27-Oct-2025 Fern scientist uncovers how limits fuel evolution University of Tennessee at Knoxville Research by Assistant Professor Jacob S. Suissa at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is revealing complexity in how ferns have evolved. Journal Current Biology
27-Oct-2025 First steps in home and building flood prevention University of Texas at Austin A new dataset of pre- and post-hurricane first-floor elevation for homes and buildings in a Southwest Florida city was awarded a 2025 DesignSafe Dataset Award, which recognized the dataset's diverse contributions to natural hazards research. Journal Natural Hazards Review
27-Oct-2025 Pressing need for ethical and regulatory oversight of therapeutic voice AI, SFU expert urges Simon Fraser University As voice artificial intelligence (AI) speeds toward use in clinical settings, a researcher from Simon Fraser University is highlighting the urgent need for ethical, legal, and social oversight—especially in therapeutic care. Voice AI analyzes vocal patterns to detect signs of physical, cognitive, and mental health conditions based on vocal qualities like pitch and jitter or fluency and specific words people use. Some tech companies have even dubbed it “the new blood” of healthcare because of its potential to act as a biomarker, but SFU health sciences researcher Zoha Khawaja urges caution.
27-Oct-2025 UCF space medicine initiatives are taking off UCF College of Medicine UCF is welcoming two internationally known aerospace medicine experts to help expand its research, clinical and education efforts to keeping the galaxy’s travelers healthy and bringing those medical technologies back to patients on Earth.
27-Oct-2025 Georgia Tech’s soft robotics flips the script on ‘The Terminator’ Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech researchers are rewriting robotics — swapping steel for soft, intelligent materials that move like muscle. In Materials Horizons, Hong Yeo reveals how AI-driven “smart muscles” can respond and adapt in real time. The discovery opens new doors for prosthetics, therapy devices, and human-machine collaboration.
24-Oct-2025 2025 Mental Health, Brain, and Behavioral Science Research Day tackles addiction and maternal mental health University of Utah Health Researchers presented new results on maternal mental health and addiction treatment.
24-Oct-2025 Support systems that relieve the strain of medical care and parenting Kyushu University For many researchers, inspiration doesn’t just come from curiosity—it’s born out of personal struggle and lived experience. Professor Shoko Miyauchi of Kyushu University’s Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering is one such researcher. Motivated by the frustrations and anxieties she encountered during her own parenting experience, she has developed systems to support families with childcare needs. We sat down with Miyauchi to hear about her current research and future goals.
24-Oct-2025 Fasting may help pass longevity advantage to future generations, study finds BGI Genomics The secret to a longer life lies not just in what we eat, but maybe in when we don’t. When young worms went six days without food, they lived about 19% longer as adults. A fascinating study suggests that fasting might extend lifespan not only for individuals but also for their descendants, even generations later. The study, conducted by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, was published in the journal Science in September. Journal Science
24-Oct-2025 Decoding the white oak genome University of Tennessee at Knoxville Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and collaborators have sequenced the white oak genome, enabling insights into traits like pest resistance and climate adaptability to improve seedling survival. Through precision forestry experiments and seed orchards, efforts aim to enhance white oak sustainability, supporting biodiversity, timber production, and forest ecosystems for future generations.
24-Oct-2025 Unique bus stop research analyzes fatal pedestrian crashes University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee researchers analyzed nationwide data on fatal pedestrian crashes at bus stops, identifying midblock stops as especially dangerous. Their findings highlight infrastructure solutions like high-visibility crosswalks and relocating stops to signalized intersections, aiming to improve pedestrian safety and guide city planners, traffic engineers, and transit agencies in reducing crash risks. Journal Journal of Safety Research
