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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have conducted the first in-human clinical trial of a new type of treatment for the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, with promising results. Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disease in which the retinal cells responsible for detecting light do not function properly, causing progressive blindness. Current treatment options for late stages of the disease are limited and there is no cure. Now, new approaches to treating the disease are offering new hope. Experts from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Washington, conducted a small pilot trial…

As young adults, many Millennials were more afraid of growing up than past generations. But as they get older, they become more aware of it, a study published by the American Psychological Association found. Research published in journals developmental psychologyinvestigated how “maturity fear” (the fear of becoming an adult and the desire to return to the safety of childhood) changed among college students between 1982 and 2002 and among the same group 20 years later. Overall, the researchers found that later generations of college students are more afraid of growing up than their predecessors. However, across all generations, such concerns…

Stanford University researcher Ellen Kuhl estimates that there may be about 1,043 different hamburger recipes in the world. And with BurgerAI, a new tool developed in her lab, artificial intelligence can now design the perfect tool for you based on your age, preferences, nutritional needs, and even your sustainability goals. But BurgerAI’s ability to suggest delicious, nutritionally complex, and sustainably produced burgers is only part of the story. More broadly, this innovation heralds a change in AI itself, moving it from prediction to design. “Most AI systems are trained to predict things that already exist. We expected AI to: invent…

Recently published comprehensive reviews Current molecular pharmacology (2026, Volume 19, Pages 85-96) explore the rapidly evolving landscape of computational tools for predicting tumor drug resistance. The paper, led by Jia Wang, Hong-Rui Zhu, and corresponding authors Zhi-Chun Gu and Hou-Wen Lin of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, systematically maps how artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning and deep learning, is being leveraged to integrate multi-omics data from large-scale repositories such as TCGA and GDSC. These approaches can help decipher resistance mechanisms across chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, while also suggesting new predictive aspects, such as cancer-associated thrombosis. The authors…

Adults with both epilepsy and hearing loss who use hearing aids may have a 23% lower risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to new research presented at the 2026 European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress. Hearing loss is widely recognized as the number one modifiable risk factor for dementia. However, there is still debate as to whether hearing aids can reduce the risk of dementia. In particular, it is unclear whether any benefits are greater for people with neurological, metabolic, or cardiovascular diseases who are at higher risk of developing dementia. To investigate this, researchers from…

An interdepartmental collaboration restored a young woman’s quality of life and ability to walk after laparoscopic removal of a rare benign tumor of neurological origin in the lesser pelvis, known as a schwannoma. In the Central and Eastern European region, only the Neuropelvicology Program of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Semmelweis University and its collaborative group with the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurointervention perform procedures with intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring. Collaboration between the two departments will also be facilitated by a newly acquired specialized mobile neuromonitoring device. The patient made a full recovery and was discharged from the university…

Astronomers have identified two of the fluffiest giant planets ever discovered, with densities so low that they are actually less dense than cotton candy. This unusual pair of “superpuff” planets was discovered by an international team led by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the University of the Cote d’Azur/Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur and the University of Birmingham. The survey results are Royal Astronomical Society Monthly Notices. The newly identified planets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbit an F7 dwarf star in the southern constellation Urae, about 1,110 light-years from Earth. Each planet is about the same size…

While hiking in Morocco’s Dades Valley, Dr. Rowan Martindale found something so unusual that it immediately caught her attention. Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University of Texas at Austin, was exploring the rugged terrain with colleagues including Stefan Bodin of Aarhus University. Their goal was to investigate the ancient coral reef ecosystem that once existed beneath the ocean that covered the region millions of years ago. To reach these ancient coral reefs, the team had to cross vast rock formations known as turbidites. These deposits form when underwater mud, sand, and debris avalanche down the ocean floor and…

When students use artificial intelligence to learn new subjects, their underlying motivations will determine whether they actually retain the information or just retrieve surface facts. A recent experiment found that learners who were instructed to focus on personal understanding absorbed more knowledge than those who were instructed to outsmart their peers. Students who focused on competing with other students experienced greater anxiety and approached learning tasks with shallow strategies. The study was published in Applied Cognitive Psychology. In the field of educational psychology, experts rely on a concept called achievement goal theory. This framework defines the internal reasons why individuals…

SalmonellaThe infection, which causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain, is the most common bacterial food poisoning in the United States, affecting more than 1 million people each year. Most healthy people recover without treatment, but Salmonella The infection can spread throughout the body and become life-threatening in young children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems. New discoveries reveal how the human body is controlled Salmonella This opens the door to potential treatments for Salmonella and other foodborne infections. A study from the Robert Lerner School of Medicine at the University of Vermont reveals details of the human-to-human competition…