All News

Phys.org / How personalized algorithms lead to a distorted view of reality

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Stick–slip nanopore approach streamlines protein analysis by using electrical 'fingerprints'

A technology developed in the laboratory of Prof. Amit Meller from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering marks a significant advancement toward rapid proteome analysis, with far-reaching ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / 'Mental model' approach can reduce misconceptions about mRNA vaccination

In two experiments, researchers have found that introducing people to "mental models" about how mRNA vaccination works and how the body protects itself from foreign DNA can preemptively or reactively protect against misconceptions ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / APOE gene raises delirium risk even without dementia, global analysis reveals

A major genetic risk factor for delirium has been identified in a study that analyzed the DNA of more than 1 million people worldwide.

Nov 24, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Malaria parasites move along right-handed helices to navigate host tissues, research reveals

With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the malaria parasite. After penetrating the skin, the pathogen moves with helical trajectories. It almost ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Your gut's railway switch: How the 'second brain' decides between attack and repair

Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) in Lisbon shows that in mice this "second brain" helps decide whether the ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / Marine viruses hijack bacterial genes to dismantle and exploit energy systems

Marine viruses deploy a sophisticated Trojan horse maneuver that enables them to dismantle the energy systems of ocean bacteria and use the breakdown products for self-replication. This finding comes from a study conducted ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Tiny copepod reveals that gene location influences natural selection

A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides the first empirical evidence connecting the chromosomal location of genes to natural selection, indicating the arrangement of genes can influence ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed

"I just can't make it tonight. You have fun without me." Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A new study details how the immune and central nervous systems implement this ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Unique aquatic plant has three concurrent CO₂-concentrating mechanisms

A new study led by the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (WBG, CAS) has identified a unique trait in the aquatic plant Ottelia alismoides—it can simultaneously employ three distinct CO₂-concentrating ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Is the 'hot hand' real? 'Jeopardy!' offers clues

Stanford researchers found that contestants bet bigger on Daily Doubles when they're on a streak—even though their performance barely budges.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / When ribosomes collide, cells launch emergency stress defenses

Ribosomes, the protein factories of the cell, are essential for all living organisms. They bind to mRNA and move along the messenger molecule, reading the genetic code as they go. Using this information, they link amino acids ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Medical research