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Medical Xpress / US HHS reverses deep cuts to CDC safety research agency Niosh

The Trump Administration is reversing its deep staffing cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, reinstating hundreds of employees.

Jan 14, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / X-raying auditory ossicles: New technique reveals structures in record time

Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have refined an X-ray diffraction technique for detecting biological structures from nanometers to millimeters—reducing the time needed to make the measurement from around one ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Radiology & Imaging
Phys.org / Scientists observe infections by cancer-causing retroviruses in koalas as they occur

An international team of scientists has analyzed the ongoing colonization by two retroviruses of the germline of koalas and resulting deaths from cancer in multi-generational pedigrees of over 100 koalas in US and European ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Hubble nets menagerie of young stellar objects

A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. To the left, an actively forming star called a protostar ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27

A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants—including tech giant Microsoft—is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday.

Jan 13, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / One in four older Americans with dementia prescribed risky brain-altering drugs despite safety warnings

Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is prescribed brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization, according to new ...

Medical Xpress / How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue

It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Jan 12, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity
Dialog / Scientists report new immune insights and targets into LRRK2 mutations in Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra, a brain region essential for motor control. Clinically, it is ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Genetics
Phys.org / Microbial genes could improve our understanding of water pollution

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling nutrients and breaking down or transforming pollutants. However, scientists still struggle to reliably ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Will self-driving cars reduce traffic injuries? Researchers examine promising data

Driverless vehicles haven't yet taken to Canadian roads, but they've already rolled out in some other countries. Proponents say the technology will mean fewer accidents, while others have raised concerns about safety, liability ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Automotive
Phys.org / Global 60-year study sheds light on staple crops' nutrient use inefficiency

A 60-year study covering 205 countries and regions worldwide has systematically uncovered the evolutionary patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency (NUE and PUE) in the four major staple crops—rice, wheat, maize, ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Eye for trouble: Automated counting for chromosome issues under the microscope

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in chromosomes under the microscope. Conventional analysis requires trained ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology