Research news this hour:

  • MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026 May 21, 2026 8:04 pm MIT The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected 120 members and 25 international members for 2026, including six MIT faculty members and 10 additional alumni.  Among MIT professors, Bengt Holmström, Michale Fee, Gareth McKinley ’91, Keith Nelson, Fan …
  • Wastewater tracking catches hospital fungus before patients show symptoms May 21, 2026 7:32 pm Medical News A new UNLV-led wastewater surveillance study brings scientists one step closer in the global race to detect and deter skyrocketing cases of a potentially deadly drug-resistant fungus that puts hospital patients at risk of serious blood, heart, or brain …
  • NY Senator Chuck Schumer Appoints Dr. Gunisha Kaur to US Commission On International Religious Freedom May 21, 2026 7:27 pm News India Times US Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY, has appointed Dr. Gunisha Kaur, an anesthesiologist,  to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) May 21, 2026 Dr. Gunisha Kaur. PHOTO: @gunishakaur.com Dr. Kaur is an anesthesiologist specializing …
  • Top grads reflect on friendships, future goals May 21, 2026 6:25 pm The Sachse News - Texas Imanol Matos Colón, Sachse High School’s Class of 2026 valedictorian, and Michelle Chung, salutatorian, will both attend the University of Texas at Dallas this fall, but neither plans to forget the experiences and relationships formed during high school …
  • Spirituality and Brain Health May 21, 2026 6:12 pm Coastal Breeze News - Florida Spirituality is one of the five pillars of my Brain Health Lifestyle® and the focus of this article. Spiritual health is critically important and is nurtured from both earth-bound activities and from our relationship with God.  Spiritual health is not a …
  • Bridgeport sends Class of 2026 onto new horizons May 21, 2026 5:47 pm The Bridgeport News - West Virginia BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Bridgeport High School Class of 2026 will graduate at 8 p.m. May 23 at Wayne Jamison Field. The Baccalaureate was held at 6 p.m. May 19 at Simpson Creek Baptist Church. The Senior Awards Assembly was held at 8:30 a.m. May 21 at the …
  • New study shows how exercise hormone reduces multiple sclerosis symptoms May 21, 2026 5:26 pm Medical News A new study offers clues as to why exercise can improve neurological symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, led by investigators from Mass General Brigham and University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), examined levels of the …
  • Four from MIT named 2026 Searle Scholars May 21, 2026 4:59 pm MIT MIT scientists Sven Dorkenwald and Whitney Henry have been named 2026 Searle Scholars, an award given annually to 15 exceptional early-career researchers in the fields of biomedical sciences and chemistry. Dorkenwald is an assistant professor of brain and …
  • Could a dementia drug help treat alcohol withdrawal? UK researchers explore possibility May 21, 2026 4:33 pm UKNow - Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 21, 2026) — A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain …
  • Unpacking The Root Causes Of Fibromyalgia May 21, 2026 3:51 pm Blavity Ever feel like your entire body is staging a protest, leaving you completely exhausted, no matter how much sleep you catch? If that deep, widespread ache refuses to leave for months at a time, you might be dealing with a chronic condition called …
  • BMS and Anthropic collaborate for Claude implementation May 21, 2026 2:21 pm Hospital Management Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has signed a strategic agreement with Anthropic to implement its Claude platform across its global operations. The initiative will embed agentic capabilities throughout BMS’ research, clinical, manufacturing, commercial, and …
  • The CEO Who Subtracted His Ego To Save His Company May 21, 2026 2:16 pm Forbes The path out of high-achieving burnout is not addition but subtraction. Not more habits, better leadership practices, or more perfect operations. Less ego. getty Dr. Shaoqing Sun built a global energy intelligence company over thirty years, won a landmark …
  • Leader of Pontifical Academy for Life offers overview of academy a year into his presidency May 21, 2026 1:53 pm EWTN News After more than three decades, the Pontifical Academy for Life continues its mission to promote human dignity from the beginning of oneʼs life to its end. In 1994 Pope John Paul II established the Pontifical Academy for Life, which works with institutions …
  • Antag Therapeutics appoints obesity treatment pioneer Philip Just Larsen as Chief Executive Officer May 21, 2026 11:30 am EIN Presswire Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 May 2026 – Antag Therapeutics (“Antag” or “the Company”), advancing personalized and flexible obesity treatment through GIP receptor antagonism, today announces the appointment of Philip Just Larsen MD, PhD as Chief Executive …
  • Google’s Gemini for Science Tools Target Bottlenecks in Research Workflows May 21, 2026 10:12 am WebProNews Google just rolled out a set of experimental AI tools aimed squarely at the daily grind of scientific research. Announced at I/O 2026, the Gemini for Science collection promises to speed up hypothesis creation, experiment design and literature review. …
  • InSphero Accelerates Global Growth and US Expansion with Acquisition of PhenoVista Biosciences May 21, 2026 8:17 am EIN Presswire Strategic acquisition strengthens InSphero’s US presence and expands advanced imaging and phenotypic analysis capabilities for drug discovery and safety testing SCHLIEREN, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, May 21, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- InSphero, the …
  • Buddhist Scholars and Technologists to Gather in Austria for July Conference on AI and Human Identity May 21, 2026 6:59 am Buddhistdoor Global From facebook.com Buddhist scholars, contemplative practitioners, and technology experts are set to convene in Austria in July for a two-week interdisciplinary initiative exploring the relationship between Buddhism and artificial intelligence. Organized by …
  • Seven Cambridge academics elected as 2026 Academy of Medical Sciences Fellows May 21, 2026 5:48 am University of Cambridge News The new Fellows have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to advancing medical science, each responsible for pioneering discovery research and translating innovation into tangible benefits for patients and the wider public. They join an …
  • We’re leaseholders who fought a £200,000 energy bill and won. We want our refunds May 21, 2026 5:48 am The i paper When Calum Matheson received a shock letter telling him he owed an additional £550 for energy bills, he knew it was wrong and was determined to fight it. Calum, a software engineer who owns a leasehold flat in the River Gardens development in Greenwich, …
  • DMU earns Carnegie recognition for growing research enterprise May 21, 2026 5:41 am Business Record - Iowa Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has received an updated Carnegie Classification recognizing it as a Research Colleges and Universities institution, adding to its existing Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers designation and placing …