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Medical Xpress / Like alcohol units, but for cannabis—experts define safer limits

Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK are proposing thresholds for safe—or at least safer—cannabis use and hope their findings will help people monitor consumption and keep it within recommended limits—similar ...

23 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban

Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked more than 544,000 accounts under the new law.

22 hours ago in Internet
Medical Xpress / ADRIATIC clinical trial results suggest durvalumab may offer a new path in small cell lung cancer care

A new study suggests that the immune checkpoint inhibitor, durvalumab, may offer new treatment options for patients living with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). However, its cost raises questions about sustainability, prevention ...

22 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Expanded school-based program linked to lower youth tobacco use rates in California

Researchers from University of California San Diego report that an expanded, school-based tobacco prevention program in California was associated with significantly lower rates of smoking and vaping among middle and high ...

22 hours ago in Addiction
Medical Xpress / TV depictions of Hands-Only CPR are often misleading, research suggests

TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it's needed, according to new research published in the journal Circulation: ...

22 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / DNA testing of colorectal polyps improves insight into hereditary risks

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud University Medical Center and University Hospital Bonn (UKB) in collaboration with ...

23 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Cold neutral gas in early universe prompts rethink of galaxy cluster evolution

A small group of young researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have, through observations of the early stages of an extremely large galaxy cluster's evolution, shown that the ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Why are men more likely to develop multiple myeloma than women? Study identifies several clinical features

Rates of multiple myeloma (MM), the second most common blood cancer in the United States, are increasing and are twice as high in men than in women. A new study published online in Cancer provides insights that may help to ...

23 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / 15,000 NY nurses stage largest-ever strike over conditions

Some 15,000 nurses went on strike Monday in New York City at three large private hospital groups over pay and conditions.

14 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Indian rocket hits snag during launch

An Indian rocket hit a snag during its launch Monday, forcing a deviation in flight path as it carried an Earth observation satellite and commercial payloads, the country's space agency said.

15 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Zuckerberg names banker, ex-Trump advisor as Meta president

Meta on Monday appointed banker Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, tapping a former member of the Trump administration to help steer the technology giant's massive AI infrastructure expansion.

15 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America's climate protections

On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world's most important global treaty for combating climate change. He said it was because the treaty ran "contrary ...

16 hours ago in Earth