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Blowing Into Conch Shell May Ease Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Have Sleep Apnea?
Blow on a Conch Shell
NEW STUDY
Aug 14, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Have Sleep Apnea? Blow on a Conch Shell

Small study finds fewer apnea events, less daytime fatigue after subjects blew into a conch shell

(Newser) - A small study out of India suggests that blowing into a conch shell—a practice rooted in Indian tradition—may provide relief for people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, the most common sleep-tied breathing disorder . OSA is a condition where throat muscles block the airway during sleep,...

ADHD Drugs May Lower Risks Beyond Symptoms
ADHD Drugs May Do
More Than Help ADHD
NEW STUDY
Aug 14, 2025 7:29 AM CDT

ADHD Drugs May Do More Than Help ADHD

Largest study yet links such medications to lower real-world risks, including suicidal behavior

(Newser) - A new study out of Sweden suggests that medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could help reduce more than just the core symptoms of the condition. For their research published in the BMJ journal , scientists looked at medical records for nearly 150,000 people diagnosed with ADHD and...

Watchdog Slams 'Ineffective' ChatGPT Guardrails for Teens

Center for Countering Digital Hate says AI chatbot offers kids detailed plans for self-harm, drug use

(Newser) - ChatGPT will instruct 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, tell them how to conceal eating disorders, and even compose a suicide letter to their parents if asked, per new research from a watchdog group. The AP reviewed three-plus hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable teens....

Cockatoos Have Dozens of Dance Moves at Their Disposal
Researchers
Count 30
Cockatoo
Dance Moves
NEW STUDY
Aug 8, 2025 8:54 AM CDT

Researchers Count 30 Cockatoo Dance Moves

Scientists also find in new research that parrots dance just for fun

(Newser) - Think you've got better moves than a parrot? New research suggests you may want to reassess that. A study published in PLOS One has catalogued 30 distinct dance moves performed by cockatoos, with 17 of them never previously documented. The findings come from analyses of 45 online videos...

Dementia Diagnosis Often Lags for Years After First Symptoms

Delays tied to misdiagnosis, stigma, health care system gaps, per new research

(Newser) - A new study led by University College London reveals that people with dementia typically wait 3 1/2 years from initial symptoms to hear an official diagnosis—a delay that stretches to 4.1 years for those facing early-onset forms, reports the Independent . The analysis, published in the International Journal ...

Ancient Greeks Offered the Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'
Ancient Greeks Offered the
Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'
NEW STUDY
Jul 31, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

Ancient Greeks Offered the Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'

Scientists confirm honeycomb offering in ancient jars at Paestum, formerly Poseidonia

(Newser) - A decades-old archaeological mystery has finally been cracked: A strange sticky residue found in 2,500-year-old bronze jars unearthed in southern Italy is now confirmed to be ancient honeycomb. Researchers had long suspected the jars—discovered in a sixth-century BC underground shrine in Paestum—contained honey, an offering to...

Liver Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050
Liver Cancer Cases Could
Nearly Double by 2050
NEW STUDY
Jul 29, 2025 7:04 AM CDT

Liver Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050

Obesity, alcohol, hepatitis are the main drivers worldwide—but 60% of cases may be preventable

(Newser) - A new global study points to a striking stat: About 60% of liver cancer cases—currently killing more than 700,000 people worldwide each year—could be prevented by tackling a handful of risk factors. Published in the Lancet journal , the study highlights chronic hepatitis B and C, heavy...

Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls
Why Some Families Seem
to Have Only Boys or Girls
NEW STUDY
Jul 26, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls

Research finds that family patterns involving siblings influence the odds

(Newser) - A Harvard University study is challenging the long-held assumption that the odds of having a baby boy or girl are a simple coin toss. Drawing on records from more than 58,000 women in the Nurses' Health Study, researchers uncovered a pattern, per NPR : In families with at least...

7K Steps a Day May Be All You Need
Can't Get
10K Steps In?
Keep Walking
Anyway
NEW STUDY
Jul 25, 2025 6:19 AM CDT

Can't Get 10K Steps In? Keep Walking Anyway

Research suggests 7K steps may be all you need for reduced disease, depression risks

(Newser) - A new study suggests that hitting 7,000 steps daily could be enough to lower risks for a range of serious diseases, challenging the long-touted 10,000-step benchmark. The research published in the Lancet Public Health journal , which pooled data from more than 160,000 adults worldwide, linked this...

