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Medical Xpress / Spontaneous and voluntary laughter come from two different brain regions, researchers reveal

Laughter is a universal social signal that connects us with others, but the brain regions underlying laughter are not well understood, in part because it's hard to elicit genuine laughter in the lab.

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Simple eye scan in preterm infants may help predict brain development

Very preterm infants face up to a 50% higher risk of developmental challenges affecting movement, learning, language and behavior. Today, many of those challenges are not fully recognized until later in infancy or early childhood. ...

Jun 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Erucamide molecule strengthens the eye's response to damage in retinal disease

Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. Although scientists know some of the structural changes that ensue as this ...

Jun 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Robot 'Floaty' rides the wind like a bird, staying stable without propellers

Current flying objects face a trade-off: Drones with propellers, for instance, are very agile and able to hover; however, they use up a lot of energy. Airplanes, on the other hand, feature fixed wings that allow them to fly ...

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden protein linked to severe COVID-19 and lung disease risk

A genetic difference carried by nearly one in three people may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis by disrupting the function of a previously unknown protein, according to a new study published in Nature ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Heavy rain may be driving tire pollution into Florida waterways

Florida International University scientists have, for the first time, detected a toxic tire-derived chemical in Florida waterways and developed a new testing method that makes it easier to find and monitor the pollutant at ...

Jun 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Prime-and-pull vaccine may offer lasting genital herpes protection

Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or prevent transmission. Now, Yale School of Medicine researchers have taken a significant step toward ...

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Most patients want cancer diagnoses from doctors, not portals, survey finds

The widespread use of electronic patient portals to provide quick access to test results presents health care professionals with an important challenge: How should new cancer diagnoses be communicated?

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Webb spots the birth of a giant galaxy and a supermassive black hole

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in the early universe. They identified a compact group of at least six galaxies that are likely to merge ...

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Room-temperature device synchronizes distant laser spots into single coherent 'supermode'

Researchers have demonstrated a new way to make spatially separated lasers synchronize and act as a single coherent light source—without extreme conditions or complex materials.

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Nanotube-based thermoelectrics open a new pathway to waste-heat energy conversion

Whenever someone asks ChatGPT a question, heat is generated somewhere in the server room—a data center. When an electric vehicle battery generates heat during operation, the heat must be managed continuously. Manufacturing ...

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Personalized brain imaging may improve outcomes for treatment-resistant depression

A new randomized clinical trial from investigators at Mass General Brigham's Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychiatry suggests that using personalized brain imaging to guide transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) ...

Jun 24, 2026