Exercise-induced vesicles boost neuron growth when transplanted into sedentary mice

ExerVs increased adult hippocampal neurogenesis . Credit: Brain Research (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2025.150003 Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report that extracellular vesicles released into the bloodstream during aerobic exercise…

Musk’s Grokipedia leans on ‘questionable’ sources, study says

Elon Musk has accused Wikipedia of being biased against right-wing ideas. Elon Musk’s Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to “questionable” and “problematic” sources, US researchers said Friday, raising doubts about…

Researchers to test gene therapy for rare diseases with a new FDA trial protocol

Schematic of “umbrella of umbrellas” master protocol clinical trial. Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.10.006 Earlier this year, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn…

Burials offer new insights into splendor and conflict in early medieval Bavaria

Two graves from Bad Füssing in Germany are providing new insights into the splendor and conflict in early medieval Bavaria, as well as migration at the end of Roman rule.…

Skin cancer cluster found in 15 Pennsylvania counties with or near farmland

The researchers found that for every 10% increase in the amount of cultivated land, melanoma incidence rose by 14% throughout that region. A similar trend appeared with herbicide-treated acreage: a…

Chang’e-6 samples reveal first evidence of impact-formed hematite and maghemite on the moon

Graphical depiction of the formation scenario of ferric oxides in Chang’e-6 lunar sample. Credit: IGCAS A joint research team from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences…

Low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water

AI-powered LED system delivers stable wireless power for indoor IoT devices

The proposed OWPT system ensures seamless power transmission in both dark and bright environments, can target multiple targets at varying distances, and is low-cost and robust. Credit: Institute of Science…

Genetic Roots of Depression Reveal Strong Suicide Risk Signals

Summary: New research shows that depression beginning before age 25 has a much stronger hereditary component than depression that emerges later in life. By analyzing genetic data from over 150,000…

HD⁺ ions cooled to 18 mK yield most precise vibrational-rotational spectra to date

Synergistically cooled Be⁺-HD⁺ ion crystal and molecular dynamics simulation. Credit: APM A research team from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of…