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Tech Xplore / One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians.

Jan 15, 2026 in Internet
Phys.org / Board games boost young kids' math skills, research review shows

Playing linear number board games, those where players move pieces along a straight numbered path, can significantly strengthen young children's math skills, according to a new report by the HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve women's health screenings ...

Tech Xplore / Actor McConaughey seeks to patent image to protect from AI

Actor Matthew McConaughey has filed recordings of his image and voice with US patent authorities to protect them from unauthorized usage by artificial intelligence platforms, a representative said Wednesday.

Jan 15, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / Genetic risk factor and viral infection jointly contribute to multiple sclerosis, study suggests

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its progression.

Jan 13, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / New insight into the immune signals driving inflammation in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease characterized by nerve damage and consequent impairments in vision, movement, balance and mental function. In MS, the immune system mistakenly starts attacking myelin, ...

Jan 10, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Safe, low-cost Alzheimer's drug demonstrates efficacy against sickle cell anemia

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, could also benefit patients with sickle cell anemia in the future. Initial clinical data from an international research group led by the ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Medications
Medical Xpress / New drug candidate reverses metabolic liver disease and fibrosis, pre-clinical data show

Researchers at McMaster University are leading preclinical studies into a novel drug candidate developed by Espervita Therapeutics that has the potential to prevent and reverse liver fibrosis—a dangerous, disease-induced ...

Medical Xpress / Yoga accelerates opioid withdrawal recovery when combined with standard care, study finds

Opioid addiction, or opioid use disorder (OUD), is a major global health issue, and recovery from OUD is marked with high relapse rates. During withdrawal, patients experience severe symptoms, which are partly due to dysregulation ...

Jan 10, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Metformin promotes successful pregnancy in women with PCOS, but allergy incidence in children increases fivefold

Metformin makes it easier for women with the hormone disorder PCOS to get pregnant, and the mother often gets better throughout the pregnancy. Her children, however, have a markedly higher risk of eczema and allergies.

Jan 15, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Myth of Native Hawaiians causing bird extinctions debunked by study

Challenging a 50-year-old narrative about Hawaiʻi's native birds, a new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found no scientific evidence that Indigenous People hunted waterbird species to extinction. Published ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Experts growing new skin for Swiss fire victims

The Cell Production Center at Lausanne University Hospital is working flat out trying to grow new skin for badly burned survivors of Switzerland's New Year bar fire tragedy.

Jan 15, 2026 in Health