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Medical Xpress / Alcohol treatment twice as likely to fail in adolescents who are not in employment, education or training

Alcohol treatment for adolescents in England who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is more than twice as likely to fail than compared to those who are, University of Manchester researchers have found.

Jan 14, 2026 in Addiction
Phys.org / Webb delivers unprecedented look into heart of Circinus galaxy

The Circinus galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The largest source of infrared light from the region closest to the black ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How a miniature womb on a chip can help women struggling to conceive

A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of the human uterus. The research offers a new way to study the exact moment an embryo attaches to a ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Tech Xplore / Study offers roadmap for cleaner, lower-cost EV charging in cold weather

Electrifying cars and trucks can cut greenhouse gas emissions, but in cold regions the climate benefits hinge on what powers the grid.

Jan 14, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Phages and bacteria accumulate distinctive mutations aboard the International Space Station

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless "microgravity" conditions aboard the International Space Station, but the dynamics of virus-bacteria ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Digital mark and data protection guidelines 'silence' on AI training prevents effective competition, experts warn

A "silence" in new data guidelines risks preventing fair competition in AI development and allows dominant firms to strengthen their artificial intelligence, experts have warned.

Jan 14, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / Precautionary approach to alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks needed to protect public health, say experts

Alcohol-free and low-alcohol ("nolo") drinks have the potential to improve public health, but experts writing in The BMJ call for a precautionary approach that maximizes potential benefits (e.g., increased substitution of ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / EPA may stop assessing health benefits when setting air pollution rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may soon stop putting a dollar value on the health benefits of cleaner air.

Jan 14, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation will make 2026 an exciting year for space

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Magnetic fields slow carbon migration in iron by altering energy barriers, study shows

Professor Dallas Trinkle and colleagues have provided the first quantitative explanation for how magnetic fields slow carbon atom movement through iron, a phenomenon first observed in the 1970s but never fully understood. ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / New tool lets anyone audit a country's methane claims

For years, countries have told the United Nations how much methane they emit using a kind of bottom-up bookkeeping: Count the cows and oil barrels, estimate the volume of trash, and multiply by standard emission factors.

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Birding enthusiasts can help songbirds avoid Salmonella epidemics

UCLA biologists are developing a tool to predict when deadly Salmonella outbreaks are likely to happen in wild songbird populations so that people can protect their feathered friends by taking down bird feeders at the right ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Biology