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Medical Xpress / Mathematics uncovers shifting brain connectivity in autism and aging

It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" to each other. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Leipzig, ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Pocketbook realities reshape Americans' commitment to democratic ideals

Money talks, and new research from Northwestern University suggests that it often speaks louder than an American voter's commitment to democratic norms.

Jan 7, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Webb finds early-universe analog's unexpected talent for making dust

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one of the most chemically primitive galaxies near the Milky Way.

Jan 6, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Evidence of upright walking found in 7-million-year-old Sahelanthropus fossils

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the oldest human ancestor. A new analysis by a team of anthropologists offers powerful evidence that ...

Jan 2, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Proteins that spread Parkinson's pathology in the brain identified

Two proteins found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain may be essential in the progression of Parkinson's disease, according to new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) research.

Jan 6, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Cracking sleep's evolutionary code: Neuron protection traced back to jellyfish and sea anemones

A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in jellyfish and sea anemones, among the earliest creatures with nervous systems. By tracing this ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study links dozens of blood proteins to prostate cancer risk across populations

A large-scale study has identified dozens of blood proteins linked to prostate cancer risk, some shared across populations, some unique to specific groups.

Jan 7, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / RFK Jr. is upending US vaccine policy: Expert says child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result

Sweeping changes to the United States' childhood vaccine schedule announced on Jan. 5 by federal officials will decrease the number of recommended childhood immunizations from 17 to 11.

Jan 7, 2026 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / How the spleen helps the immune system accept a transplant

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School offers a new view of how the immune system responds to organ transplants.

Jan 7, 2026 in Immunology
Phys.org / Forests under climate stress: Why trees are growing less despite an early start

Climate change is causing trees to sprout earlier in spring. Nevertheless, some tree species are growing less. A study by the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL shows that increasing heat and drought are slowing down the ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Mass spec innovation uses 'bin' sorting to detect overlooked molecules

Weight says a lot. In the kitchen, it could mean cooking with too little or too much of an ingredient. For scientists, a molecule's weight can help determine its makeup. This, in turn, can shed light on whether a potential ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / 'Platypus' objects in the early universe look like stars but behave like galaxies

Scientists at the University of Missouri have identified a small group of unusual objects in the early universe. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Haojing Yan and his team at Mizzou's College of Arts and Science ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Astronomy & Space