Summary: By combining standard observational tracking with rigorous sibling comparisons and genetics-based Mendelian randomization, an international team of researchers proved that loneliness carries a direct, independent causal grip on decaying…
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Campaigners oppose Dangote’s planned Kenya refinery over climate and ecological risks
Climate and environment campaigners have urged the Kenyan government to halt plans for a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery backed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warning the project threatens one…
FDA drug approval affects healthcare around the world, but political shortcuts could hurt the agency’s international reputation
At the beginning of July 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy for young children with sickle cell disease. While this is good news for…
Air Force Test Pilot and Former RHIC Operator
Newswise — Flying combat sorties over Afghanistan, training pilots, and pushing airplanes to their limits may bear little resemblance to the science that takes place at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC),…
Which among war, weather and cyber attacks is the biggest world threat? None of the above. It’s misinformation, and here’s why.
The UN and the World Economic Forum have identified misinformation and disinformation as top global risks—ranking them as higher short-term threats than extreme weather, state-based armed conflict, and cyber insecurity.1,2 Although…
SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster. The sexacentennial launch came on the second of…
Research reveals Sanxingdui bronze kneeling figure was assembled from separate artefacts
New research has revealed that one of the most distinctive bronze artefacts unearthed at China’s Sanxingdui archaeological site was assembled from components made in different regions and at different times,…
Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD
Summary: A new study combines rodent circuitry mapping with ultra-high-field 7T human fMRI to investigate periaqueductal gray (PAG) regulation. By identifying the upstream brain regions that govern this core midbrain…
Brain Scans Reveal a Network Origin Point for Schizophrenia
Summary: A new study utilized specialized Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging to measure synaptic connections in the living human brain. Evaluating one of the largest clinical cohorts of its kind…
UN seabed regulator defends authority as mining firms seek to halt inquiry
The UN body that regulates mining in international waters has defended its authority over ocean governance after two subsidiaries of deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) launched legal action…
