Read More 2026-02-27 Vaccinating Children Against Typhoid: A Global Lifeline Typhoid conjugate vaccines can prevent large shares of childhood infections and deaths. With WHO prequalification and early national rollouts, vaccination is a key tool to curb antibiotic-resistant typhoid and protect children worldwide.
Read More 2026-02-26 Five Common OTC Medicines That Can Carry Hidden Risks Most over-the-counter medicines are safe when used correctly, but several common remedies—including codeine, decongestants, sedating antihistamines, DXM cough syrups and stimulant laxatives—carry risks of dependence, rebound effects, or misuse.
Read More 2026-02-26 Aloe's Beta Sitosterol: A New Lead Against Alzheimer's Computer simulations identify beta sitosterol, a compound in Aloe vera, as a potential inhibitor of enzymes linked to Alzheimer's. The study is a computational lead that now needs lab and clinical testing.
Read More 2026-02-26 Why Peak Mental Sharpness Adds 40 Minutes a Day New research shows that day-to-day fluctuations in mental sharpness can add the equivalent of about 40 minutes of productive time to a typical day, with implications for sleep, workload management, and workplace flexibility.
Read More 2026-02-26 How a Few Drinks Fragment Your Brain's Network and Why MRI scans show that moderate alcohol intake fragments brain-wide communication, boosting local clustering while reducing global integration. These network shifts correlate with subjective intoxication and help explain common impairments.
Read More 2026-02-25 Is WOH G64 Dying or Just Putting on a Stellar Show? Astronomers debate whether WOH G64 truly evolved from a red supergiant into a yellow hypergiant or if its changing appearance results from binary interaction and circumstellar effects. New titanium oxide detections suggest it may still be a red supergiant.
Read More 2026-02-25 Why Some Brains Stay Awake: Circadian Drift and Insomnia New research links chronic insomnia to delayed circadian rhythms that keep the brain in daytime mode at night. Controlled lab data suggest timing-based therapies — light, routines, mindfulness — could help.
Read More 2026-02-25 New Triassic Crocodile Redraws Early Reptile Diversity A Late Triassic crocodile once mistaken for Terrestrisuchus is now identified as a new species after 13 distinct anatomical differences were recorded, offering fresh insight into pre-extinction reptile diversity.
Read More 2026-02-24 SpaceX Rocket Re-entry Leaves Detectable Lithium Plume Scientists detected a lithium plume in the upper atmosphere and traced it to an uncontrolled SpaceX Falcon 9 re-entry, revealing measurable metal pollution from space debris and prompting calls for monitoring and regulation.
Read More 2026-02-24 Artemis II Delay: Moon Rocket Rolled Back for Repairs NASA rolled the Artemis II Moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building after a helium-system malfunction surfaced following hydrogen leak tests. Repairs could delay the March launch and shift the mission toward April, pending successful fixes.
Read More 2026-02-24 Does Exercise Really Help Osteoarthritis? New Review A detailed analysis of a new umbrella review on exercise for osteoarthritis, its findings and limitations, and practical guidance for patients — plus how digital health and blockchain may shape future research.
Read More 2026-02-24 Muscles Might Hold the Key to Beating Alzheimer’s New research shows that boosting muscle-derived Cathepsin B preserves memory and hippocampal neurogenesis in an Alzheimer’s mouse model, suggesting muscle–brain signaling as a therapeutic avenue.
Read More 2026-02-23 Living Near Nuclear Plants Tied to Higher Cancer Deaths A nationwide Harvard-led study links closer county proximity to operating nuclear power plants with higher cancer death rates. The analysis—covering 2000–2018—estimates roughly 115,000 associated deaths and calls for targeted monitoring and further research.
Read More 2026-02-23 Hidden Dusty Galaxies Rewrite Early Cosmic Timeline Astronomers used ALMA and JWST to uncover faint, dust-rich galaxies that formed about one billion years after the Big Bang, revealing a possible transitional population that reshapes early galaxy evolution.
Read More 2026-02-23 Exercise Seals the Aging Brain: Liver Enzyme Fights Leak UCSF researchers traced how exercise-triggered liver enzyme GPLD1 trims TNAP at brain vessels, sealing the aging blood-brain barrier and reducing inflammation—offering a new angle on preventing cognitive decline.
Read More 2026-02-22 When Play Disappears: Why Adults Need Playfulness Now When adults hide playful behaviour it dwindles. Visible, accepted play boosts cognitive flexibility, social bonds, and mental health—vital from workplaces to long-duration space missions.
Read More 2026-02-22 16-Hour Dual Transplant Gives 11-Year-Old New Life Children’s Hospital Colorado completed its first pediatric dual heart and liver transplant in a 16-hour operation. The surgical feat required tight logistics, advanced preservation tech and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Read More 2026-02-22 When Men Lose the Y Chromosome: Health Costs Revealed Many men lose the Y chromosome in some cells as they age. New research links this mosaic loss to heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer outcomes and shorter lifespan, and reveals possible mechanisms and research directions.
Read More 2026-02-22 Why NASA May Postpone Artemis II: Helium Flow Concerns NASA may push back the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby after a helium flow anomaly. Teams will roll the rocket back to the assembly building to inspect systems, prioritizing crew safety over schedule.
Read More 2026-02-22 Early Warning Signs of Parkinson’s: New Molecular Clues Researchers tracked DNA repair signals across early and established Parkinson’s, linking nonmotor warning signs—REM sleep behavior disorder, loss of smell, constipation, mood changes—to molecular shifts that appear before motor symptoms.
