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Entrepreneur Alexandra Knauer, managing director of laboratory equipment manufacturer KNAUER, has been awarded the Pittcon Heritage Award 2026 in the United States. Alexandra Knauer, Pitcon Heritage Award recipient. Image credit: KNAUER This award recognizes outstanding individuals who have made lasting contributions to the advancement of instrumental analysis and experimental science. The awards ceremony took place on March 8, 2026, during the Pittcon Conference and Expo in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 700 conference attendees in attendance. Surprisingly, Alexandra Knauer was unable to travel as planned because she did not have a US visa. Dr. Markus Fuchs, who has been with…
A growing body of research suggests that the gut microbiome may influence the hormonal and metabolic disturbances seen in PCOS. Scientists now propose that postbiotics, bioactive compounds produced by microorganisms, may one day complement existing treatments by restoring microbial balance and improving metabolic health. Research: Therapeutic application of postbiotics in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome. Image credit: Elif Bayraktar/Shutterstock.com Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age that interferes with fertility and often causes menstrual irregularities. Increasing research interest has focused on possible connections with the gut microbiome. Recent reviews published in magazines…
Three presidents have used the Clean Air Act to curb global warming pollution. If President Donald Trump has his way, they will be the last. But the 1963 Act has always been incomplete and an insufficient tool to address climate change. Just ask the lawyer behind the landmark 2007 Supreme Court case that made the EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases legal. “No one thought the Clean Air Act would be the best template for dealing with climate change,” said Richard Lazarus, a professor at Harvard Law School and author of “The Rule of Five,” a book about the Massachusetts v.…
New research published in biological psychology reported that individuals with heightened psychopathic traits may experience fear in fundamentally different ways than others and may interpret physiological arousal in fearful situations as positive rather than negative. This finding supports the emerging fear-enjoyment hypothesis, which holds that psychopathology is characterized by atypical emotional interpretations of fear-related arousal, rather than the absence of fear. Previously, the dominant view in psychology was that psychopathy involved profound deficits in fear processing. Early models, originating from David Ricken’s famous “low fear index theory” in 1957, suggested that individuals with psychopathic traits exhibit blunted physiological responses to…
Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one morning in May with a swollen face and a sore tooth. He refused painkillers that his mother, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and was crying all the time. Within days, Reynolds became desperate and, together with her husband, physically restrained Jonah and poured painkillers down Jonah’s throat as he screamed in pain. “It broke our hearts,” said Reynolds, who was living in Georgetown, Kentucky, at the time. “And I remember thinking, “It doesn’t have to happen that way.” Reynolds was unable to find an open dentist who could treat…
The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t recognize the number, but answered anyway. “The person said he was from the Criminal Investigation Department, which investigates drug trafficking and money laundering,” the woman recalled. He seemed to know a lot about her. The state where she and her late husband lived. his name and occupation. And her current address is Washington County, Rhode Island. On her cell phone, he showed her a photo ID with a convincing badge and his name (something along the lines of “Frank”), as well as an article describing the supposed investigation. The…
A new study comparing children with autism, ADHD, and symptoms of both reveals that comorbid conditions can alter the relationship between cognitive abilities and emotional and behavioral regulation, providing new insights into why children with both diagnoses require better assessment and intervention strategies. study: Cognitive and emotional profiles of children with ASD, ADHD, and comorbid conditions: Evidence for distinct clinical phenotypes. Image credit: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock.com In recent research, frontiers of psychiatry investigated the cognitive and emotional behavioral profiles of children with ASD, ADHD, and both disorders to determine whether comorbid conditions may represent distinct clinical phenotypes that require individualized assessment and…
A new statewide spatial analysis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) reveals significant differences in how the condition affects people living in rural Maryland. The findings highlight how access to health care can significantly impact health outcomes and provide a clear example of the challenges facing many rural communities across the United States. More than 90% of large hospitals are located in urban areas. As a result, rural hospitals operate with reduced resources and very tight financial margins. One of the most serious obstacles is the lack of doctors, nurses and specialists trained to treat Alzheimer’s disease and dementia,…
A recent study found that dreaming about a specific problem can help you find creative solutions the next day. By playing special audio to participants while they slept, scientists were able to guide the content of their dreams to unsolved puzzles and increase their success in solving subsequent problems. These findings were published in the journal neuroscience of consciousness. Scientists have observed that taking a break from difficult problems tends to help us find solutions. Once a person leaves, attachment to the wrong approach begins to disappear. At the same time, the brain may form new and unexpected connections between…
Emma Walmsley leaves on a high note after nearly nine years as GSK’s CEO, with her total remuneration increasing by nearly 50% to £15.7 million ($21 million) in 2025. The swan song payment, detailed in the company’s latest annual report (PDF), reflects Walmsley’s “outstanding leadership” which, as GSK chairman Jonathan Symonds put it, transformed the British pharmaceutical company “in almost every way”. More specifically, this surge was primarily driven by payments from GSK’s long-term incentive awards, whose value benefited from the company’s share price appreciation. The vested amount of long-term compensation has increased to £10m in Mr Walmsley’s 2025 pay…