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05 October 2026 11:34

Fossil long known as world’s oldest reptile dethroned: Study uncovers hidden gills and fish-like teeth in 345-million-year-old fossil, challenging long-held ideas about the origins of reptiles and life on land
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1146087

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05 October 2026 09:34

Ferromagnetic phase transition of DPPH induced by a helical magnetic field
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379726001683

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05 October 2026 07:34

Giredestrant plus Everolimus in Advanced Breast Cancer: An all-oral giredestrant–everolimus regimen led to significantly longer progression-free survival than standard endocrine therapy
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2602457

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05 October 2026 05:33

A study combining satellite, ground and atmospheric model data found global desert dust declined by about 10% between 2003 and 2023, modestly reducing its cooling effect on the climate, although the contribution to recent human-caused warming remains very small.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aef5691

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05 October 2026 03:33

The Intense World Theory of autism suggests autistic people feel too much rather than too little, and that social withdrawal may be protective response to overload rather than a lack of empathy
https://contextthinking.org/en/intense-world-theory

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05 October 2026 01:31

Survodutide Once Weekly in Adults with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes | New England Journal of Medicine
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607219?query=featured_home

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04 October 2026 23:31

One small 2006 trial of just 40 kids in Iran may have tipped the scales in favour of prescribing Prozac for childhood depression. When researchers removed its suspicious data from major medical reviews, Prozac's huge advantage over placebo vanished, and the team say guidelines now need a fresh look.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02769-x

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04 October 2026 21:31

In a successful gene therapy study on dogs with a rare genetic vision condition, scientists discovered that damaged nerve connections in adult retinas can physically repair and rebuild themselves.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-make-damaged-adult-retinas-repair-themselves

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04 October 2026 19:31

An ancient shark graveyard has been discovered in an Egyptian desert
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ancient-shark-graveyard-discovered-egyptian-093736653.html

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04 October 2026 17:31

A model learned from experimental data improves control of a robotic joint powered by artificial muscles
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-77664-0

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04 October 2026 15:31

Study of 2.5 million children finds no link between MMR vaccine and autism.
https://www.psypost.org/study-of-2-5-million-children-finds-no-link-between-mmr-vaccine-and-autism/

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04 October 2026 13:31

A 30-year study from childhood to middle age found that growing up without siblings was linked to higher risks of obesity and high blood pressure, while exposure to parental smoking was associated with changes in heart structure, poorer memory and learning later in life
https://www.utu.fi/en/news/dissertation/childhood-family-environment-and-number-of-siblings-may-affect-heart-and-brain

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04 October 2026 11:31

Sugar amplifies damage done to gut health by antibiotics: « Eating sweets while taking antibiotics may worsen the harm done by the drugs to the normal community of bacteria in the gut, a new study found. »
https://nyulangone.org/news/sugar-amplifies-damage-done-gut-health-antibiotic

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04 October 2026 09:31

Researchers traced decades long wobbles in day length to gravity pulling between the spinning inner core and the mantle above it, not magnetism as long assumed.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10999-2

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04 October 2026 07:31

Adding limestone to Mississippi River Basin farmlands acts as a major carbon sink, study finds
https://news.yale.edu/2026/09/23/adding-limestone-mississippi-river-basin-farmlands-acts-major-carbon-sink-study-finds

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05 October 2026 10:34

Mental disorders are the leading cause of disease burden in Asia Pacific adolescents, and overweight and obesity rose in every one of 44 countries between 2000 and 2023
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235246422600163X?via%3Dihub

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05 October 2026 08:33

Histologic Features and Clinical Outcomes of Lean Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2854668?guestAccessKey=7c9d24b8-2df6-4851-b219-227e1b741a23&utm_source=fbpage&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=22126372770&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=1014886352&fbclid=Iwb21leAUrJwpjbGNrBSsm22V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeD6HJmTNTDrCcsYoMOXtB-NnigqZUIYTIZB2wEE4ReAqLMttazj2_U8vCKXM_aem_IvXsAndGv7wSnGc29b3eOw

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05 October 2026 06:33

Step-by-step maturation mechanism of the binary toxin pore revealed by cryo-EM analysis
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2627537123

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05 October 2026 04:34

Tonicity drives collecting duct maturation in the mammalian kidney
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-77903-4

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05 October 2026 02:34

Acidic cannabinoids in brain disorders: Neurobiological mechanisms, preclinical evidence, and translational challenges
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42826598/

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05 October 2026 00:31

Problematic pornography use is linked to craving, shame, depression, and loneliness, meta-analysis finds
https://www.psypost.org/problematic-pornography-use-is-linked-to-craving-shame-depression-and-loneliness-meta-analysis-finds/

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04 October 2026 22:31

UMass biologists discover what may be the world's loudest birds | Evolutionary drivers of vocal amplitude in birds
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/09/29/umass-amherst-worlds-loudest-birds-bellbird-seriema

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04 October 2026 20:31

Republican-aligned actors issued nearly three-quarters of fact-checked 2024 election hoaxes. During the 2024 United States presidential election, political actors and anonymous online users regularly spread false information as an open campaign strategy.
https://www.psypost.org/how-politicians-and-influencers-spread-disinformation-during-the-2024-election/

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04 October 2026 18:31

New study: Topical Urolithin A reduces wrinkle depth vs placebo after 8 weeks in a randomized clinical trial, among other findings
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(26)03027-0

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04 October 2026 16:31

A new study links sexually objectifying messages from family during upbringing to higher self-objectification in young women, which in turn is associated with greater difficulty refusing unwanted sex, communicating sexual desires, and achieving orgasm.
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-links-sexual-objectification-at-home-to-young-womens-difficulty-saying-no-to-unwanted-sex/

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04 October 2026 14:31

Senolytics dasatinib and quercetin in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: a proof-of-principle randomized, controlled trial
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-026-01643-4

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04 October 2026 12:31

Researchers have discovered that urolithin A, a gut metabolite produced after eating pomegranates, can improve heart function by up to 80 percent in mice with heart failure by helping the heart muscle relax properly.
https://www.sciencealert.com/pomegranate-compound-improves-heart-function-up-to-80-in-mice-with-heart-failure

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04 October 2026 10:31

Re-evaluating molecular clock maximum age calibrations revives pre-Ediacaran divergence estimates for animals | Science Advances
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeg6289

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04 October 2026 08:31

Brain network localization of gray matter alterations and executive dysfunction in pediatric ADHD
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42815954/

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14 September 2026 12:31

MDMA-assisted couples therapy showed promise for reducing both PTSD symptoms and relationship distress in a new study, suggesting that treating trauma within the context of a close relationship may improve outcomes for both partners.
https://www.psypost.org/mdma-enhanced-couples-therapy-shows-promise-for-treating-ptsd-and-relationship-distress/

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