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Highlighting Strengths Helps People With Depression Reach Goals
A new study from the University of Vienna shows that when people with depression are encouraged to recognize their strengths, …
New Blood Test Tracks Epigenetic Instability to Spot Early Cancer
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a blood test that looks for epigenetic instability in DNA, rather than fixed genetic changes, …
Wetlands Can Fight Climate Change Without Being Fully Flooded
Flooding bogs and meadows has been seen as a climate fix. New research from Denmark suggests a smarter strategy: keep …
Wood-Based ‘Thermal Battery’ Could Help Buildings Slash Energy Use
Engineers at UT Dallas have turned ordinary wood into a kind of thermal battery that can store and release heat …
Simple Add-On Surgery Slashes Deadly Ovarian Cancer Risk
A prevention strategy pioneered in British Columbia shows that removing the fallopian tubes during routine gynecologic surgery can dramatically reduce …
Girls Thrive at School, but Study Says Boys Need Changes Too
A large Norwegian study finds young girls feel happier and safer at school than boys, and that students do best …
New AI Tool Helps Doctors Treat Cancer Patients After Heart Attacks
Cancer patients who survive a heart attack face unusually high risks and few tailored guidelines. A new AI tool, ONCO-ACS, …
Study: Carbon Pricing Plus Renewables Cut Emissions Fastest
A major study of 40 countries over three decades finds that combining carbon pricing with strong investment in renewable energy …
Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …
Turning Desert Sand Into Sustainable Building Material
Concrete is straining the planet’s sand supplies, but researchers in Norway and Japan have found a way to turn fine …
AI
New AI Tool Helps Doctors Treat Cancer Patients After Heart Attacks
Cancer patients who survive a heart attack face unusually high risks and few tailored guidelines. A new AI tool, ONCO-ACS, …
AI Speech Analysis May Spot Dementia Years Before Standard Tests
Penn State researchers are using artificial intelligence to read the hidden signals in everyday speech, aiming to catch dementia and …
New HKU AI Tools Boost Cancer Mutation Detection and RNA Research
Engineers at the University of Hong Kong have built two deep-learning tools that make it easier to spot cancer-linked mutations …
AI-Designed Anti-CRISPRs Promise Safer, Faster Gene Editing
A Melbourne-led team has used artificial intelligence to design molecules that can quickly and precisely switch off CRISPR, paving the …
AI Helps Predict Recovery and Guide Care in Low-Resource Hospitals
After cardiac arrest, families and doctors often face agonizing uncertainty. New Duke-NUS research shows how AI can sharpen predictions and …
Career & Education
Girls Thrive at School, but Study Says Boys Need Changes Too
A large Norwegian study finds young girls feel happier and safer at school than boys, and that students do best …
Nursing Student Debt and Loan Caps Could Deepen US Care Shortages
A new University of Michigan study finds that heavy student debt is pushing nurses out of the profession and that …
What 2025 Research Revealed About the Future of Learning and Student Success
In 2025, research on education and human development offered new insights into how learning is changing and what actually helps …
How ChatGPT Is Quietly Reshaping Student Writing, Not Grades
A large study of nearly 5,000 student reports shows that writing has grown more polished, formal and upbeat since ChatGPT’s …
New Federal Loan Caps May Disrupt Medical Field: Harvard Study
A new study from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute reveals that upcoming federal loan caps could pose significant financial challenges …
Climate & Sustainability
Wood-Based ‘Thermal Battery’ Could Help Buildings Slash Energy Use
Engineers at UT Dallas have turned ordinary wood into a kind of thermal battery that can store and release heat …
Turning Desert Sand Into Sustainable Building Material
Concrete is straining the planet’s sand supplies, but researchers in Norway and Japan have found a way to turn fine …
Superhot Geothermal Could Power Clean Energy and Data Centers
New research from Stanford suggests heat from deep underground could help power a fully renewable energy system, slashing land use, …
Turning Farm Waste Into Climate-Friendly Building Materials
A new study from the University of East London suggests that crop leftovers usually burned or left to rot could …
New AI Model Flags Hidden Risks in Disinfected Drinking Water
Disinfecting drinking water saves lives, but it can also create hundreds of little-known chemical byproducts. A new AI model from …
