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Medical Xpress / Clogged 'drains' in the brain likely an early-warning sign of Alzheimer's disease

"Drains" in the brain, responsible for clearing toxic waste in the organ, tend to get clogged up in people who show signs of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Mapping the OH MegaMaser emission in an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy

Using high-resolution 1665/1667 MHz OH line and continuum spectrum observational data from the European VLBI Network and the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network, Antneh Gashaye, a Ph.D. student from the Xinjiang ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Bacteria 'pills' could detect gut diseases—without the endoscope

Colonoscopies may one day have some competition—researchers report in ACS Sensors that they've developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect markers of gastrointestinal disease. ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / Archaeologists reveal second-largest Roman olive oil mill in the Roman Empire

Ca' Foscari University of Venice is co-directing a major international archaeological mission in the Kasserine region of Tunisia. The excavations, focused on the area of ancient Roman Cillium, on the border with present-day ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Lateral roots help plants adapt to low boron by expanding nutrient search

What makes plants tolerant to nutrient fluctuations? An international research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and involving the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) has conducted ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in northern Israel, depicting a woman and a goose, is the earliest known human-animal interaction figurine. Found at the Late Natufian site of Nahal Ein Gev II, the piece predates ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Psychedelic decriminalization hasn't increased ER visits, study finds

A study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed national hospital admission data from 2016 to 2023 to assess whether decriminalizing psychedelics—such as psilocybin ("magic mushrooms")—has led to more people needing emergency ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / 'Trained' bacteriophages expand treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Researchers urge action as ultra-processed foods dominate diets and threaten public health

Researchers warned Wednesday that rising global consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) poses a major threat to health, calling for countries to subject some products made by huge food companies to marketing restrictions ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / How GLP-1s impact the heart and kidneys of veterans with type 2 diabetes

Public interest in drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also called GLP-1 RAs, has surged in recent years, with popular types like semaglutide (sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy) becoming ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / 3D-printed blood vessels could unravel secrets of strokes

3D printed blood vessels on glass that mimic blood vessel anatomy and the fluid dynamics of blood flow could be an invaluable tool in studying the causes of stroke, new research from a University of Sydney team has found ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Cardiology
Phys.org / Omo-Turkana Basin fossil catalog helps piece together early hominin record

The Omo-Turkana Basin, where the Omo River drains into Lake Turkana in Africa, has been one of the three most valuable regions for the study of hominin evolution in Africa. Since the 1960s, many large-scale studies have taken ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Biology