Drinking coffee and tea directly improves our alertness during the day, but doesn’t seem to affect how much we sleep or how well we sleep at night over the long term. Research published in the Journal of Sleep Research used genetic information to find that consuming caffeine mainly reduces sleepiness and daytime sleepiness rather than … Read more
An international research collaboration led by the University of the Witwatersrand and Queen Mary University of London has published the most comprehensive genomic study of kidney function ever conducted in an African population, providing new information on the genetics of chronic kidney disease (CKD) across diverse African populations. Many newly identified species were common in … Read more
A large-scale genetic analysis reveals that genetic factors that cause autism risk are similar in people of different ancestral backgrounds. By examining the DNA of thousands of people in Latin America, researchers have shown that rare genetic mutations associated with autism occur in the same genes across different populations. The results, published in the journal … Read more
image: Victor Borda, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and colleagues have published the largest study to date on the genetics of indigenous Peruvians. vision Again Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, April 2, 2026: Latin Americans are represented in less than a quarter of a percent of genetic studies … Read more
At its most important, science often challenges logic. And the new discovery may be the most absurd of all: water breaks. A recent paper in Physical Review Letters, “Unexpected Fracture of Solids in Soft Liquids,” reports exactly that—when liquids are stretched with enough force, a supposedly liquid material breaks like a solid. Research suggests that … Read more
Scientists may have invented a night vision laser. Our incredible progress as a society has been increasing exponentially in recent years. When a team of scientists did it The chip is too thin to study invisible light of the world, they have mistakenly created something else entirely, the evergreen tree. How can this new invention … Read more
Autism has a significant and persistent sex bias, with approximately four boys diagnosed for every girl. For years, experts have believed that this disparity stems primarily from a lack of diagnosis because most autism research — and the diagnostic tools that came out of it — have focused on boys, effectively setting male standards for … Read more
More than 6m vapes and vape pods are being thrown away every week in the UK, and waste management companies are warning that many are still going through the recycling process despite a ban on discarded e-cigarettes. According to research by recycling campaign group Material Focus, the 6.3m vapes and pods thrown away every week … Read more
The transition from water to land is a question that still puzzles scientists. Those ancient organisms would need to adapt to the many new challenges of life outside of water. So, how did they do that? In the 2025 study, my colleagues and I tried to understand the genetic basis of adaptation to life on … Read more