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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Nov-2026 20:15 ET (3-Nov-2026 01:15 GMT/UTC)

The overlooked networks of heat resilience

Yale University

Households and communities coping with extreme heat often rely on makeshift strategies that go unrecognized by policymakers and can clash with official systems. A YSE expert weighs in on the impact of the divide and the potential for co-created solutions.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Physical activity may protect older adults from hearing loss, new study finds

Arnold School of Public Health

Researchers from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (COMD) have partnered with faculty from across the Arnold School and USC to complete a study investigating the connections between physical function, blood pressure, hearing, and cognition among older adults. Published in Scientific Reports, the team found that participants who maintained higher levels of physical function (i.e., engaging in everyday physical activities) were less likely to experience hearing loss.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Purple pak choi’s hidden genetic gift: a borrowed gene from a distant relative unlocks anthocyanin richness

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

Purple pak choi gets its striking color from anthocyanins—potent antioxidants that boost nutritional value.

Journal: Horticulture Research

Medicare Part D plan designs hold steady in initial wake of Inflation Reduction Act implementation, researchers find

Arnold School of Public Health

A recent study led by health services policy and management assistant professor David Anderson has examined changes in Medicare Part D plans (both Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage and standalone prescription drug plans) to assess how insurers may have changed various aspects of the plans in response to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Published in Health Affairs, the researchers findings showed that insurers reacted primarily by lowering premiums and increasing deductibles.

Journal: Health Affairs

West Nile virus more than ten times higher in South Carolina compared to national average

Arnold School of Public Health

With little historical data on the prevalence of the West Nile virus in the state of South Carolina, members of the Delores Marie Thomas Research Lab have assessed its presence in the Palmetto State. Led by epidemiology associate professor Melissa Nolan, the team published their findings in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Journal: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

It’s time to change how we think about exercise, researchers suggest

Arnold School of Public Health

An abundance of clinical trials has shown that exercise reduces pain and facilitates everyday activities like climbing stairs for individuals with osteoarthritis. But researchers from the University of South Carolina, McMaster University and the University of Delaware believe it’s time for a mindset shift. Instead of viewing exercise as a temporary treatment for the condition, clinicians and patients should view physical activity as a lifelong behavior.

Journal: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Blue light boosts key medicinal compounds in Astragalus, study finds: Multi-omics and genetic tools uncover light-driven isoflavonoid biosynthesis

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science

Astragalus mongholicus, a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, produces isoflavonoids—bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory, immune-boosting, and antiviral properties.

Journal: Horticulture Research

Antarctic ozone recovery alters austral summer Southern Hemisphere circulation patterns

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences & Partner Journals

Antarctic ozone recovery alters austral summer Southern Hemisphere circulation patterns

Journal: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Novel photonics materials are needed to drive the second quantum revolution

ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems

A new review from TMOS researchers examines the materials and technologies needed to make quantum photonic systems programmable. The authors identify multifunctionality as a key challenge and highlight emerging approaches, including two-dimensional materials and tunable quantum light sources, that could help enable future quantum computing, communications and other quantum technologies.

Funder: Australian Research Council

Researcher describes two previously unknown insect species

University of Missouri-Columbia

A University of Missouri entomologist, Robert Sites, discovered two previously unknown saucer bug species, Ctenipocoris sagittatus from Guyana and Venezuela and Ctenipocoris reticulatus from India, expanding scientific knowledge of global biodiversity. The findings highlight both the complexity of identifying these tiny aquatic insects and the vast amount of life that remains undiscovered in freshwater ecosystems around the world.

Journal: Zootaxa

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