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Phys.org / Study of Tommy Robinson's social media reveals how online influencers mobilize supporters without direct calls to action

New research from the University of Bath reveals that online influencers can mobilize followers and legitimize harmful behaviors without ever issuing explicit instructions, offering fresh insight into how digital platforms ...

Apr 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why autism affects more men than women—MDGA1 gene mutation may help explain

Researchers have discovered that a mutation of the MDGA1 gene, a key factor modulating the connections and characteristics between nerve cells, serves as a new cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and suggested the possibility ...

Apr 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Unions play key role in keeping direct care workers in the workforce, suggests study

Unionization and working for a public employer are associated with significantly lower turnover among direct care workers (DCW), a group that provides daily care for older adults and those who are disabled and unable to care ...

Apr 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Influenza frequently missed in winter deaths, new study finds

A population-based study, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection and due to be presented next week at ESCMID Global 2026, has found that influenza was detected in 11% of winter deaths, yet only 17% of these infections ...

Apr 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Physiotherapist turnover intention threatening patient care

Nearly 40% of public-sector physiotherapists want to leave their current job, posing a substantial threat to workforce stability and quality of patient care, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research has found. The ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters.

Apr 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study finds a missing link in how the brain regulates appetite

When the stomach is full, how does the brain know to stop eating? Scientists long assumed the answer lies mainly with neurons, the brain's primary signaling cells. But a new study published in the Proceedings of the National ...

Apr 7, 2026
Phys.org / Keeping roads and train lines open during India's monsoon floods

Seasonal monsoon rains in India turn crops lush and fill essential water reservoirs. They can also cause roads to flood and bring train travel to a standstill, impacting the economic heartbeat of cities and towns.

Apr 9, 2026
Tech Xplore / Latest Anthropic AI model finds cracks in software defenses

Anthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses.

Apr 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Neuralink tech paves path to psychopolitics study

A medical, humanitarian, transhumanist and politically neutral project: This is how Neuralink has described itself since it was first founded in 2016. Over the past decade, however, the company created by Elon Musk to develop ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum ground state of rotation achieved for the first time in two dimensions

Quantum mechanics tells us that a particle can never be perfectly still. But how precisely can it be oriented? A research team at the University of Vienna, together with colleagues at TU Wien and Ulm University, has now cooled ...

Apr 6, 2026
Phys.org / 3D microscopy reveals how a tick-borne virus reshapes human cells to replicate

Researchers at Umeå University show how tick-borne viruses remodel human cells into virus factories, using an advanced microscopy method. The findings provide new insight into how the virus replicates and matures, knowledge ...

Apr 7, 2026