Worthington Biochemical Corp

09/08/2026

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02650-x?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=4dd3d42714-nature-briefing-daily-20260904&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-52652524

The recognition and prestige of a Nobel prize for groundbreaking work comes with a gold medal and the equivalent of about US$1 million. The parody version, an Ig Nobel prize, devised to celebrate research that makes people laugh, and then think, might not deliver on the cash front, but it does bring considerable renown.

The awards highlight weird, funny and improbable research that also makes you think.

09/04/2026

https://www.newsweek.com/worldwide-population-hits-tipping-point-earlier-than-expected-12399706?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c23f600ae150758efa2a

People aged 65 and older outnumbered children aged 5 and under worldwide for the first time in recorded history, marking a demographic "tipping point" that arrived earlier than experts anticipated, a new U.S. Census Bureau report said.

A new U.S. Census Bureau report projects the global population aged 65 and older will more than double by 2060.

09/04/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260828-is-there-a-vaccine-against-lyme-disease-in-humans

Lyme disease is on the rise. But scientists are searching for ways to prevent it.

09/04/2026

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/09/sustainable-hydrogen-production-heating-method?utm_content=httpsnewsstanfordedustories202609sustainablehydrogenproductionheatingmethod&utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ext-09-03-2026&mkt_tok=NjYwLVRKQy05ODQAAAGkC3yFbRp5mKhzqrlm2Ae1pw_7pmysaPC_hCxZsToVx7tS9MaRq11-FMW4xggGA98_xKBZn7RTUoaRvXXKYP2ioPiqbKCDSrdzXqpo7vI

Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit.

Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit.

09/03/2026

https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-sticky-problem-of-detecting-fake-honey/4023882.article?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=9803e5de03-nature-briefing-daily-20260902&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-52652524

Nobody knows how much of the honey we buy is pure or adulterated, as detecting fraud remains surprisingly difficult. Nina Notman examines why finding fake honey is so analytically challenging — and what researchers are doing about it.

Nobody knows how much of the honey we buy is pure or adulterated, as detecting fraud remains surprisingly difficult. Nina Notman examines why finding fake honey is so analytically challenging - and what researchers are doing about it.

09/03/2026

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/2026-audubon-photography-awards-winners?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c23f600ae150758efa2a

We invite you to enjoy the winners of Audubon’s annual photo awards—featuring stunning moments with birds across the hemisphere.

09/03/2026

https://www.sciencealert.com/everyone-assumes-dna-shapes-your-personality-it-turns-out-something-else-is-doing-most-of-the-work?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c23f600ae150758efa2a

Now, the largest genetic investigation of the Big Five personality traits to date has found more than a thousand genetic variants associated with the ways we tend to think, feel, and behave.

09/03/2026

https://mbn.berkeley.edu/news/glp-1-treatment-extends-lifespan-older-healthy-mice

A glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist prescribed to help people manage obesity and type 2 diabetes extended the lifespan of older, healthy mice, according to a new study led by researchers in UC Berkeley’s Department of Metabolic Biology & Nutrition.

September 2, 2026A glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist prescribed to help people manage obesity and type 2 diabetes extended the lifespan of older, healthy mice, according to a new study led by researchers in UC Berkeley’s Department of Metabolic Biology & Nutrition. Shutterly/Adobe S...

09/02/2026

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-02597-z/index.html?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=d2c8c448f7-nature-briefing-daily-20260901&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-52652524

09/01/2026

https://hollingscancercenter.musc.edu/content-hub/News/2026/08/31/one-two-punch-against-aggressive-breast-cancer?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c23f600ae150758efa2a

Hollings researchers uncover a new weakness that could reduce reliance on chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer

Hollings researchers are developing a strategy to target chemoresistant triple-negative breast cancer tumors by first creating a weakness and then exploiting it to close the escape route the tumor cells use to survive.