An injectable hydrogel platform forms a lubricating depot inside the joint after a single minimally invasive injection, allowing drug-loaded nanocarriers to remain in place for several weeks and release medication gradually. Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the world’s major causes of persistent pain and disability. Treatments injected directly into joints, including analgesics, corticosteroids, and viscosupplements, […]
New Injectable Hydrogel Could Transform Osteoarthritis Treatment
An injectable hydrogel platform forms a lubricating depot inside the joint after a single minimally invasive injection, allowing drug-loaded nanocarriers to remain in place for several weeks and release medication gradually. Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the world’s major causes of persistent pain and disability. Treatments injected directly into joints, including analgesics, corticosteroids, and viscosupplements, […]
Is Your Sleep Hiding an Early Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s?
Could subtle signs of the disease appear during sleep long before the first memory problems emerge? Researchers are investigating this possibility with support from the Stop Alzheimer’s Foundation. The earliest signs of Alzheimer’s vulnerability may emerge during sleep, years before memory problems become apparent. Researchers at ULiège, supported by the Stop Alzheimer’s Foundation, are investigating […]
JWST Finds a Galaxy Cluster That Shouldn’t Be This Mature So Early in the Universe
New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope deepen the mystery of a young but unexpectedly mature galaxy cluster in the early universe that challenges leading ideas about cosmic evolution. A remarkably dense and massive galaxy cluster from a period when such structures were not expected to be so fully developed is putting pressure on […]
JWST Finds a Galaxy Cluster That Shouldn’t Be This Mature So Early in the Universe
New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope deepen the mystery of a young but unexpectedly mature galaxy cluster in the early universe that challenges leading ideas about cosmic evolution. A remarkably dense and massive galaxy cluster from a period when such structures were not expected to be so fully developed is putting pressure on […]
JWST Finds a Galaxy Cluster That Shouldn’t Be This Mature So Early in the Universe
New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope deepen the mystery of a young but unexpectedly mature galaxy cluster in the early universe that challenges leading ideas about cosmic evolution. A remarkably dense and massive galaxy cluster from a period when such structures were not expected to be so fully developed is putting pressure on […]
Scientists Think Fungi Could Turn Martian Dirt Into Farmland
Scientists from the United States and Brazil are exploring how beneficial fungi could turn Martian and lunar regolith into fertile growing media You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you’ve been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You’re nervous because you’re using a new type of fungi […]
Have We Found Alien Life? Here’s What Scientists Really Think
Claims about possible extraterrestrial life on K2-18b and Mars generated worldwide excitement, but a survey of hundreds of astrobiologists found that most experts remained cautious rather than convinced. It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the “strongest hints yet” of […]
Neuroscientist Challenges the Idea That Your Brain “Makes” Decisions
A professor proposes that behavior emerges through continuous interactions among sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes rather than a dedicated decision-making mechanism. There may be a gap between how people believe decisions are made and what actually happens inside the brain, according to Indiana University professor Tom James. For decades, both scientific theories and everyday thinking […]
Neuroscientist Challenges the Idea That Your Brain “Makes” Decisions
A professor proposes that behavior emerges through continuous interactions among sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes rather than a dedicated decision-making mechanism. There may be a gap between how people believe decisions are made and what actually happens inside the brain, according to Indiana University professor Tom James. For decades, both scientific theories and everyday thinking […]