Research news this hour:
- Are You Addicted to Scrolling? The New Digital Habit that is Stealing Our Recovery August 12, 2026 12:21 pm The European Business Review Infinite scrolling may seem harmless, but repeated digital stimulation can erode attention, recovery, and self-control, making digital resilience increasingly important. Infinite scrolling has changed the way people use small moments of downtime, turning …
- Israeli start up develops ‘brain-decoding’ AI in hopes of treating Alzheimer’s disease and PTSD August 12, 2026 12:21 pm The Jewish Chronicle The core of the company's technology is an AI model called Descartes which has taken six years to develop and has been trained to interpret brain activity data. According to the firm, Descartes was supplied with 250,000 hours of data, including …
- Madrigal Appoints John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Directors August 12, 2026 12:00 pm EIN Presswire CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDGL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), today announced it has …
- ADARx Pharmaceuticals Expands Leadership Team with Board and Executive Appointments August 12, 2026 12:00 pm EIN Presswire – Ying Huang, Ph.D. appointed to Board of Directors, bringing deep experience spanning executive public biotech leadership, Wall Street and big pharma R&D – – Robert Ackles joins as Chief People Officer, bringing nearly three decades of biopharma …
- BrainsWay Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Operational Highlights August 12, 2026 11:30 am EIN Presswire Record second quarter 2026 revenue increased 35% to $17.1 million, compared with Q2 2025 Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year-over-year to $3.5 million, with margin expanding to 20% Remaining performance obligations grew 30% year-over-year to $80.4 …
- DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION August 12, 2026 10:38 am Bastille Post Headlined by top DJ Korolova, Velo's inaugural event brought the spirit of Tomorrowland to Ibiza, inviting music fans to embrace their own originality, and prove the dancefloor has no borders LONDON, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo hosted …
- Chinese Neurosurgical Journal Reviews Explore Blood–Brain Barrier-Aware Nanomedicines for Glioblastoma August 12, 2026 10:30 am EIN Presswire Stimuli-responsive and biomimetic nanomedicines designed to cross the blood–brain barrier may represent the next frontier in glioblastoma treatment CHINA, August 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The inability of most therapies to penetrate the …
- Can a Near-Death Experience Seem to Last for Years? August 12, 2026 10:17 am Psychology Today Have you ever had a dream that seemed to last for hours, only to wake up and realize that mere seconds have passed? This is just one example demonstrating the widely accepted neurological understanding that our experience of time is simply a construct of …
- Mount Sinai Reaches Milestone 2 in $101 Million XPRIZE Healthspan Competition August 12, 2026 10:08 am Bioengineer.org New York, NY — August 11, 2026 — Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have advanced to the finals of XPRIZE Healthspan, a $101 million global competition seeking therapies that can extend the years people live in good health. The …
- Meet the Bihar village boy who cracked JEE at 13, entered IIT Kanpur, interned at Apple and now works in the US August 12, 2026 10:02 am The Times of India Satyam Kumar's story begins in a farming household in Bihar and leads, more than two decades later, to a research role at Texas Instruments in the United States. In between lies a path that runs through the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur …
- Allergan Aesthetics Refreshes Allergan Partner Privileges® to Better Support Today's Modern Aesthetics Practices August 12, 2026 9:11 am Investing News Network Updated program delivers simplified savings, greater benefits transparency, and expanded opportunities for practice growth Introduces new rewards opportunities for customer segments, including first-time APP members, growing practices, and long-standing …
- SingHealth Launches Global Network for World-Class Healthcare Administrator Immersion and Development August 12, 2026 8:08 am Bastille Post SingHealth is working alongside nine leading academic medical centres and health systems worldwide to formalise a structured exchange programme for healthcare administrators. Administrators will spend six to eight weeks embedded inside these institutions …
- MiTAC Computing Showcases Diversified Infra for Agentic Workloads at OCP APAC Summit August 12, 2026 8:08 am Bastille Post TAIPEI, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, a global leader in high-performance, energy-efficient server solutions and a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings Corporation (TSE:3706), today showcased its diversified rack- …
- Medical Kiosk Market to reach USD 5.57 Billion by 2035 at 11.8% CAGR August 12, 2026 8:04 am EIN Presswire Medical Kiosk Market to Surge from USD 2.04 Billion in 2026 to USD 5.57 Billion by 2035-By Healthcare Workforce Shortfalls, Government Digital-Health Mandates NY, CA, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As per Market Research …
- Early-Life Sugar Restriction Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s, Dementia Risk, Study Finds August 12, 2026 6:25 am Natural News Study: Less Sugar in First 1,000 Days Associated With Lower Alzheimer's Risk People exposed to less sugar before birth and during their first one to two years of life were less likely to develop dementia more than six decades later, according to a …
- Khalil Ismail's Bet: Neural Interfaces Will Become Objects of Desire August 12, 2026 6:00 am International Business Times - United Kingdom Long before Voyage became Khalil Ismail's Maison for Mind Computing, there was a child looking at an iPhone and refusing to treat it like an ordinary object. TouchID had just arrived, and what fascinated him was not convenience. It was recognition. A …
- Craft Pilot Addresses the Growing Demand for Neurodivergent-Friendly Cognitive Tools With Science-Informed Product Line Now Available Online August 12, 2026 5:36 am Knox County News - Nebraska ""The neurodivergent community has been telling us for years what they need, and for too long, the wellness industry has not listened carefully enough. At Craft Pilot, we started by understanding how different brains actually work. Our products …
- Harnessing T Cell Exhaustion in Organ Transplantation: Mechanisms, Metabolism, and Therapeutic Opportunities August 12, 2026 5:13 am Newswise Newswise — A comprehensive new review examines the complex role of T cell exhaustion in organ transplantation, highlighting how this dysfunctional immune state can both promote graft tolerance and create vulnerabilities to infection and malignancy. The …
- Immune Memory Mechanism Emerges as a Promising Target in Diabetes and Its Complications August 12, 2026 5:13 am Newswise Newswise — A growing understanding of trained immunity, a form of long-lasting immune system adaptation, is reshaping how scientists view diabetes and its many complications. A new review highlights how persistent changes in the body’s innate immune system …
- Can dogs read your facial expressions? It depends on your mood August 12, 2026 4:57 am Scientific American Dogs really do know when their owners think they have been a good boy or a naughty pup. Our canine companions can recognize and tell the difference between human facial expressions—and their brains get particularly active when people look happy, a new …