
Health & Environment
AI-powered tool aims to aid communication for people with autism and dementia
July 22, 2026 • 4 min. readResearchers are developing an AI-driven platform that learns each person's unique behaviors and communication styles to enable more personalized interventions for children with autism and people living with dementia.
Researchers study the hidden cost of food waste
July 21, 2026 • 4 min. readAn interdisciplinary team is exploring how everyday choices can boost health, save water and conserve energy.
Accordian-inspired pump unlocks new era for lab-on-a-chip technology
July 17, 2026 • 5 min. readA first-of-its-kind device that replicates human blood flow waveforms in the lab opens doors for advancing the study of vascular diseases, discovering drugs and supporting safe space travel.
Tiny molecules, big possibilities: Researchers explore a new way to slow lung cancer
July 16, 2026 • 6 min. readA new study identifies naturally occurring microRNAs that help regulate cell growth and could one day support targeted cancer therapies.
Scientists tame seizures and heal injured brains with gut chemical
July 15, 2026 • 8 min. readA natural therapy heals brains after traumatic injury, making seizures both harder to trigger and rarer, while pointing to a future that could cure epilepsy.
A hospital that pays for itself? Sounds like a fairy tale
July 14, 2026 • 4 min. readSmarter hospital design isn’t just better for patients and staff, it can return millions in savings in as little as two years.
A new AI model could aid earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis
July 14, 2026 • 4 min. readResearchers are developing a system that uses patient data to help physicians identify the disease sooner.
Most men become infertile after spinal cord injury. Researchers are trying to find out why
July 13, 2026 • 4 min. readA Texas A&M University study is exploring a common but little understood complication that can affect quality of life for men living with spinal cord injuries.
Invasive aoudad pose deadly risk to native bighorn sheep
July 10, 2026 • 5 min. readResearchers find that pathogens carried by widespread Barbary sheep threaten bighorn populations, prompting new conservation strategies and calls for continued surveillance.
When alcohol meets Alzheimer’s: New study reveals an unexpected interaction in the brain
July 10, 2026 • 5 min. readResearch suggests alcohol may affect the Alzheimer’s-related brain circuits in very different ways depending on the type of disease changes already present.