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Phys.org / Being your own boss doesn't always pay off: What 30 years of data reveal

More than 2.6 million Canadians work for themselves, and according to an annual RBC poll conducted in 2025, 59% of Canadians aspire to own a business—the highest level since 2017.

Jun 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Russian satellites linked to mysterious GPS disruptions across several countries

Since 2019, GPS signals across Europe, Greenland and Canada have experienced a huge spike in sudden, widespread signal blackouts. These have resulted in disruptions and degraded performance in navigation systems that airplanes ...

Jun 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy shows early promise in severe lupus

Early results from a UCL- and UCLH-led clinical trial suggest that a type of CAR T-cell therapy—developed by Autolus Therapeutics, a UCL spinout—could offer a new treatment approach for people with severe, treatment-resistant ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / New scale measures mental-health-promoting behavior

Nearly one in three adults in Denmark score high on the stress scale, and more than one in 10 feel lonely. This is shown by the large survey The National Health Profile 2025. There is good reason to pay attention to the mental ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI deciphers how fast ALS progresses and which functions decline first

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that gradually affects a person's ability to move, speak and breathe. It advances differently in every patient. Now, researchers at Nagoya University ...

Jun 15, 2026
Phys.org / Feeling poorer than peers linked to lower well-being, even when incomes are similar

New research is shedding light on how comparing ourselves to others affects happiness and life satisfaction. Led by McGill University researchers, the study shows that people who feel worse off financially than their peers ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dietary fiber supplement shows promise for fatty liver, with effects linked to gut microbiota

A new study is the first to investigate the effects of prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) on fatty liver in humans. The findings suggest the fiber supplement may reduce harmful metabolic byproducts in the gut and thereby ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Social media and teenagers: What the evidence says

Is the time teenagers spend on social media really damaging their well-being and mental health? Around the globe, youth mental health problems are on the rise. This has coincided with an ever-increasing amount of time teenagers ...

Jun 15, 2026
Phys.org / How morals influence food, health decisions

Growing up in Los Angeles, Sydney Scott was accustomed to Whole Foods and "organic" labels. Yet instead of simply filling her cart, she found herself asking why those labels were so compelling to many people.

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mitochondria reveal new TDP-43 signaling route tied to ALS and dementia

A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered a communication pathway between mitochondria and RNA granules that may help scientists understand how the toxic buildup of the TDP-43 protein leads to the development ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Not all fruits and vegetables are equal when it comes to heart health, our research shows

Fruits and vegetables are an important part of our diet. They provide nutrients and fiber, and many contain additional compounds (known as bioactives) that can improve health. But not all foods are created equal—with big ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Targeting delivery to the lungs: Inhaled vitamin D could be new strategy

People with chronic lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and cystic fibrosis tend to have low vitamin D levels, and these low levels are linked to worse respiratory health outcomes. This ...

Jun 15, 2026