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Tech Xplore / Neuroscience explains why teens are so vulnerable to Big Tech social media platforms

In a landmark decision, a Los Angeles jury has found that social media company Meta and video streaming service YouTube harmed a young user with addictive design features that led to mental health distress, including body ...

Apr 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / How RHOT proteins regulate energy supply in heart muscle cells

Our hearts beat around 100,000 times a day—and do so throughout our entire lives. They draw the energy for this from the mitochondria. As the "powerhouses of the cells," mitochondria produce 95% of adenosine triphosphate ...

Apr 5, 2026
Phys.org / High-throughput platform helps engineer fast-acting covalent protein drugs

A team led by principal investigators Bobo Dang and Ting Zhou at Westlake University/Westlake Laboratory have developed a high-throughput platform for engineering fast-acting covalent protein therapeutics. Their study, titled ...

Apr 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Premature and small births are linked to lifelong learning problems

Being born early or at a lower weight is linked to lower IQ scores and poorer educational outcomes in school and beyond, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers from the UK and the Netherlands ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Research moves closer to 'smart' sensors in knee replacements

If you have a knee replacement, imagine pointing your phone at your knee and pulling up an app that tells you how much stress the artificial joint is experiencing. Knowing the activities that cause the biggest problems—which ...

Apr 3, 2026
Phys.org / Bumblebees can perceive rhythm, despite their brains being the size of a sesame seed

Humans are creatures of rhythms. As far as we know, humans have always sung and always danced. We can recognize a song by its rhythm alone, regardless of whether it is played fast or slow.

Apr 3, 2026
Phys.org / How mitochondria organize our 'second genome'

EPFL scientists have discovered that a simple shape change in mitochondria helps cells evenly distribute their mitochondrial DNA, solving a long-standing puzzle.

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Microaxial flow pump does not improve outcomes for high-risk heart attack patients without cardiogenic shock: Trial

Using a microaxial flow pump prior to and during cardiac stenting procedures for patients with severe heart attacks who don't have cardiogenic shock does not significantly reduce heart damage. That is the major finding from ...

Apr 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI at war: Five things to know about Project Maven

A Pentagon AI program called Project Maven is at the center of the US strikes against Iran and potentially one of the most consequential transformations of modern warfare.

Apr 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Immune-capable cervix-on-a-chip enables study of sexually transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual's health, but also result in multibillion-dollar economic losses worldwide. To study these diseases, a team of researchers has developed the first-of-its-kind, ...

Apr 3, 2026
Phys.org / Graphene 'scaffold' recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures

Experiments conducted in Brazil using laboratory rats have shown that graphene-based structures can act as a powerful ally in bone regeneration. These structures are made of sheets of the chemical element carbon that are ...

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum entanglement between electrons and ions captured at attosecond timescale

Quantum mechanics is extremely successful at describing the behavior of matter at the atomic level. This success forces one to accept that certain aspects of physical reality go far beyond our intuition. Among these, none ...

Apr 2, 2026