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Medical Xpress / Emotional support from social media found to reduce anxiety

Anxiety is the second leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Roughly a third of adults in the United States will experience an anxiety disorder within their lifetime, and the median age of onset is 17 years ...

21 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Beyond the active site: A new way to regulate immune enzyme TREX1

The immune system must maintain a delicate balance to defend against harmful threats while avoiding excessive inflammation. When this balance is disrupted, immune responses can contribute to autoimmune diseases and cancer. ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Immunology
Phys.org / Crosstalk inside cells helps pathogens evade drugs, study finds

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, describe how these mechanisms drive ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Hippocampus does more than store memories: It predicts rewards, study finds

A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes.

Jan 29, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Artificial lung system keeps patient alive without lungs until transplant

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

Jan 29, 2026 in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Expert warning over hidden health effects of US trade tariffs

Greater attention must be paid to both the direct and indirect health effects of trade tariffs including access to medicines, food costs, and employment conditions, say researchers. The U.S. government's assertive use of ...

21 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / How does long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found

How long COVID develops is still largely unknown. New molecular connections are revealed in a recent study led by the Center for Individualized Infection Medicine (CiiM), which is a joint institution of the Helmholtz Center ...

Phys.org / Cleaner ship fuel changed clouds, but not their climate balance

To reduce air pollution associated with ocean transport, the International Maritime Organization tightened restrictions on sulfur content in ship fuel, resulting in an 80% reduction in emissions by 2020. That shift created ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon, with a Canadian on board

It's been 54 years since the last Apollo mission, and since then, humans have not ventured beyond low-Earth orbit. But that's all about to change with next week's launch of the Artemis II mission from the Kennedy Space Center ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Filing taxes for someone else? Here's how to do it safely

Filing taxes every year is an important and necessary task in Canada. But for many, tax preparation and filing can be overwhelming. One reason is that tax forms can sometimes be hard to interpret, especially because most ...

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Svalbard polar bears show improved fat reserves despite sea ice loss

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from previously published observations ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Beyond keywords: Review flags bias and reliability gaps in disaster social media research

Far from simply a source of unstructured online content, disaster management in the digital age can be supported by careful analysis of online social-media data, suggests a paper published in Natural Hazards and Earth System ...

23 hours ago in Earth