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Medical Xpress / Microbes living in our mouths could hold the key to obesity prevention

Scientists may have found a new way to spot early signs of obesity, which could lead to novel prevention strategies. A study published in the journal Cell Reports has discovered that people living with obesity have a distinct ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Scientists may have discovered a new extinct form of life

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient landscapes at heights of up to 8 meters. They had smooth trunk-like pillars and no branches, leaves or ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Cleaner air is (inadvertently) harming the Great Barrier Reef

Air pollution is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2019, according to the World Health Organization.

Jan 24, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Reducing sodium in everyday foods may yield heart-health benefits across populations

Lowering sodium in packaged and prepared foods could significantly improve cardiovascular health and prevent many cases of heart disease, stroke and deaths in the general population in France and the U.K., according to two ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Single gene found to influence gut bacteria balance and IBD susceptibility

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the role of a gene called PTPN2 in protecting the gut from harmful bacteria linked to inflammatory bowel ...

Jan 24, 2026 in Gastroenterology
Tech Xplore / How Americans are using AI at work, according to a new Gallup poll

American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.

Jan 26, 2026 in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the world, from platypus to koalas and wombats. Tragically, Australia is the world leader in mammal extinctions.

Jan 25, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Social media giants face landmark trial over addiction claims

A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to addict children.

Jan 26, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / Exploring the neural mechanisms that enable conscious experience

Recently, there has been convergence of thought by researchers in the fields of memory, perception, and neurology that the same neural circuitry that produces conscious memory of the past not only produces predictions of ...

Jan 24, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / A year after undermining Bredt's rule, scientists make cage-shaped, double-bonded molecules that defy expectations

Organic chemistry is packed with rules about structure and reactivity, especially when it comes to making and breaking chemical bonds. The rules governing how these bonds, which hold atoms together in molecules, form and ...

Jan 24, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / HIV resistance to lenacapavir weakens the virus's ability to replicate

Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with drug-resistant infections in 2022. While there is still no vaccine for the virus, the twice-yearly ...

Jan 23, 2026 in HIV & AIDS
Tech Xplore / Macron pushes for fast-track ban on social media for children under 15

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Internet