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June 25, 2026

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“Love hormone” oxytocin could be used to treat cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s

Scientists discover for the first time that oxytocin could be a potential new therapeutic option for cognitive disorders such as...

Native bushland’s fertility secret

Soil microbes could promote better farm outputsCredit: CSIRO In hotter, dryer conditions with climate change, a secret agent for more...

Geoengineering is just a partial solution to fight climate change

The technology's regional impacts depend on how much greenhouse gas emissions are reducedCredit: AGU/Brian West Could we create massive sulfuric...

Parasitic worm venom evades human immune system

UC Riverside scientist wins $1.8M to unravel mystery of nematode infectionsCredit: (Adler Dillman/UCR) It's likely that billions of people are...

A plot twist in pharmaceuticals: Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand

Credit: Ventsislav Valev and Joel Collins For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised...

National poll: Some parents may not properly protect children from the sun

1 in 10 parents say they don't make sure to use a minimum SPF for children while some don't reapply...

New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells

The discovery will help clinicians target breast cancer cells directly, while avoiding the adverse, toxic side effects of chemotherapyCredit: University...

Portable DNA device can detect tree pests in under two hours

New method tests for harmful species like the Asian gypsy moth and sudden oak death pathogenCredit: Paul H Joseph/UBC Asian...

Simple test helps to predict and prevent falls

Scientists have developed a simple clinical test that can assess the lower limb strength of patients to predict their risk...

Scientists trace and identify origin of smallpox vaccine strains used in Civil War

Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Scientists and historians working at McMaster University, the Mütter Museum and the University of Sydney...

Male sexual worries: What has changed in the post-Viagra age?

July 18, 2020

Credit: This diagram appears with the permission of the authors and the International Journal of Impotence Research. The EAU thanks...

Researchers developing COVID-19 spike proteins to identify antibodies, prevent infection

Preventing the virus from binding to cells could prevent future infectionsCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering On July 1,...

Researchers discover hybrid fungus involved in lung infections

This is the first time Aspergillus latus has been found in a hospital; the species is more drug-resistant than its...

Supplements with potential to prevent Alzheimer’s affect blood, but less so the brain

Omega-3 fatty acids might require larger doses to be effective -- especially for people with high-risk gene -- suggest findings...

MU advances chemotherapy-free treatment for cancer in animals and humans

Precision medicine approach has successfully treated bone cancer in dogsCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Osteosarcoma, a...

A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation

A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation is essential to saving endangered species in the USACredit: Edward...

Atomtronic device could probe boundary between quantum, everyday worlds

Clouds of supercooled atoms offer highly sensitive rotation sensors and tests of quantum mechanicsCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS,...

Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature

Researchers have theorized a coating that mimics the unique nanostructure could improve virus repellent face masksCredit: Ling Wang, Penn State...

Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens