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9-Jul-2026

Brain-body connection: Expert shares tips to reduce risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease

The same lifestyle choices that reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer also can reduce your risk of cognitive decline. Bryan Woodruff, M.D., a cognitive neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains the brain-body connection, lifestyle changes to foster brain health and why work to make earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is important.

9-Jul-2026

True Mirror: one researcher's short film about female entrepreneurship

Radboud University Nijmegen

How do female entrepreneurs deal with societal pressures, migration, and cultural expectations? That’s what Sibel Ozasir Kacar sought to figure out as part of her PhD research. Her findings have since been published in academic journals and presented at conferences, but to reach out beyond the scientific community, she also looked at other avenues. The end result, a short film titled ‘The True Mirror: Melisa’, was recently released.

9-Jul-2026

Water worries: The dangers of dehydration in pets

Texas A&M University

Dr. Sarah Manning, a clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, provides insight on how to ensure pets maintain the proper level of hydration as the temperature continues to rise.

9-Jul-2026

Google Chrome extension developed by doctoral student supports researchers globally

Mississippi State University

An online research tool developed by a Mississippi State College of Education doctoral student is helping researchers across the world manage their references, generating more than 1,000 installs in less than 90 days.

9-Jul-2026

PolyU develops smart assistant “AI-Care” that automatically identifies daily tasks and provides guidance to support independent living for visually impaired people

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong currently has nearly 200,000 visually impaired people. Although white canes and guide dogs can assist with basic mobility, daily tasks such as shopping and taking public transport remain challenging for them. A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an innovative assistive system, “AI-Care”,which is driven by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model. Connecting smart glasses and a mobile application, the system proactively detects surrounding objects and provides voice guidanceto help visually impaired people handle daily tasks independently. The team has partnered with industry collaborator Hillming Smartech Ltd. (HSL) to advance commercialisation, and with the Hong Kong Society for the Blind (HKSB) to launch community trials, aiming to inject new momentum into building an inclusive smart city.

9-Jul-2026

University Hospitals enrolls first pediatric patient in international research study

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center / UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital is proud to announce its participation in a landmark international study evaluating the safety and efficacy of benralizumab in children with hypereosinophilic syndrome. The location is one of only two study sites in the United States.

9-Jul-2026

Managing water with local wisdom and science

Kyushu University

In Asakura, the river follows the past. Long before modern science, villagers reshaped the land. Researchers are now learning how those systems still work, collaborating with local communities to manage rivers and prevent disasters while preserving biodiversity.

9-Jul-2026

Drone on the range: Improving land stewardship with spatial technologies

Texas A&M AgriLife Communications

Imagine the ability to collect a comprehensive, geolocated map of invasive plants that stand only inches tall across hundreds of acres in a single hour. Or, in the same timeframe, capture fine-scale vegetation data to produce highly accurate forecasts of forage mass and quality.

This combination of speed, efficiency and precision-guided management might seem like a rangeland manager’s dream, but faculty and students of the Landscape Ecology and Drones Lab, housed in the Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, are working to make it a reality.

9-Jul-2026

Building better smiles, one cell at a time

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University

Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, yet once damaged, it cannot regenerate naturally. To overcome this limitation, scientists are investigating the biology of enamel-forming cells and the molecular signals that guide their development. In a new study, researchers combined cutting-edge stem cell and organoid technologies to explore these mechanisms, generating insights that could help pave the way for future biological approaches to tooth repair.

Journal: International Journal of Oral Science
Funder: NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium, Brotman Baty Institute, Stem Cell Gift Funds, SCGE COF220919 (H.R-B), Molecule (J.M. and H.R-B.), AHA 19IPLOI34760143, DOD PR203328 W81XWH-21-1-0006

9-Jul-2026

Filipina aquaculture scientist Dr. Janice Ragaza appointed to leading animal science journals

Ateneo de Manila University

Dr. Janice Ragaza is one of the first Filipinas to serve on the editorial boards of several globally-recognized academic journals.