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Medical Xpress / Alcohol linked to higher risk across multiple cancers, even below one drink daily

A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington provides the most comprehensive and conservative analysis to date of alcohol's complex relationship with health, showing ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Deep brain stimulation boosts myelination and shifts brain networks linked to depression

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered the first direct evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can remodel white matter pathways in the brain and alter communication across large-scale ...

Jun 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI system spots fake reviews by combining text, images and user behavior

Research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology discusses the development of an artificial intelligence system that combines text, images and reviewer behavior to detect and trace ...

Jun 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / A 3D printed stent, shaped like a lily, could speed recovery after weight-loss surgery

Each year, about 250,000 Americans undergo sleeve gastrectomy, one of the most common weight-loss operations in the United States. For most patients, recovery is uneventful. But for a small share—between 1% and 3% in routine ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / Six roads to safety: A critical threshold for wildfire survival

If your community was threatened by a wildfire, would you be able to quickly evacuate? A new study from UC Santa Barbara reveals that the number of roads out of a community may be one of the strongest predictors of wildfire ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / New report finds sharply rising rates of unemployment for Black Californians

Employment—a major marker and measure of quality of life—declined among Black Californians between 2024 and 2025, according to new research from the Black Policy Project, a research initiative of the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Antarctic 'sky rivers' deliver up to 90% of snowfall, 3D algorithm suggests

Atmospheric rivers act like "rivers in the sky," shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher latitudes. When an atmospheric river encounters cold air or mountainous terrain, the moisture it carries ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade?

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fear memories form differently in male and female brains, study finds

Women are twice as likely as men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—and new research may offer a biological clue as to why. A Virginia Tech study found that the female brain forms fear memories using a molecular ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Textile wastewater treatment generates alarmingly high levels of toxic compounds, study reveals

Textile wastewater treatment practices inadvertently produce toxic byproducts—including chloroform and bromoform—at alarming levels that pose a clear occupational health hazard and lead to unknown environmental effects downstream, ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Remote work may not be what makes employees happy, study finds

For years, remote work has been viewed as one of the most important drivers of employee satisfaction. New research suggests that assumption may be giving remote work too much credit.

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.

May 31, 2026