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Medical Xpress / Why feeling alone may matter more than being alone

Loneliness is often described as a simple absence—of people, of connection, of companionship. But two new studies suggest it may be something more complex, and more consequential: not just how socially connected people are, ...

Mar 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI-based model measures atomic defects in materials

In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Solar flare prompts close monitoring of space weather ahead of Artemis II launch

With NASA preparing for the Artemis II launch (expected tomorrow, 1 April), a strong solar flare earlier this week is putting space weather back into focus—and highlighting the unpredictable risks astronauts could face beyond ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study pinpoints rare graft neurons that reconnect spinal walking circuits after injury

A rare group of neurons can reconnect broken spinal circuits and trigger leg muscle activity after spinal cord injury—a discovery that could help refine future stem-cell therapies for paralysis. The findings, published in ...

Mar 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Robots can't feel, but novel sensors could change that

A research team, including Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, is using pressure sensors—tiny devices, roughly the size of a paperclip, ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Treating fiscal and climate risks as separate threats leads to dangerous underestimation, researchers warn

Climate change is a threat to countries' macroeconomic and fiscal stability. Extreme weather events exacerbated by global warming alone are costing the world $143 billion every year. However, measures to mitigate and adapt ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain wiring model could shorten path to new medicines

A new, more life-like physical model of microscopic nerve fibers called axons could speed up the discovery of medicines for multiple sclerosis and other degenerative brain diseases, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Craving in addiction may alter how the brain makes decisions

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows. And how craving affects a decision can depend on what's at stake. The finding, published in Nature ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered recessive neurodevelopmental disorder may be most prevalent ever

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that appears to be the most prevalent ever discovered. ...

Mar 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Flexible gel can turn body heat into power for next-generation wearables

A soft material developed by researchers at QUT can convert body heat into electricity, opening the door to self-powered wearable devices and more sustainable energy technologies. Published in Angewandte Chemie International ...

Mar 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hydrogen doubles as coolant and working gas in new metal hydride compressor

A joint research team from the Helmut Schmidt University/ University of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg and the Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon has developed and presented an innovative metal hydride compressor system. For the first time, ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Why measuring pain could reveal more about well-being than GDP

Anna spends most of her workday typing on her laptop. After a few hours, she starts rubbing her wrists as her pain sets in. A glance at her desk reveals the painkillers that she uses to ease her discomfort. And for John, ...

Mar 31, 2026