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Medical Xpress / MRI metric identifies early, multifactorial white matter damage in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease has traditionally been studied as a condition that primarily affects the brain's gray matter, where neuronal cell bodies are located and some of the disease's most characteristic lesions accumulate. However, ...

Aug 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / Adaptive decision support can fight overreliance on AI

From doctors diagnosing symptoms to judges intervening in court cases, humans make complex decisions every day. Increasingly, artificial intelligence tools are being used to help with those decisions.

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Orexin neurons may uncover the brain's secret to staying motivated

What enables us to sustain effort toward goals, even when the task becomes increasingly difficult? A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan revealed the underlying brain mechanism, showing that orexin neurons ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mindfulness-based therapy for opioid misuse can offer massive return on investment

A new economic evaluation from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has revealed that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)—an innovative, evidence-based, neuroscience-informed therapy for ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / New approach to cleaning the inner walls of a fusion system removes another obstacle to near-endless energy

Fusion systems need inner walls that can withstand extreme heat. One promising solution uses liquid lithium to protect the walls, held like water in a sponge made of the exceptionally strong metal tungsten. An advanced manufacturing ...

Aug 4, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient Irish volcano offers new clues about the development of its modern-day, active 'brothers and sisters'

An international team of volcanologists working on Carlingford Mountain has found that liquid "magma chambers" do not always exist beneath volcanoes. The team instead demonstrated that magma "plumbing systems" beneath Earth's ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Combined rattlesnake proteins prove 10 times more potent than current antivenom in lab tests

University of Maryland researchers discovered a new approach to treating venomous snakebites—using the same toxin-blocking proteins that snakes evolved to protect themselves. The team found that specific combinations of blood ...

Jul 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Meningococcal B vaccine linked to lower gonorrhea risk

The meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine could provide protection against more than one disease, with new research linking it to a significant reduction in the risk of gonorrhea in young Territorians. The study, led by Adelaide ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Study probes Malaysia's corporate bond strategy: Offering Islamic bonds expanded corporate financing access

In the late 1990s, Malaysia created a new way for corporations to raise money by issuing bonds that comply with Islamic law, which prohibits the payment or collection of interest.

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages

Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating villages during an eruption of the Fuego volcano, one of Central America's most active.

Aug 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / New study highlights the weather-driven costs of 24/7 clean power matching

As demand for electricity surges from artificial intelligence, data centers and other new technologies, companies are increasingly pledging to procure carbon-free electricity to mitigate emissions associated with their electricity ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Over 100 South American lakes could become climate-change early-warning observatories

More than 100 shallow lakes stretching over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) along the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil and Uruguay could become one of the world's most important natural laboratories for understanding how climate ...

Aug 3, 2026