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Medical Xpress / Depression treatment is shifting, and this mushroom-derived compound is driving one of psychiatry's biggest new tests

Depression is a debilitating mental health disorder that is estimated to affect approximately 5% of people worldwide. It is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, a lack of interest in everyday ...

Apr 25, 2026
Phys.org / New microscope reveals previously hidden differences in photosynthetic light-harvesting antennae

How do photosynthetic organisms harvest light so efficiently? To help answer this question, researchers have developed an ultrafast transient absorption microscope with sensitivity approaching the single-molecule level.

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Do birds have accents? The fascinating regional differences in birdsong

Birds sing the most about an hour before dawn, when the air is at its stillest. Theoretically, this enables sounds to travel farther, making song up to 20 times more effective than if sung at midday.

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the immune system battles lifelong viral infections acquired at birth

Millions of people worldwide carry viral infections they acquired at birth, often for life. For a long time it was assumed that the immune system hardly fights these pathogens. Researchers from the University of Basel show ...

Apr 28, 2026
Science X / Feel the beat, not the burn: Study shows your favorite playlist can help you train harder and longer

New research from the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) shows that letting exercisers choose their own music can boost endurance by nearly 20%—without making the workout feel any tougher. The findings have practical benefits ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer cells can rewrite RNA messages, creating new drug targets in aggressive tumors

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way cells can generate cancer-driving proteins—by cutting RNA into shorter, functional fragments rather than following the standard blueprint. This process, newly termed as "RNA dicing," ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / What happened after the fast-food pay raise in California? New data explains

Fast-food workers in California may be earning more money, but their employers are cutting their hours to make up for the cost of higher pay. That's from a new study published in Applied Economic Letters in early March. Northeastern ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica, reveals long-term study

A new decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that deep-ocean heat has moved closer to Antarctica, threatening the fragile ice shelves that fringe the continent.

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds

A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from Atlantic groups. Both Atlantic and Mediterranean populations have declined for the past 200,000 ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Can warning videos blunt misinformation? What a 12-country test found

The internet and social media platforms have given rise to a rising wave of misinformation, with many users now posting fake news, AI-generated photos or videos and other types of misleading content online. Over the past ...

Apr 26, 2026
Phys.org / Stealthing survivors grapple with a 'gray area' of sexual violation

Nonconsensual condom removal by an intimate partner falls into a gray area of sexual violence, a traumatic experience that exposes survivors to health risks, which they are often expected to manage alone without medical assistance ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Journalism classes lack a consistent approach to AI use across institutions

Artificial intelligence is steadily becoming more embedded in journalism; part of how journalists write, edit, research and more. But little is known about how future journalists are learning about the technology. New research ...

Apr 29, 2026