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Phys.org / Deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries

A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the deep ocean could have serious consequences for bigeye tuna, one ...

22 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / 'Granny knows best': Study reveals older adults are better at reading emotions in the 'real world'

Older people are better at reading facial expressions than younger people in real-life situations, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. The study, published in Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, ...

23 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / UK proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries

Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.

22 hours ago in Internet
Medical Xpress / Muscle twitches: Why they happen and what they mean

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm—sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for hours or even days. It's ...

22 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / New clinical trial demonstrates that eating beef each day does not affect risk factors for type 2 diabetes

More than 135 million American adults are either living with or at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), elevating the need for more evidence-based dietary guidance to help this growing population achieve optimal health and reduce ...

22 hours ago in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / Clinical practice guidelines on diagnosis of light chain amyloidosis published

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released guidelines on the diagnosis of light chain (AL) amyloidosis, a rare and life-threatening disease of the bone marrow. The guidelines, published in the journal Blood Advances, ...

Medical Xpress / Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it

Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night—when most of the population is winding down or already asleep—have poorer overall ...

22 hours ago in Sleep disorders
Phys.org / Study calls for action to combat online abuse of sportswomen

Stronger policies and accountability measures to safeguard women athletes online are being called for, as part of a new study on the issue focusing on the case of former footballer Joey Barton. A team from the universities ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Why medication abortion is the top target for anti-abortion groups in 2026

January would have marked the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide—that is, until 2022, when the court overturned it. Since then, abortion has been banned in ...

14 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Thousands of Kaiser nurses walk out in California and Hawaii

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.

14 hours ago in Medical economics
Phys.org / Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows

In Finland, the average age of passenger cars is among the highest in Europe, and the majority of traffic-related particle emissions are produced by ICE vehicles that are more than 15 years old. The worst polluters are old ...

15 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / MRI-based heart failure test could help frail patients avoid invasive catheterization

People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to measure oxygen levels in the blood. This helps doctors understand how severe the condition is. But ...

23 hours ago in Cardiology