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Phys.org / How Argonaute, a key protein for RNA therapeutics, becomes activated

RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the most promising new classes of medicines. Eight small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs have already been approved worldwide for the treatment of genetic diseases, yet scientists have ...

Jun 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cerebellar nets may regulate social behavior and help explain autism-linked circuit changes

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the cerebellum influence social behavior. The study demonstrates that disruption of specialized extracellular ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful

Many animals live in groups. Among seabirds in particular, most species form colonies during the breeding season. Although coloniality entails costs, such as increased competition for food and disease transmission, its repeated ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI diagnoses brain tumors in minutes instead of weeks

Experts in Heidelberg, Germany, have developed an AI system that can classify brain tumors with unprecedented accuracy using standard microscopic tissue sections. Using digitized standard stains, the system identifies more ...

Jun 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain tumor map finds immune cell states that may predict meningioma recurrence

One of the most detailed maps to date of meningioma—the most common brain tumor in adults—reveals how the tumor's surrounding environment helps drive disease behavior and patient outcomes, according to new research from Mayo ...

Jun 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO—why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to benefit

Elon Musk's SpaceX is becoming a publicly traded company after selling 555.6 million shares in what was the biggest initial public offering in history. But my new research suggests that investors who bought those shares are ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / Superheated magma may explain why similar volcanoes erupt in very different ways

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruptive behaviors.

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why drinking alcohol makes you reach for chips and nachos

Have you ever wondered why savory foods like chips, nachos and salted nuts go so well with a beer or glass of wine? And why sometimes you feel an insatiable appetite for junk food while drinking?

Jun 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Killing the mood: Smartphones reduce birth rate, studies say

As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new U.S. studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit—the smartphone.

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study shows metformin given during acute COVID-19 infection reduced risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 50%

New findings from the ACTIV-6 randomized clinical trial provide important confirmation of prior clinical trial results that metformin, a widely available and inexpensive medication with an established safety record, reduced ...

Jun 11, 2026
Phys.org / Consciousness likely not unique to earthlings, paper says

Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood? The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. In a new working paper, ...

Jun 11, 2026
Phys.org / How animals use leveling behaviors to put alphas in their place

Inequality is not unique to human groups and societies. Individuals with relatively little power possess a variety of behavioral strategies to counterbalance or regulate power differences. In humans, these strategies include ...

Jun 9, 2026