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Medical Xpress / Night-time changes in metabolism may be driving common liver disease

Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced overnight, when the body ...

Tech Xplore / What a virtual zebrafish can teach us about autonomous AI

Aran Nayebi jokes that his robot vacuum has a bigger brain than his two cats. But while the vacuum can only follow a preset path, Zoe and Shira leap, play and investigate the house with real autonomy.

Jan 13, 2026 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Phys.org / Lowering deer densities can help restore Scotland's lost Highland mountain woodlands, new research shows

Lost mountain woodlands in the Scottish Highlands will return if deer densities are reduced, according to new University of Stirling research.

Jan 14, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Mental health and chronic pain patients more likely to be considered 'difficult' by their doctor

A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as "difficult," and these encounters are more likely to involve patients with mental health disorders or ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Hostile racism linked to suicide risk in young Black men

Hostile racism, such as overt, aggressive and demeaning racial encounters, is significantly associated with increased suicidality in young Black adult men. But not all experiences with racism examined in a new study affected ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Study focuses on safer opioid prescribing

With an estimated 5 million Americans battling opioid use disorder—resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year—a new study by the University of Texas at Arlington examines how updated Centers for Disease Control ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Taking a fresh look at definition of autism

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid rising interest in the disorder across the country.

Jan 14, 2026 in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / Study suggests bamboo has 'superfood' potential

The world's first academic review into bamboo consumption has identified a surprising range of health benefits, including helping control blood sugar, fighting inflammation, improving gut health and acting as an antioxidant.

Jan 14, 2026 in Medical research
Tech Xplore / Pushing organic solar cell efficiency past 18%

A joint research team from National Taiwan University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, and National Tsing Hua University has discovered a precise molecular engineering strategy. By adjusting the side chains of organic ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / New model fails to explain near-death experiences, scientists say

An ambitious effort to create a neurophysiological paradigm to explain near-death experiences has failed to capture many fascinating and often perplexing aspects of people's brushes with death, top University of Virginia ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / New framework helps AI systems recover from mistakes and find optimal solutions

If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI "brain fog": You are well into a conversation when suddenly the AI seems to lose track of the different ideas you have been talking about and how ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Why reading for pleasure matters

It's no secret New Zealand is facing a literacy crisis. Education Minister Erica Stanford has voiced serious concerns about the reading and writing abilities of our tamariki, noting many are not meeting expected benchmarks ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Other Sciences