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Medical Xpress / FDA advisers dismiss safety warnings, back four peptide treatments

A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted Thursday to let specialized pharmacies produce and sell four peptide treatments the agency banned three years ago.

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Virtual café experiment finds Japanese participants keep greater distance than Italians

How close do we stand to other people during a social interaction? The distance we maintain between our body and that of another person—known as interpersonal distance—is a fundamental aspect of everyday life. It influences ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Reflooding the Aral Sea could prevent massive CO₂ emissions

About 90% of the Aral Sea has dried up. The exposed sediments have already released enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (748 megatons) since 1960. However, through restoration, the lake could once again become a carbon sink. ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Ceramic vessels reveal how social inequalities were also cooked into 19th-century Brazil

Fish, shellfish, maize, manioc, rice and even chicken eggs. Molecular residues preserved in more than 180 ceramic vessels from southern Brazil have made it possible to reconstruct what different communities were cooking more ...

Jul 23, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hidden prompts can plant false memories in AI agents, researchers warn

Large language models (LLMs), the computational algorithms underpinning ChatGPT, Gemini and other artificial intelligence (AI)-powered conversational platforms, are now widely used worldwide. These models can rapidly answer ...

Jul 19, 2026
Phys.org / Lipid nanoparticles deliver one-two punch to shrink resistant oral tumors in preclinical models

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common form of head and neck cancer, and the number of new cases is predicted to rise by 30% in the next decade. Despite decades of cancer research, treating OSCC remains a ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday

Punch, a plush-clutching Japanese baby monkey that has become a global online sensation, will celebrate his first birthday on Sunday as his zoo is flooded with fan letters from around the world.

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / A simple idea to bring clean drinking water to U.S. homes at a lower cost

Stanford engineer Khalid Osman and collaborators are building modeling tools to help water system managers find the most cost-effective option for improving their community's drinking water.

Jul 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Has AI become too powerful to control?

One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website—reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyond their creators' control.

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Premature blood stem cell aging in sickle cell disease may be reversible

Sickle cell disease causes premature aging of blood stem cells, which scientists may be able to address with a special class of drugs, according to a new study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Patients with sickle ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Malaria parasite selectively consumes linoleic acid fats, revealing drug target potential

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have discovered that the malaria parasite relies on a specific type of fat to survive and multiply within the human host, uncovering a previously unknown vulnerability that could help guide future ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Water-surface vortices drive tiny rotors without electricity, magnets or chemicals

Reliably generating controlled miniature rotations has long been a challenge: Chemical propulsion systems wear out, and methods that use electric or magnetic fields require complex setups. A team from KIT's Institute of Microstructure ...

Jul 22, 2026