties. A KIF3B-enriched assembly preferentially transports TRIM46, an axon-organizing protein, to the axon…

Scientists in the Marson Lab at Gladstone Institutes have opened a new door to understanding HIV by creating the first genetic roadmap of how the virus interacts with real human cells. Credit: Gladstone Institutes The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which…

Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels Google “what are the health benefits of ketones” and you’ll get dozens of hits promising everything from epilepsy control to improved heart health to more effective muscle-building at the gym. Researchers at the University of…

Student reported uniform sources by ethnic group. Credit: K?tuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online (2026). DOI: 10.1002 The cost of school uniforms is proving a barrier to education for secondary students in Aotearoa, with some missing school because…

Credit: Thirdman from Pexels New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests schools relying on one-off well-being surveys may be overlooking students who need mental health support. The study, led by psychology researcher Dr. Shane Rogers, found that tracking students’…

A new online system delivered through primary schools has been shown to be significantly more effective than standard school provision in reducing anxiety among young children. The researchers say their “screening to intervention” approach, which has been trialed in 84…