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Medical Xpress / High risk of sleep apnea linked to poorer mental health in adults over 45

Researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa found that high risk of obstructive sleep apnea was associated with approximately 40% higher odds of a composite poor mental health outcome at baseline ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Veritas explores the nature of a mysterious gamma-ray emitter

Astronomers have employed the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) to observe a mysterious gamma-ray emitting source designated HESS J1857+026. Results of the observational campaign, published ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Recent discovery reveals Africa's oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual practices

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in northern Malawi, according to a new study coauthored ...

Jan 1, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Sulfate and carbon in fine air pollution tied to higher depression risk

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter like PM2.5 components in polluted air can not only cause respiratory diseases, but also increase the risk of depression in older people, especially in those living with preexisting ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / First breathing 'lung-on-chip' developed using genetically identical cells

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung disease in an individual, ...

Phys.org / Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific

A new study, published in the journal Science, reveals how millennia of human migration across Pacific islands led to the introduction of invasive pig species all over the Asia-Pacific region.

Jan 1, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / ALMA datasets elucidate nearby galaxy NGC 1266's massive molecular outflow

By analyzing the archival data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has inspected the outflow of a nearby galaxy known as NGC 1266. Results of the new study, presented ...

Dec 28, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Men embodying women in VR report strong emotional reactions to verbal harassment

Unfortunately, many women and girls know all too well what it means to be victims of verbal harassment. They are familiar with its emotional and psychological impact. What about men? What would they feel if they were in the ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / A coral reef's daily pulse reshapes microbes in surrounding waters

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean.

Jan 1, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Air pollution during pregnancy shows varying effects by region

In the journal JAMA Network Open, ECHO Cohort Consortium researchers reported a negative association between weekly prenatal exposure to fine particulate air pollution and birth weight.

Dec 29, 2025 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Curiosity sends holiday postcard from Mars

Team members working with NASA's Curiosity Mars rover created this "postcard" by commanding the rover to take images at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that occurred on both the 4,722nd and 4,723rd Martian ...

Jan 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Fungus disarms bark beetle chemical shields by converting their plant-derived toxins

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses function within the food ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology