Science News Archive May 2026 - Page 25
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SourceOsaka Metropolitan University·JournalJournal of Functional Foods·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 15, 2026
Future-proofing robotics: Brain-inspired hardware to overcome AI computing bottlenecks
SourceJournal Center of Harbin Institute of Technology·JournalSmartBot·TypeSystematic review·DateMay 14, 2026
Kumamoto University technical expert receives prestigious MEXT Minister’s Award for excellence in research support
Review highlights antimicrobial peptides as cross-seeding modulators at the neurodegenerative–infectious interface
A*STAR scientists develop new method to reveal how RNA structure influences health and disease
"Reading the invisible": POSTECH-led team develops AI framework accounting for hidden defects in metal 3D printing
Information security with smart hydrogels: Photo‑patterning and multi‑stimuli responsive structural color
SourceShanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center·JournalNano-Micro Letters·TypeNews article·DateMay 14, 2026
AI and supercomputer simulations reveal how a bacterial energy-converting enzyme pumps sodium ions, paving the way for new antibiotics
SourceNational Institutes of Natural Sciences·JournalJournal of Chemical Information and Modeling·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 14, 2026
Blind Ambition: AI agents can turn routine tasks into digital disasters
Healthier brains may be more resilient to early Alzheimer’s disease
Could sea squirts' nano-packaging delivery system help restore sea forests?
SourcePohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·DateMay 14, 2026
Screening modestly reduces prostate cancer deaths
SourceCochrane·JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·TypeSystematic review·DateMay 14, 2026
Shining light on cell-to-cell communication
The Lancet Psychiatry: No clear link between common antidepressant use in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, finds most comprehensive study to date
New study reveals best dosage for ADHD medications
UCLA to lead $9M study on pesticides’, air pollutants’ link to Parkinson’s disease risk
Research by Ochsner experts explores making behavioral health care more accessible
Viagra could hold key to halting Peyronie’s disease
CU Anschutz School of Medicine introduces 3-year MD program to address cost, physician shortages
Understanding and exploiting tuberculosis superspreading
SourceBoston University School of Medicine·JournalThe Lancet Infectious Diseases·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateMay 14, 2026
Nationwide study finds reduced triptan use for migraine one year after semaglutide initiation for weight loss among women
Trial shows rapid weight loss is much more effective than gradual weight loss in achieving and sustaining clinically meaningful weight loss
Share proton therapy across national borders and plan five new centres in Romania, Greece, Italy, Northern Ireland and Poland to maximise access for patients in Europe
SourceEuropean Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateMay 14, 2026
Analysis of 32 studies and more than 43000 participants shows how using obesity drugs for weight loss is associated with a clinically relevant drop in blood pressure
Study links use of new obesity drugs to reduction of asthma exacerbations and inhaler use
Endoscopic procedure associated with greater short-term weight loss than oral semaglutide, study finds
Obesity and dietician societies combine to issue consensus recommendations on use of incretin drugs in obesity therapy
JMIR Biomedical Engineering invites submissions on “Sex and Gender in Biomedical Engineering: Toward Equitable Outcomes in Workforce and Modeling.”
Improved life satisfaction linked to being in nature
Ochsner Children’s cardiologist named one of several principal investigators in $15 million initiative to treat heart valve disease
AMS Science Preview: “Ornamental twilight,” heat deaths, hurricane eyes
Targeted therapeutics show promise in fighting off drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers solve longstanding problem in measuring semiconductor defects
SourceAuburn University Department of Physics·JournalJournal of Applied Physics·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 14, 2026
Nature study: Researchers use methane ‘fingerprints’ to better track global emissions
Mpox study reveals hidden infections may fuel spread
URI master’s student Emilio Pedroza Lopez earns prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Historical DNA connects 1.3 million living relatives to 17th-century Maryland settlers and may have identified the colony’s second governor
Study is first to detect, track multiple cancer-causing viruses in wastewater
SourceBaylor College of Medicine·JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateMay 14, 2026
Tiny ocean life helps scientists estimate whale prevalence off the California coast
SourceCalifornia Polytechnic State University·JournalPLOS One·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateMay 14, 2026
Wall design centers experience of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals #ASA190
New marker aids diagnosis for aggressive prostate cancer
Bobba receives Young Investigator Award for prostate cancer research
Study finds new ACL surgery approach helps most patients return to activity
Hidden small RNA determines if cholera bacterium can infect humans
SourceSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 14, 2026
Artificial Intelligence + Education: Theory and Practice in Application Development
Childhood disadvantage can limit the social benefits of intelligence later in life, new research shows
SourceUniversity of Bath·JournalPersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateMay 14, 2026
Silk made into strong plastic-like materials with 6G potential
Privately educated CEOs seen as ‘safer bets’ despite no evidence they are
SourceUniversity of Surrey·JournalEuropean Financial Management·TypeObservational study·DateMay 14, 2026
A new method for improving ecological monitoring in intermittent rivers
SourceUniversity of Barcelona·JournalJournal of Applied Ecology·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 14, 2026
Missing patient information in SEER database may create “blind spots” in cancer data
SourceAmerican College of Surgeons·JournalJournal of the American College of Surgeons·DateMay 14, 2026
Newly discovered microbial world helps protect developing lobsters
Prenatal exposure to chemical mixtures may influence fetal growth through the placenta
SourceBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)·JournalEnvironmental Science & Technology·TypeObservational study·DateMay 14, 2026
Oxidative modification twists mitochondrial DNA into Z-form to trigger acetaminophen liver failure
Digital environments generate moderate levels of psychological overload among university students
SourceUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona·JournalCogent Education·TypeLiterature review·DateMay 14, 2026
Combined sensory-and-motor function score may help assess cognitive impairment often underlying dementia
Nanotechnology special issue spotlights smart platforms while advancing precision cancer therapy
Building density, not trees, was strongest predictor of home loss in los angeles firestorms, finds new Cal Poly study
SourceCalifornia Polytechnic State University·JournalUrban Forestry & Urban Greening·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateMay 14, 2026
New study provides rule of thumb to estimate land sustainability in river deltas
SourceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau·JournalScience Advances·TypeObservational study·DateMay 14, 2026