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Medical Xpress / Q&A: Why is flu so bad this year?

Flu levels are elevated and continuing to rise during the 2026 season, with Influenza A emerging as the dominant strain.

Phys.org / Methyl bromide pesticide still widely used in California, raising health concerns

In a new study of the continuing use in California of the pesticide methyl bromide, a known developmental, neurologic and respiratory toxin, researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine found that the compound is still in widespread ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / A pendulum-based system allows energy to be extracted from ocean currents

Converting the vibrations generated by water currents in contact with an object into energy. This is the basis of the new system designed by Francisco Huera, a researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / In remote Senegal, chimp researchers escape gold mines' perils

Michel Tama Sadiakhou's future dramatically changed course some 15 years ago thanks to a clan of spear-wielding apes: instead of the dangerous work in informal gold mines that is the fate of many in Senegal's far southeast, ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Genetic obesity risk fails to predict short-term weight loss, study finds

Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week low-carbohydrate diet plus resistance-training program. BMI moved downward across the program while a derived ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Why a life-threatening sedative is being prescribed more often for seniors

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to treat this frightening and potentially dangerous behavior. Antipsychotic medications are often resorted ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / Ancient teeth are treasure troves of data on Iron Age lifestyles

Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Roberto Germano of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and colleagues.

Jan 14, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Atomic-level surface control boosts brightness of eco-friendly nanosemiconductors by 18-fold

Light-emitting semiconductors are used throughout everyday life in TVs, smartphones, and lighting. However, many technical barriers remain in developing environmentally friendly semiconductor materials.

Jan 14, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / 'Absolutely huge' black coral among largest ever seen

Marine researchers have been wowed by the size of a centuries-old black coral found in Fiordland.

Jan 14, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by researchers in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT that focused ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications—and can repair itself more than 1,000 times. The researchers estimate ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood linked to adult cognitive function

Cardiovascular risk factors, including higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, in childhood and adolescence are associated with poorer cognitive function in young adulthood, according to a study published online ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Cardiology