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Medical Xpress / Insulin prices fell for Medicare patients under Biden-era caps, study finds

Biden-era policies have reined in insulin prices for Medicare patients, a new study says. Roughly three out of four (75%) Medicare prescription beneficiaries were paying $35 or less for each month's supply of insulin within ...

Mar 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Dating app algorithms: What's love got to do with it?

Love is mysterious. You feel it in your chest, your knees, your soul. Love will put you on budget airplanes across the world, leave you hiding from your own phone after a sent text message or perhaps standing in the rain ...

Mar 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Thousands of pico-satellites may transform how phones connect to space

Swarms of pico-satellites could work together as a single large antenna for direct-to-smartphone communications, as reported by researchers from Japan. Instead of relying on a single large satellite with a phased-array antenna, ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Offended? Not me. How people use denial to appear rational on social media

People often downplay being offended during online arguments to appear more rational, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The study reveals how social media users navigate, negotiate and often ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Mining a methane-degrading bioreactor for protein rubies

Scientists have found a new type of iron-storing protein in a mixture of microbes containing methane-degraders. This discovery underscores the importance of characterizing proteins from microbes that cannot be isolated, thereby ...

Mar 23, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI data centers need faster links: A mass-producible optical microchip could help

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) present a novel component that enables very fast, economical, and reliable data transmission thanks to an advanced ...

Mar 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fathers' risk for psychiatric disorders increases a year after child's birth, study finds

Fathers in Sweden are less likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis during their partner's pregnancy and in the months following the birth of their child. However, diagnoses of depression and stress-related disorders increase ...

Mar 23, 2026
Phys.org / When shrubs disappear: Exploring long-lasting effects of drought in southwest China

Droughts are becoming both more frequent and more intense in many parts of the world. Savannas, which cover nearly 20% of Earth's land surface and play a key role in carbon, water and energy cycles, can therefore be severely ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Decoding sugars one bond at a time—without labels

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed a tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy platform that can identify tiny structural differences in oligosaccharides without fluorescent labels. The method can distinguish ...

Mar 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why long-term lung risks persist after tuberculosis treatment

Even after completing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), some patients may remain vulnerable to further lung infections. Scientists at A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) have recently uncovered how structures formed ...

Mar 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA-approved fatty liver drug also suppresses liver tumors in mice

A research team from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the HKU State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, has found ...

Mar 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Insect-inspired robot tracks odors even with only one working 'antenna'

A collaborative research group has developed a bio-inspired robotic system based on insect behavior which can locate odor sources both indoors and outdoors with consistent accuracy, even if one of its two sensors fails. The ...

Mar 23, 2026