Young athletes focused on 1 sport are more likely to get injured

Switching sports for one season a year can keep young athletes safer and provide a better outlook for their long-term health.

Michigan State • futurity
July 17, 2025 • ~5 min

‘Exploding’ pills could deliver insulin without a needle

"This study introduces a new way of drug delivery that is as easy as swallowing a pill and replaces the need for painful injections."

Georgia Tech • futurity
July 17, 2025 • ~7 min

Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

Replication research can take the temperature on how accurate science in a given field is, but research replication is easier said than done.

Amanda Kay Montoya, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
July 17, 2025 • ~11 min

Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI

Democrats and Republicans alike have concerns about AI and want to see the rapidly developing technology regulated to protect the public.

Tatishe Nteta, Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst • conversation
July 17, 2025 • ~6 min

Children living near oil and gas wells face higher risk of rare leukemia, studies show

As overall cancer rates in the US decline, childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia continues to rise.

Nicole Deziel, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Professor of Environment and of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University • conversation
July 17, 2025 • ~8 min

When grief involves trauma − a social worker explains how to support survivors of the recent floods and other devastating losses

Contrary to popular belief, grief doesn’t unfold in 5 neat stages. Yet, when loss is traumatic, it can take a heavy emotional and physical toll, leaving mourners and their supporters overwhelmed and unsure how to help.

Liza Barros-Lane, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Houston-Downtown • conversation
July 17, 2025 • ~8 min

New discovery at Cern could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter

The finding could also open the door to the discovery of new particles.

William Barter, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Edinburgh • conversation
July 17, 2025 • ~6 min

AI can accelerate search for more effective Alzheimer’s medicines by streamlining clinical trials

Scientists have used AI to re-analyse a clinical trial for an Alzheimer’s medicine, and identified a group of patients who responded to treatment. The work

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 17, 2025 • ~6 min

This “smart coach” helps LLMs switch between text and code

The CodeSteer system could boost large language models’ accuracy when solving complex problems, such as scheduling shipments in a supply chain.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 17, 2025 • ~8 min

New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot

MIT engineers designed a versatile interface that allows users to teach robots new skills in intuitive ways.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
July 17, 2025 • ~8 min

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