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Medical Xpress / 3D MRI technique guides precision treatment of kids' heart conditions

With a new MRI technique that shows both heart tissue and blood flow simultaneously, physicians can see where heart defects occur and precisely plan to repair them, according to new research. Researchers at Children's Hospital ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Health informatics
Tech Xplore / Washington considers requiring AI companies to add mental health safeguards

As artificial intelligence chatbots become better at mimicking human conversations, the potential for damage has grown, particularly for people who turn to them for mental health advice and to discuss plans to harm themselves.

Feb 12, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Dialog / How charges invert a long-standing empirical law in glass physics

If you've ever watched a glass blower at work, you've seen a material behaving in a very special way. As it cools, the viscosity of molten glass increases steadily but gradually, allowing it to be shaped without a mold. Physicists ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Sleep‑aligned fasting improves key heart and blood‑sugar markers

A new Northwestern Medicine study has personalized overnight fasting by aligning it with individuals' circadian sleep-wake rhythm—an important regulator of cardiovascular and metabolic function—without changing their ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Cardiology
Phys.org / China carbon emissions 'flat or falling' in 2025: analysis

China's emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide were "flat or falling" in 2025, analysis showed Thursday, but progress remains fragile and it is not yet clear that emissions have peaked.

Feb 12, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Noise pollution is affecting birds' reproduction, stress levels and more: The good news is we can fix it

New research led by the University of Michigan is painting a more comprehensive picture of how noise pollution is impacting birds around the world. "The major takeaway from this study is that anthropogenic noise affects many ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Specific brain signals rapidly eliminate body fat in mice

Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a potent pathway that begins in the brain and leads to loss of all body fat without reducing food intake. The study is reported in Nature Metabolism.

Feb 10, 2026 in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Medical Xpress / Ama launches independent vaccine review after CDC criticism

Two major medical groups will begin reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness after major changes at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have raised alarms among experts.

Feb 12, 2026 in Vaccination
Phys.org / Non-biologic processes don't fully explain Mars organics collected by Curiosity, researchers say

In a new study, researchers say that nonbiological sources they considered could not fully account for the abundance of organic compounds in a sample collected on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover. The paper is published in ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Rejuvenating neurons restores learning and memory in mice

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their connections, a property called ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Speech latency may predict schizophrenia trial response, boosting drug-placebo separation

Researchers have identified a promising new speech biomarker that could significantly enrich clinical trials by reducing sample size requirements and enhancing statistical outcomes. By using speech latency, participants who ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / UK space firm Skyrora explores buying assets of struggling rival Orbex

British company Skyrora, which designs and builds rockets to carry small satellites into space, announced Thursday it could acquire "select" assets from its stricken rival Orbex, including its spaceport in Scotland.

Feb 12, 2026 in Astronomy & Space