Health & Wellness
New Blood Test Tracks Epigenetic Instability to Spot Early Cancer
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a blood test that looks for epigenetic instability in DNA, rather than fixed genetic changes, …
Simple Add-On Surgery Slashes Deadly Ovarian Cancer Risk
A prevention strategy pioneered in British Columbia shows that removing the fallopian tubes during routine gynecologic surgery can dramatically reduce …
New UVA Platform Aims to Deliver Pandemic Vaccines in Weeks
A University of Virginia team is pioneering a vaccine platform designed to slash development time from months to weeks while …
Antibody-Producing Cells May Predict Who Benefits From Cancer Immunotherapy
A Mount Sinai study finds that a specific type of antibody-producing immune cell, the IgG1 plasma cell, helps determine which …
How Targeting the Gut’s Immune System Could Slow Parkinson’s
New research in mice suggests Parkinson’s disease may spread from the gut to the brain with help from the immune …
Lifestyle
Used Electric Cars Now Beat Gas Vehicles on Lifetime Costs
A new University of Michigan study finds that three-year-old used electric vehicles now offer the lowest lifetime cost of ownership …
Scientists Propose First THC Unit Limits for Safer Cannabis Use
University of Bath psychologists have proposed the first evidence-based THC unit thresholds to guide safer cannabis use, echoing alcohol unit …
Indoor Tanning Makes Young Skin Genetically Decades Older
A new study from UCSF and Northwestern finds that indoor tanning leaves young adults’ skin genetically older than that of …
Vegan Diet Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 51%: New Study
A recent study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reveals that a low-fat vegan diet can slash greenhouse gas …
Cannabis Use Reduces Alcohol Consumption in the Short Term, New Study Shows
A Brown University-led study finds that cannabis use may lead to less alcohol consumption in the short term, supporting the “California …
People & Culture
New Tool Reveals Why Some People Embrace Political Debate
A new psychology tool from the University of Basel measures how far we will go to talk with people who …
Teen Drug Use in U.S. Stays Near Record Lows, Survey Finds
A major national survey shows most U.S. teens continue to avoid alcohol, nicotine and other drugs at historically high rates, …
New Study Links Parental Attitudes to College Binge Drinking
A Washington State University-led study has found a significant link between parental permissiveness toward drinking and increased binge drinking among …
Dating Advice From Researchers: Knowing What You Want Is Key
A new study by McGill University highlights the importance of “relationship clarity” in reducing loneliness and enhancing life satisfaction for …
New Study Reveals Why Consumers Are More Likely to Opt for Premium Products
A new study by Washington State University reveals that consumers are more inclined to opt for premium products when attributes …
Science
Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …
New Immunotherapy Clears Artery Plaque in Mice, Offering Hope for Heart Disease
A team at Washington University School of Medicine has adapted a cancer-style immunotherapy to strip away dangerous plaque in mouse …
Power of the Nap: How a 45-Minute Rest Boosts Learning and Focus
A new brain imaging study shows that even a brief afternoon nap can reset overloaded neural circuits and restore the …
New Study Links Viral Infection and Genetics to ALS-Like Damage
A Texas A&M team has identified a mouse strain that develops ALS-like damage long after a viral infection is cleared …
Gene Therapy Restores Key Heart Protein, May Protect Young Athletes
A UC San Diego–led team used gene therapy to restore a key heart protein in models of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, a …
Technology
Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …
Penn Engineers Design Tethered Solar Data Centers in Space
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a solar-powered data center that would orbit Earth on long, plant-like tethers …
Robots at Work: Study Says Collaboration Beats Replacement
A new study argues that companies chasing full automation may be missing the real competitive advantage: people and robots working …
Soft ‘Revoice’ Collar Helps Stroke Patients Speak Again
A new soft, washable collar called Revoice uses ultra-sensitive sensors and AI to turn a few mouthed words into full, …
New Ultrasound Tech Sharply Cuts False Positives in Breast Scans
A new ultrasound processing method from Johns Hopkins can distinguish fluid-filled cysts from potentially cancerous solid breast masses with near-perfect …