July 9, 2026
(Vox) – New analysis suggests other factors may explain the harms blamed on “ultra-processing.” In little more than a decade, the term “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) has risen from an obscure academic coinage to one of the most potent ideas in … Read More
July 8, 2026
(Wired) – In a world regulated by devices, humanity has become disconnected from the physical world—from stick-shift cars to postcards. If gratification is so easy, why don’t you feel more gratified already? Because it’s gotten harder. It’s still easy to … Read More
July 8, 2026
(Nature) – Tool directs text-generation systems to remove constructions associated with artificial intelligence in research papers and grant proposals. A new academic ‘humanizer’ tool aims to personalize the tone of research papers written with an artificial-intelligence program, in part by … Read More
July 8, 2026
(MedPage Today) – The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, commonly used against tuberculosis, changed how immune cells behaved and altered markers linked to Alzheimer’s disease in a pilot study involving two open-label trials. In a year-long study, BCG vaccination induced persistent, … Read More
July 8, 2026
(Wired) – The lab will beam back data to train AI models to predict how proteins behind age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and certain cancers behave. Space is becoming the next frontier in longevity research. A British startup just launched self-run … Read More
July 8, 2026
(NYT) – A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them. Three days … Read More
July 8, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Now the reckoning they want appears to have arrived. An expert on the flu got hauled off by the FBI. A coronavirus researcher was indicted in Detroit. Two prominent virologists stepped down or were removed from senior … Read More
July 7, 2026
(Nature) – Dolly’s brush with celebrity could hold lessons for current discussions about reproductive technologies. Reproductive cloning is now being used in agriculture to generate gene-edited cattle with no horns and pigs with organs that might be suitable for transplantation … Read More
July 7, 2026
(NYT) – Proponents of assisted spelling say it has improved the lives of thousands of nonspeakers, some of whom have used it to write memoirs or obtain graduate degrees. Yet despite the potentially profound implications of these communication methods, there … Read More
July 7, 2026
(Straight Arrow News) – Pregnant women in the U.S. are routinely exposed to dozens of chemicals found in everyday products. Some of these chemicals are linked to poorer birth outcomes, a new study reported. Researchers from across the country followed … Read More
July 7, 2026
(Wired) – A large-scale study demonstrates that preservatives widely used in everyday processed foods may exacerbate common health risks. The analysis found that participants with the highest intake of non-antioxidant preservatives had a 29 percent higher risk of developing hypertension … Read More
July 7, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – It’s not easy to transplant a whole human eye. The surgery is difficult. And the eyes themselves start to degenerate as soon as they’ve left the body. When surgeons attempted it a few years ago, the … Read More
July 6, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – At an event for pharmaceutical executives, biotech founders, and researchers on Tuesday, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a major new product intended to support scientific research in the same way that Claude Code supports software engineering. Like … Read More
July 6, 2026
(NYT) – Public health experts said there were more cases than usual of the disease caused by cyclospora, which is spread through contaminated food and drink. More than 400 people across 18 states have been infected with cyclospora, a parasite … Read More
July 6, 2026
(AP) – At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over unpaid benefits and poor working conditions. The outbreak has … Read More
July 6, 2026
(Wired) – Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish such as mackerel and sardines, is thought to improve cognitive function by supporting connections between brain cells. However, it has never been conclusively demonstrated that … Read More
July 6, 2026
(NYT) – New research shows that tolerance has become so strong that common treatments for opioid addiction are no longer effective for many patients. Habitual users of fentanyl have developed such a strong tolerance to the drug that standard doses … Read More
July 6, 2026
(Wired) – The federal agency says it will temporarily schedule the drug, which has been called “gas station heroin,” as a controlled substance—a boon for MAHA and the mainstream kratom industry. The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to temporarily ban 7-OH, … Read More
July 6, 2026
(NYT) – For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them? This process involves more than merely transcribing a … Read More
July 6, 2026
(Newsweek) – A team of researchers believes they may have found a new way to attack glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer, after developing an experimental therapy designed to exploit what they see as a critical weakness … Read More
July 3, 2026
(Axios) – A new UN-backed commission will bring top tech executives and heads of state to the same table to forge global solutions for AI, per an announcement shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: As global AI regulation grows … Read More
July 3, 2026
(Newsweek) – A new approach to fighting Lyme disease could one day be as easy as buying a bag of garden pellets from a home improvement store. Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are developing a … Read More
July 3, 2026
(STAT News) – Uganda formally reported to the World Health Organization on Tuesday that it had detected a Marburg disease outbreak in the western part of the country, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based global health agency told STAT. The development … Read More
July 3, 2026
(New Scientist) – Brain recordings from newborns reveal the first neural evidence that humans are born with an innate sense of numbers Babies are born with an innate sense of numbers, and now, the brain mechanisms behind this ability have … Read More
July 3, 2026
(Illinois Public Media) – Illinois aid-in-dying law is set to take effect in September. It’s meant to give terminally ill patients a medical way to end their lives. But opponents call it “assisted suicide,” and they’ve joined with disability advocates … Read More