Grand Canyon Gives Up New Species From 'Goldilocks Zone'

Site was an evolutionary hotbed 500M years ago, per fossil research on recently found penis worm

(Newser) - A previously unknown species of penis worm navigated what's now the Grand Canyon half a billion years ago—making up part of a fascinating, first-of-its-kind discovery at the iconic US site. By dissolving fist-size rocks discovered along the Colorado River within the canyon, researchers led by the University of...

How Much You Move a Better Predictor of Longevity Than Age
For Those Seeking
a Longer Life,
Get a Move on It
NEW STUDY
Jul 19, 2025 5:25 PM CDT

For Those Seeking a Longer Life, Get a Move on It

Wrist trackers show that daily activity beats out metrics like how old you are in predicting longevity

(Newser) - A new study suggests that the best indicator of how long you'll live isn't buried in a complex list of medical tests or hidden among the hundreds of biomarkers that longevity-obsessed tech millionaires track. Instead, it comes down to a much simpler metric: how much you move...

Science Finds People Want to Date Their Pets (Kind of)

New study reveals nearly a third of pet owners would go out with the AI version of their cats, dogs

(Newser) - Man's best friend = man's artificial-intelligence-created lover? That's the gist of a new study that shows a significant number of pet owners wouldn't mind dating their pets if an AI version of them could be created, reports the New York Post . According to the MetLife survey...

Research Clashes With Claim by Kennedy About Vaccines

Study of 1.2M people sees no link between aluminum in doses and disorders including autism

(Newser) - A major new study has investigated the claim by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others that vaccines administered to protect children from infectious diseases are dangerous—and found no evidence of it. Vaccine critics often cite aluminum salts, a product added to many childhood vaccines to increase their...

Everyday CBD Use Brings Risk to Liver
Everyday CBD Use
Brings Risk to Liver
NEW STUDY
Jul 8, 2025 6:21 AM CDT

Everyday CBD Use Brings Risk to Liver

Study finds 5% had elevated liver enzymes after use

(Newser) - As cannabidiol (CBD) products become a fixture in American homes, a new FDA study has found that even low doses may quietly harm the liver in some users. Researchers conducted a placebo-controlled study with 201 healthy adults, giving some participants a common consumer dose of CBD for four weeks....

The Six Traits That Make a Person Cool

A new study shows there's a difference between being a good person and being cool

(Newser) - Turns out cool people around the world have a lot in common, but it all may not be as great as it seems. The New York Times reports that a new study found that, regardless of age, gender, income, or location, nearly 6,000 participants from 12 countries generally agree...

These Critters Outlasted Dino-Killing Asteroid, Still Thrive

DNA study reveals ancient origins, resilience of the night lizard

(Newser) - A new study sheds light on some unlikely survivors of the asteroid impact that wiped out most dinosaurs 66 million years ago: night lizards. According to research published Wednesday in Biology Letters , these small reptiles—found today in parts of North and Central America—managed to persist despite living...

Why Hatshepsut's Statues Were Really Smashed in Ancient Egypt

New study points to ritual practice, not revenge or sexism, in destruction of female pharaoh's statues

(Newser) - A long-standing theory about the fate of Queen Hatshepsut's statues has been upended by a new study. For decades, Egyptologists believed that Thutmose III, Hatshepsut's nephew and successor, ordered the destruction of her statues in an act of personal revenge after she died to erase all signs...

Why Cats Prefer a Left-Side Snooze
Why Cats Prefer
a Left-Side Snooze
NEW STUDY
Jun 28, 2025 5:30 AM CDT

Why Cats Prefer a Left-Side Snooze

Study links position to faster threat response

(Newser) - Ever wondered why your cat curls up on its left side? New research suggests this sleepy preference could be a clever survival tactic honed by evolution—giving felines a quick edge the moment they wake. An international team analyzed more than 400 YouTube videos and found that two-thirds of...

These Canadian Rocks May Be Earth's Oldest
These Rocks in Canada
May Be Earth's Oldest
new study
Jun 27, 2025 10:11 AM CDT

These Rocks in Canada May Be Earth's Oldest

Study puts them at 4.1B years old

(Newser) - Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Quebec—but researchers have disagreed on exactly how...

Child Had a 5% Chance of Living. This Device Saved Them

Young patient with leukemia, organ failure recovers after experimental treatment with SCD solution

(Newser) - Doctors at Michigan Medicine have reported a medical first: saving a young child in septic shock and experiencing failure of five organ systems using a new device called the Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD), made by SeaStar Medical. The case, published in Pediatric Nephrology , involved a child with a prior...

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