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Phys.org / Lab fish cycles are hours out of sync with natural ones, researchers discover

When researchers moved medaka—a fish commonly used in experiments—out of the lab and into more natural conditions, their reproductive clock shifted by hours, suggesting that laboratory findings may not fully capture their ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / AI can design cities, but can it understand what matters to people? 10 ways to keep humans in control

Generative AI (GenAI) is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content—like text, images, or ideas—by learning patterns from existing data. GenAI, particularly through large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT ...

May 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / How dead tumor cells could make chemotherapy and radiotherapy work better

As tumors outgrow their blood and nutrient supplies, or respond to treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy, individual cancer cells die, exposing their internal scaffolds. These dead cells are an abundant source of ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Modern medicine cut gut microbial diversity in remote Amazonian communities after just a few visits, study shows

Even minimal exposure to modern medicine can rapidly change the human microbiome. In a new study appearing in Cell Reports, researchers reveal that the gut microbes of remote Amazonian Indigenous communities have begun shifting ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early detection of type 1 diabetes in children is feasible from routine pediatric care

For ten years, the Fr1da study, coordinated by Helmholtz Munich, has been investigating whether early stages of type 1 diabetes in children can be detected in routine pediatric care. The latest evaluation shows that the screening ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Visualizing sound: Scientists reveal hidden behaviors of sound waves

An international team of scientists has developed a new analysis of how sound waves behave, revealing surprising effects that have largely been overlooked for decades. In the new paper in Scientific Reports, which was led ...

May 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dermatologists and oncologists call for overhaul of widely used cancer side-effect grading system

Physicians at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are calling for updates to a widely used system that grades side effects from cancer treatments, warning that current criteria may misclassify the severity of skin-related ...

May 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Molecular pathways behind inflammation in alcohol-associated liver disease mapped

Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have identified molecular mechanisms that drive inflammation in alcohol-associated liver disease. Their preclinical discoveries could one day provide targets for therapies ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Digital finance tools could transform small businesses

A new study has found that simple digital finance tools such as mobile money can help small businesses build long-term competitive strength, not just improve access to banking. The study, led by the University of East London, ...

May 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / Error correction tech boosts the 3D printing of big composite parts

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have created a new tool that can catch and correct potential mistakes in real time while 3D printing large plastic parts. The automated ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Research team awakens 'hidden oxygen' to produce green hydrogen

A joint research team led by Professor Hyung Mo Jeong from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Professor Ji Hoon Lee from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Kyungpook ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Integrated solar reactor paves way to make 'clean' chemicals, plastics and food using solar energy

A new study led by Dr. Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) are ...

May 19, 2026