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Medical Xpress / Want to speed brain research? It's all in how you look at it.

To get a better look at brains, Harvard researchers are making microscopes work more like human eyes.

Jan 7, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Successful 40-Hz auditory stimulation in aged monkeys suggests potential for noninvasive Alzheimer's therapy

A research team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated for the first time in non-human primates that auditory stimulation at 40 Hz significantly elevates β-amyloid ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / AMOC collapse simulations reveal what could happen to the ocean's carbon

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of currents responsible for shuttling warm water northward and colder, denser water to the south. This "conveyor belt" process helps redistribute heat, ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Algorithm matches drugs to glioblastoma's diverse cell types, offering hope for individualized therapies

Researchers have developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for treating glioblastoma, a lethal brain tumor. This approach enabled them to predict more effective treatment ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / New framework unifies space and time in quantum systems

Quantum mechanics and relativity are the two pillars of modern physics. However, for over a century, their treatment of space and time has remained fundamentally disconnected. Relativity unifies space and time into a single ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Team captures first-ever 'twitch' of the eye's night-vision cells as they detect light

For the first time, an international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has recorded a tiny mechanical "twitch" in living human and rodent eyes at the exact moment a rod photoreceptor ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Ophthalmology
Tech Xplore / Lenovo unveils AI agent to bridge PCs, phones and wearables at CES

Lenovo, the world's top PC maker, unveiled its own AI assistant Tuesday at the CES tech show in Las Vegas, promising a tool that follows users seamlessly across laptops, smartphones and connected devices.

Phys.org / Direct flights drive multinational firm growth in globally connected cities

Waiting in an airport for a connecting flight is often tedious. A new study by MIT researchers shows it's bad for business, too.

Jan 7, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Zombie fungi and 'bloodstained' orchids: Top plant and fungal species named new to science in 2025

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to spider-infecting parasites, ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Global terrestrial biodiversity hotspots are in 'land use debt,' study finds

Global terrestrial biodiversity hotspots are among the most ecologically important regions on Earth. These 36 regions, which occupy only 2.5% of the planet's land surface, support nearly half of all plant species and more ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / The book only gets 3 stars... but is considered great literature

A new study from Aarhus University shows that star ratings of books are not always accurate. Average ratings on Goodreads can hide both literary classics and highly divided reading experiences—and can therefore be a misleading ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Bio-inspired nanochannels provide experimental evidence for uncovering brain memory mechanisms

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lanzhou University has obtained important experimental evidence for revealing brain memory mechanisms and developing a new type of ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Nanotechnology