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Medical Xpress / Afternoon naps can clear up the brain and improve learning ability

Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn. In a study published on January 22, 2026, in the journal NeuroImage, researchers at the Medical Center–University of Freiburg (Germany), ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Study challenges long-held theory that language is built on grammar trees

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting words together into never-before-spoken or -written sentences," said Morten H. Christiansen, the ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Solar-powered desalination system overcomes widespread salt-clogging barrier

Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination prototype that can produce safe drinking water continuously, overcoming a major technical barrier that has ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / AI model that found 370 exoplanets now digs into TESS data

Scientists have discovered over 6,000 planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. More than half of these planets were discovered thanks to data from NASA's retired Kepler mission and NASA's current ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Skin imaging scan can detect early signs of heart disease

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed "fast-RSOM," a new imaging technology that can capture detailed images of the smallest blood vessels directly through the skin—without ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Link between smoking and depression confirmed in study

A research group led by the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim has confirmed for the first time within the German National Cohort (NAKO) an association between cigarette consumption and depression. The ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Experimental CAR T therapy targets tumor's immune shield, not cancer cells directly

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an unconventional approach to metastatic cancer: instead of going after cancer cells directly, it targets the ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Increased soil salinity alters global inorganic carbon storage, finds study

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), a key but often-overlooked part of terrestrial ecosystems. The findings, published ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Too much entanglement? Quantum networks can suffer from 'selfish routing,' study shows

Quantum technologies, systems that process, transfer or store information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could tackle some real-world problems faster and more effectively than their classical counterparts. In recent ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Space station crew credits ultrasound machine for handling in-orbit health crisis

The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in "super handy" during the medical crisis.

Jan 22, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Turning city traffic into a computer: Novel approach to AI could slash energy demands

What if traffic could compute? This may sound strange, but researchers at Tohoku University's WPI-AIMR have unveiled a bold new idea: using road traffic itself as a computer.

Jan 22, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / 2D topological crystalline insulator turns decade-old prediction into reality

Physicists from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University (Finland) have experimentally realized a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator. This is a quantum material that has been theoretically predicted for ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Nanotechnology