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Medical Xpress / Why metformin matters beyond diabetes: New target could reshape aging and cancer research

Scientists at Université de Montréal have figured out how metformin—a common drug that's used to treat type-2 diabetes and that may cut the risk of developing cancer and even help humans and other mammals live longer—actually ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Deep beneath Utah, rare mantle earthquakes reshape seismic hazard questions

Nearly 50 years ago, a puzzling earthquake beneath northern Utah jolted scientists' understanding of how Earth works. Now, research from the University of Utah confirms that the mysterious event was real, and part of a rare ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden brain circuit could explain how movement errors sharpen new skills

While humans are acquiring new skills that entail performing coordinated movements, such as walking, playing an instrument or skateboarding, their brains are known to continuously detect mistakes and correct movements over ...

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Naloxone use during cardiac arrest linked to improved survival

A new study by emergency medicine researchers at UC Davis Health set out to assess the effects of naloxone administration by first responders treating patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OA-OHCA). The study, published ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists validate a link between autoimmunity and long COVID

A Mount Sinai-led research team has demonstrated that autoimmunity, in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, is responsible for the often-debilitating and confounding symptoms of long COVID in a subset of ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Improved embryo freezing technique could preserve endangered species

The current practice of freezing embryos—used to assist reproduction in humans or animals or to conserve endangered species—routinely causes ice to form within the cells, ripping through cell membranes, changing the way proteins ...

May 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Closed-loop process could unlock cheaper lithium from rocks with near-zero waste

Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries increasingly power more of our world. And yet, even as places like the U.S., Europe, and Australia have abundant lithium resources within their borders, ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Designing catalysts during synthesis could speed cleaner fuels and greener industry

The synthesis of materials can serve as a tool for developing smart, adaptive electrocatalysts. This rapidly evolving field of research involves in-situ analytics, data-driven discoveries and autonomous robotics. These new ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Citizens as political actors, not individual consumers: New study calls for tighter advertising regulations

Commercial marketing oriented toward sustainability is not compatible with degrowth, even when it promotes consuming less. That is the conclusion of a study by ICTA-UAB and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Over 45 and looking for a job? AI thinks you might be too old

The aging population is a global success story. People are, on average, living longer, healthier lives. The World Health Organization estimates that from 2015 to 2050, those aged over 60 will increase from 12% to 22% of the ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Forgotten museum fossil helps rewrite part of animal evolution

New research published in BMC Biology helps to fill in questions about the so-called "Furongian gap" from about 497 million to 485 million years ago, when paleontologists previously thought there were far fewer fossils than ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / New brain scan detects Alzheimer's tau earlier than current standard

A new brain imaging test can detect a key hallmark of Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear and earlier than the method currently used in clinical practice in the United States and Europe, report University of Pittsburgh ...

May 28, 2026