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Medical Xpress / Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed

"I just can't make it tonight. You have fun without me." Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A new study details how the immune and central nervous systems implement this ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Interpretable machine learning to accelerate nanocatalyst discovery

A fast and accurate surrogate model screens over 10,000 possible metal-oxide supports for a platinum nanocatalyst to prevent sintering under high temperatures.

Nov 25, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat diseases

More than 300 people across academia and industry spilled into an auditorium to attend a BoltzGen seminar on Thursday, Oct. 30, hosted by the Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health (MIT Jameel Clinic). Headlining ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Voodoo economics: How wildlife trade for ritual use is wiping out Africa's vultures

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was widespread among human ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Most modern dogs have detectable wolf ancestry, including the tiny chihuahua

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable levels of post-domestication ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / How personalized algorithms lead to a distorted view of reality

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Scientists track recent solar flare disruptions in Earth's ionosphere

As this month's string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant auroras that lit up skies across an unusually wide swath of the globe—from northern Europe to Florida—researchers at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial ...

Nov 22, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Persistent environmental toxins already accumulate in animal tissues during the fetal stage, research finds

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) begin to accumulate in the tissues of mammals already during the fetal stage, according to new research from the University of Oulu, Finland. The animal-model study found that environmental ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Can your driving patterns predict cognitive decline?

Using in-vehicle driving data may be a new way to identify people who are at risk of cognitive decline, according to a study published on November 26, 2025, in Neurology.

Nov 26, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Antarctic mountains could boost ocean carbon absorption as ice sheets thin

Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Tai chi as good as talking therapy for managing chronic insomnia, finds study

Tai chi, a form of mind-body exercise widely practiced in Chinese communities, has similar benefits to talking therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia, finds a trial from Hong Kong published by The ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Sleep disorders
Phys.org / Is the 'hot hand' real? 'Jeopardy!' offers clues

Stanford researchers found that contestants bet bigger on Daily Doubles when they're on a streak—even though their performance barely budges.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences