Researchers at Xiamen University and Imperial College London developed a computational tool that predicts real supercapacitor device energy density from early material tests with less than 1% error, revealing a conversion factor of roughly 0.35 between material and device performance.

Researchers have developed a one-step laser technique that creates prelithiated silicon-graphene battery anodes at room atmosphere, delivering over 1700 mAh/g capacity with 83% retention after 4,500 charge cycles - far outperforming existing silicon anode approaches.

A randomized controlled trial found that brief, evidence-based messages challenging beliefs about risk and social norms significantly reduced people's intention to panic buy - suggesting the behavior is preventable with the right communication strategy.

A severe U.S. drought in the late 1980s triggered a 42% drop in Gulf of Mexico fish biomass by cutting nutrient flow from the Mississippi River. Under high-emission scenarios, researchers project fisheries could decline over 70% by century's end.

A nationwide Danish study found that GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy were associated with 70-84% higher preterm birth risk when used for diabetes - but showed no such link when taken for weight management, suggesting the disease drives the risk.

A study of over 750 cactus species found that the rate of flower shape evolution, not flower size or pollinator specialization, predicts how quickly cacti split into new species. The finding challenges ideas dating back to Darwin.

UCLA Health hosts its first Brain Health Summit on March 20-21, 2026, bringing together neuroscientists, policymakers, and advocates to address brain disorders that affect over 180 million Americans and represent the leading cause of disability nationwide.

The Gilead Australia Medical Fellowships, which have awarded more than $4 million to locally driven clinical research over 15 years, are now accepting applications for 2027. The program funds projects in HIV, viral hepatitis, and hematological malignancies.

Analyzing 37,000 images of women's clothing from 1869 to today, mathematicians confirmed that fashion trends cycle roughly every 20 years. Their model traces the pattern to a social tension between differentiation and conformity.

A 12-year study of 1,647 adults found that higher adherence to the MIND diet - a hybrid of Mediterranean and blood-pressure-lowering eating patterns - was associated with 20% less grey matter loss and delayed brain aging by up to 2.5 years.

Researchers detected a bowel cancer biomarker called CDH1 in neighborhood wastewater samples from Louisville, with levels tracking the density of known cancer cases. The approach could flag high-risk areas before clinical data catches up.

Investors in Germany's green bond market pay a measurable premium - about 4 basis points on average - for environmentally labeled debt. The gap widens after climate events and could save governments money if they issue more green bonds.

A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver leach 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to kill coho salmon, into municipal stormwater systems—and the contamination persists long after the fields are installed. Researchers traced the pollution to crumb rubber infill made from recycled tires, a material widely used on synthetic turf fields. The team found it consistently released 6PPD-quinone and other contaminants across fields of different ages. “An average turf field contains about 125 tonnes of crumb rubber, roughly 20,000 tires,” said Katie Moloney, a PhD student ...

A new study has introduced a more accurate way to evaluate how biochar interacts with water, offering important insights for agriculture, soil management, and environmental sustainability. Biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass, is widely used to improve soil quality and water retention. However, understanding how biochar affects soil water behavior has long been challenging due to limitations in existing measurement methods. Researchers have now developed a new approach called the dynamic contact angle method, which provides ...

A new study has found that biochar made from agricultural waste such as chestnut shells and vine prunings could help deliver beneficial compounds more effectively in animal feed, offering a promising alternative to antibiotics in livestock production. The research, published in Biochar, explores how biochar can act as a carrier for lysozyme, a natural antimicrobial enzyme commonly found in egg whites. Scientists developed a simple and environmentally friendly method to attach lysozyme onto biochar particles and tested how well the system works under conditions ...

Health promotion, education, and behavior assistant professor Leila Larson conducts her nutrition-focused maternal and child health research all over the world, and South Carolinians will soon benefit from her expertise. With funding from the USC Collaborative for Health Equity Research (CHEER), an equity-driven pilot project program recently established by the USC Office of the Provost, Larson has launched a new study focused on pica (i.e., the craving and consumption of non-food items, like ice, and sometimes earth, like clay or soil). “Pica impacts pregnant women across the globe, including ...

A two-drug combination frequently used in anti-aging research causes brain damage in mice, University of Connecticut researchers report in the March 16 issue of PNAS. The findings should make doctors cautious about prescribing the drug combo prophylactically, but also suggest new ways to understand multiple sclerosis. “When you administer this cocktail to an animal, young or old, the myelin is damaged, which makes it disappear. Even worse in the young animals” than in the aged ones, says UConn School of Medicine immunologist ...

Exercise science assistant professor Elizabeth Adams is using her expertise in healthy dietary patterns among children and families to lead a five-year study focused on improving nutrition through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). With support from a $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant, Adams is working to increase SNAP recipients’ use of fruit and vegetable incentive programs to improve long-term wellness and reduce health care costs. Across the United States, more than 34 million individuals (nine million of them children) experience food insecurity, ...

First study linking fructose metabolism by brain immune cells to glioblastoma growth Blocking a key fructose transporter activated tumor-killing immune cells in mice Findings suggest a promising new drug target to improve brain cancer treatments CHICAGO --- Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor metabolize fructose to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth, reports a study published on March 17 in the Proceedings of the National ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Shoulder replacement is the third most common joint-replacement surgery in the U.S. and is likely to become more common as the population ages, according to Penn State researchers. Though most patients go home on the same day as their surgery, those with greater health risks or serious injuries are admitted to the hospital for shoulder replacement. Patients who experience complications like infection or sepsis sometimes need to be readmitted to the hospital for treatment at a later date.   In a study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery ...

Research Highlights: Excess fat stored around the waist (belly weight or visceral fat), indicated by measuring waist size, was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI). Systemic inflammation played a key role in the relationship between extra weight stored around the waist, or central obesity, and heart failure. About one-quarter to one-third of the link between abdominal fat and heart failure appeared to be explained by inflammation. The mediating role of inflammation in the association between central obesity and heart failure suggests that reducing inflammation ...

Research Highlights: Adults with prediabetes by their early 30s who had high fasting glucose levels, in addition to other risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol or high blood pressure, had the highest risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Individuals who had high fasting glucose levels (100-125 mg/dL) and who met the criteria for treatment with a GLP-1RA medication were more likely to progress from prediabetes to Type 2 diabetes within five years. Using blood test results and risk factors to identify which young adults with prediabetes had the highest risk of progressing to Type 2 diabetes may help accelerate treatment ...

March 17, 2026-- Postpartum uninsurance declined among Black women in non-expansion states during the COVID-19 continuous Medicaid coverage policy, but racial gaps persisted, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research is the first to explicitly examine how the policy affected racial equity in postpartum insurance coverage while also considering states’ Medicaid expansion status under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The study is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Extending ...

Going to the grocery store these days can be a painful experience, with record-high price hikes biting into Canadian food budgets. However, as many societies around the world already know, a cheap, plentiful source of protein is literally at our feet: insects, especially crickets, grasshoppers, ants and beetles. While entomophagy — the eating of insects — has lagged in the U.S. and Canada, a new study by Concordia researchers found that there is some interest in the dietary practice, with some demographic groups showing more ...

DETROIT – A research team led by Wayne State University was awarded a $473,566, three-year grant from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) for a major collaborative initiative focused on enhanced phosphorus removal at the nation’s largest single-site wastewater treatment facility. The GLWA Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) serves 77 communities — including Detroit — and manages flows from a nearly 1,000‑square‑mile sewer shed. The project aims to protect the Rouge River and Lake Erie by improving phosphorus removal efficiency and ...