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Medical Xpress / Sugar-free diets may disrupt the gut microbiome, animal study indicates

Eliminating sugar from your diet may be more detrimental than previously thought, according to an animal study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago.

Jun 13, 2026
Phys.org / Massive Kamchatka earthquake has extended rupture that overlaps 1952 event, researchers find

Researchers combining two methods to reconstruct the rupture evolution of the July 2025 magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake found the rupture from the megathrust event extended about 500 kilometers (311 miles) from its epicenter.

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / A brain-computer interface that works with—not against—the brain

It might soon be "game over" for the video game controller. Yale researchers have developed a new kind of brain-computer interface (BCI) that lets humans play video games directly with their brains. Using real-time fMRI (functional ...

Jun 9, 2026
Tech Xplore / Transparent OLED advance could improve AR displays and smart windows

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Prof. Yongtaek Hong from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed a high-performance transparent organic light-emitting ...

Jun 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Parkinson's medication shows promise in treating treatment-resistant depression

For many people who suffer from depression, the condition is not just about feeling down but also about a loss of motivation and difficulty finding pleasure in activities they used to enjoy. A new study conducted in Sweden ...

Jun 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Non-hormone medication addresses menopausal symptoms in women

The first real-world study of the FDA-approved nonhormone treatment fezolinetant found the menopausal medication improved hot flashes, depression and anxiety in women, according to industry-sponsored research presented at ...

Jun 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Faulty protein cleanup gene tied to severe early-onset neurological disorders

Though protein clumps associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's were discovered more than a century ago, researchers remain largely unable to prevent them from forming or eliminate them from the brain. And though a variety ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / 80-atom boron 'buckyball' finally steps into nanotechnology's spotlight

The nanoscale world appears to have a new ball to kick around. Researchers from Brown University have shown the first experimental evidence for a "buckyball" molecule made from 80 boron atoms. The new structure is the cousin ...

Jun 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New to running or just rusty? Doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries

It's not unusual to see a few brave souls wrapped in gloves and balaclavas jogging along the Charles or through Cambridge Common in the snow. But for most of us, running outdoors is a fair-weather sport.

Jun 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain-like organoids reveal how Ebola persists and spreads for 120 days

Following infection, the Ebola virus can survive unnoticed in the human body for months or even years, hiding in areas with little immune surveillance like the central nervous system. The danger is that those affected may ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / AI helps reveal large-scale quantum effects hidden in stacked atomic sheets

Quantum materials are a class of exotic materials with special properties that are governed by quantum mechanics rather than classical physics. Those properties—like superconductivity, entanglement and unusual forms of magnetism—often ...

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Antarctic surface melt could jump tenfold this century as warming spreads south

New research shows surface melting across Antarctica is set to intensify and spread dramatically over the 21st century, with melt increasing 10-fold and the affected area growing by more than 10% by 2100 if global temperatures ...

Jun 12, 2026