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Medical Xpress / Largest real-world study finds early flu antiviral treatment reduces ICU admissions in hospitalized children

A new nationwide study finds antiviral treatment is linked to fewer intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and shorter hospital stays for children hospitalized with influenza.

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New psychedelic candidate may spare the gut while still healing the brain

Psychedelic drugs are best known for altering perception and producing vivid hallucinations, but scientists are increasingly interested in what else they might do. A growing body of research suggests that these mind-altering ...

Aug 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI to detect 'foreign-linked opinion manipulation' in 110 million news comments

During election seasons or major national debates, online news comment sections often become heated spaces of conflict across gender, generational and political lines. For years, there have been persistent concerns that behind ...

Aug 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hidden goals can undermine AI teamwork, study finds

Large language models (LLMs), the computational models that underpin conversational agents such as Gemini and ChatGPT, are now widely used by people worldwide to rapidly find information, summarize documents and generate ...

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / Fighting pathogens by watching how they read their own DNA: Q&A with structural biologist

Every living cell, from the simplest bacterium to a human neuron, relies on the same basic machinery to read, interpret, and use its DNA. This molecular machinery is so fundamental that life as we know it cannot exist without ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Multiple bioactive compounds drive antimicrobial properties of mānuka honey, study finds

New research at Aston University has shown that a variety of compounds are responsible for the antimicrobial action of mānuka honey, not just the sugar content and methylglyoxal (MGO) alone, as previously thought. The paper ...

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / Improvisational theater, meditation and games support anxious teens

Adolescence is a key stage of development, characterized by heightened emotional vulnerability. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in seven young people ages 10–19 lives with a mental health condition. ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI, study shows

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC. BMI has traditionally been used to determine overweight or obesity, ...

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / A smarter way to track satellites beyond Earth's orbit

Most current space activities operate close to Earth in what is called near–Earth orbit. However, as more satellites and other infrastructure begin to extend beyond that region, maintaining situational awareness of those ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / A free, continuously updated guide to bipolar disorder treatments

The most comprehensive review to date has identified the most effective bipolar disorder treatments across different age groups and mood phases. It was published in The BMJ.

Aug 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Field experiment measures how AI makes personalized phishing cheaper and more effective

An email, apparently from a colleague, with the correct name, a current project, a familiar tone and a link ... who wouldn't click? Personalized phishing has always been the most effective kind and the most expensive to ...

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / Report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level and ocean heat in 2025

According to the 36th annual State of the Climate report, greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2025.

Aug 10, 2026