Research news this hour:
- UChicago Medicine Establishes Section of Computational Neurosurgery to Advance Precision Care and Research September 2, 2026 5:23 am Newswise Newswise — The University of Chicago Medicine will establish a new Section of Computational Neurosurgery on Sept. 1, bringing together clinical and scientific expertise in neurosurgery, artificial intelligence and data science to develop new approaches to …
- Saudi Arabia’s KACST and Imperial College London Strengthen Collaboration in Quantum Brain Research September 2, 2026 5:19 am Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) signed a research partnership with Imperial College London to advance quantum brain research, study quantum mechanical phenomena, and connect quantum science with engineering, …
- In 2003, Nasa researchers found freshwater snails mated and reproduced in space, with gravity-sensing statoconia 50% larger by volume than ground controls September 2, 2026 4:44 am The Times of India In 2003, Nasa researchers reported that freshwater snails carried into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle had mated and reproduced during their mission, allowing their gravity-sensing organs to develop entirely under microgravity. According to the study …
- Robert Anton Wilson and the art of being difficult to manipulate September 2, 2026 4:10 am Boing Boing Gabriel Kennedy (aka Prop Anon), author of the acclaimed biography Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, is currently running a crowdfunding campaign to bring his definitive history of underground icon (and Boing Boing patron …
- The Stress Test That Reliably Spikes Cortisol Is Also Wearing on the People in the Lab Coats September 2, 2026 3:23 am Medical Daily For more than three decades, psychology labs have had a dependable recipe for making a healthy adult miserable on command. Someone finally asked the people who cook it. Forty six researchers who administer the Trier Social Stress Test responded to a call …
- Iinvisible Wounds Of A Polycrisis: Why Children Need Mental Health Support Now September 2, 2026 3:18 am Friday Times When a crisis erupts, the world instinctively responds to what can be seen. Images of hunger, destroyed homes, displaced families, and overwhelmed hospitals mobilise urgent action. Food, water, shelter, and medical assistance rightly become priorities. Yet …
- Child Rearing and Civilization: How Each Shapes the Other September 2, 2026 2:37 am BookTrib Kin: Childhood, Parenting, and the Making of Civilization by Nam Nguyen "Drawing on disciplines including anthropology, history, psychology, religion and political thought, Nguyen offers a framework for recognizing parenting as a form of social power …
- People In Mentally & Emotionally Strong Marriages Swear By 6 Absurd Pieces Of Advice That Actually Work September 2, 2026 1:51 am YourTango - Arizona Throughout your marriage, you're likely to hear lots of advice, solicited or otherwise. Some of it may sound ridiculous, even absurd, yet the most unexpected advice can be surprisingly helpful. In an online forum thread, a user asked others for " …
- 87-Day Multi-Dimensional Athletic Development Study: Integrated Strength Training, Martial Arts, and Golf-Specific Movement Patterns September 2, 2026 1:25 am The Sport Journal Authors: Andrew Hopper1 1Performance Juice Elite Performance Coaching, Fort Worth, TX, USA Corresponding Author: Andrew Hopper, MBA, ICF Board Certified Coach Performance Juice Elite Performance Coaching Fort Worth, TX 76126 [email protected] (817) 964- …
- Beyond TREK-1: The Expanding Research Landscape of PE-22-28 September 2, 2026 12:14 am Chronogram - New York Among the growing number of neuroactive peptides under scientific investigation, PE-22-28 has emerged as a particularly intriguing molecule due to its highly specific interaction with the TWIK-related potassium channel 1, more commonly known as TREK-1. …
- Where can a biomedical M.Eng. take you? Just ask the Class of 2016 September 2, 2026 12:11 am Cornell Chronicle - New York When members of Cornell University’s 2016 cohort of biomedical engineering Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) alumni returned to campus for their 10-year reunion, they gathered alongside the next generation of students at the program’s annual M.Eng. Industry …
- The Canberra-built app helping people be more present in their lives September 1, 2026 11:49 pm HerCanberra Posted on 2 September, 2026 Many of us joke that we’re addicted to our phones, but the joke stops being funny when you find yourself endlessly reaching for your phone without knowing why. It starts small: a quick scroll when you wake up in the morning, …
- Atlas of the brain’s striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments September 1, 2026 11:17 pm MIT A region of the brain called the striatum is critical for many cognitive and motor functions, including decision-making, control of movement, habit formation, and processing of reward. It also plays a role in addiction and is significantly affected by …
- Cognition and consciousness arise from analog computations, says new theory September 1, 2026 11:17 pm MIT A new theory, published in The Journal of Neuroscience by three scientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, offers an explanation of how the brain produces cognition and consciousness: It uses traveling waves of rhythmic neural …
- Best Australian books out in September: a Big Little Lies sequel, Keating’s vision and ‘superagers’ September 1, 2026 11:08 pm The Guardian Gone Guru by Nadine Browne Fiction, Fremantle Press, $34.99 Noni, the narrator of Nadine Browne’s debut novel, has just arrived in New York to complete an MFA program. Things aren’t going well. Her memoir-in-progress has been pilloried by the NYU crowd and …
- MU Welcomes New STEM Programs in Computer Science September 1, 2026 10:29 pm The Quadrangle - New York Photos of computer lab in Miguel Hall ZENDRAH BONNICK/THE QUADRANGLE Zendrah Bonnick, Asst. News Editor Over the summer, the New York State Education Department granted official approval for the 128-credit cybersecurity bachelor’s program to come …
- Ghost in the Shell Ep 9: C2PA, Industry's Deepfake Fix, Failed Its Own Security Audit September 1, 2026 10:28 pm Tech Times Ghost in the Shell Episode 9, "BRAIN DRAIN ii" — available now on Prime Video — puts Major Motoko Kusanagi on trial for a killing that was filmed, weaponized, and released to the press by a state intelligence agency to manufacture a murder …
- The Problem Beneath the Problems: Why the Human Condition May Be Humanity’s Greatest Challenge September 1, 2026 9:58 pm Leamington Observer Humanity has never had more organisations working to make the world a better place. Across the globe, charities, non-profits, universities, research institutes and humanitarian organisations are tackling everything from poverty and inequality to war, …
- Haitian immigrant, Wright State student subjected to ankle monitor dies by apparent suicide September 1, 2026 9:19 pm WYSO - Ohio A Haitian immigrant studying at Wright State University has died in what appears to be a suicide, soon after being required to wear an ankle monitor. Pierre Damas Bel is reported to have died Monday morning after parking his car and intentionally going in …
- A NZ First Study Reveals Unequal Brain Injury Burden In Aotearoa September 1, 2026 8:50 pm Scoop September 01, 2026 A major new AUT study shows the burden of severe traumatic brain injuries (sTBI) is borne by some parts of Aotearoa’s population much more than others. The paper, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, shows Māori, males and those …