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Monday, March 16, 2026

Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity over a Decade

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / Stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : U.S. Adolescent Obesity Tr...

No evidence that menopause has a lasting impact on cognition

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Photo Credit:  Anastasia Leonova Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Menopause and Cognitive Function Main Discovery : T...

Hunted by Neanderthals: Giant Elephants traveled hundreds of Kilometers across Ice-Age Europe

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125,000 years ago, straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) populated the prehistoric Europe. Image Credit: Hodari Nundu ( CC-BY-4...

Extracting More Information from Exhaled Breath

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The EBClite smart mask can analyze the chemicals in one's breath in real time. Photo Credit: Caltech/Wei Gao and Wenzheng Heng Scientifi...

Novel cancer drug delivery system improves Paclitaxel absorption

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Paclitaxel binding to L-PGDS Improved solubility through hydrophobic bonds and CRGDK targeting peptides. Image Credit: Osaka Metropolitan Un...

Research shows some babies can grasp art of deception even before their first birthday

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Professor Hoicka’s young daughter Ada Hersee-Hoicka, aged two in the photo, hiding in the bathroom to eat chocolate. Photo Credit: Elena Hoi...

New sensor sniffs out pneumonia on a patient’s breath

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MIT MechE Postdoctoral Associate Aditya Garg (left) and MechE Doctoral student Seleem Badawy stand behind the Raman microscope used to evalu...

A poorly “cleaned” brain increases the risk of psychosis

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The brain’s cleaning system helps eliminate metabolic waste through the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid and its exchanges with the inters...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

New research reveals how development and sex shape the brain

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Neural Development and Sexual Dimorphism...

How Stress Disrupts the Brain’s Navigational System

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Which way to go? It is particularly difficult to find your way when you are under stress. Photo Credit: © RUB, Marquard Scientific Frontline...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Neurobiology: In-Depth Description

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Neurobiology is the branch of biology dedicated to the study of the nervous system, focusing on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of th...

How an alga makes the most of dim light

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Freshwater alga Trachydiscus minutus has a unique chlorophyll structure to capture far-red light   This single-celled alga harvests far-red ...

Researchers design a pioneering drug capable of reversing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease in animal models

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The study has been led by researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences at the University of Barcelona. Photo Credit: Courtesy ...

Wild plants can rapidly evolve to rescue themselves from climate change

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Scarlet monkeyflower plant in natural habitat. Photo Credit: Seema Sheth. Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : E...

RNA barcodes enable high-speed mapping of connections in the brain

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Comingling RNA barcodes, each correlating to a neuron, indicate where neurons connect in the brain, letting researchers map neural connectio...