Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #159

Author

Rendy Mulaudzi
August 16, 2026

The most significant scientific findings you need to know today.

Aarhus University:

Medications used for weight loss may offer therapeutic benefits for individuals with arthritis. The research is published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

University of Colorado, Boulder:

New research reveals that major U.S. television networks provide limited coverage of climate change policy in their news segments. The study is published in the journal Environmental Research Communications.

University of Exeter:

Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older adults, according to new research in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

Wellcome Sanger Institute:

Researchers have found similarities between cancers in cats and humans. The research is published in the journal Science.

University College Cork:

Recent research findings suggest that eating unhealthy diets in early life modifies brain’s regulation of appetite. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

University of Southern California:

New research reveals that common pesticides may disrupt brain development before birth. The study is published in JAMA Neurology.

Tokyo Metropolitan University:

Researchers have identified a connection between heatwaves and incoming tropical cyclones in Japan. The research is published in the Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan.

University of Connecticut:

New research found that anti-aging medications cause damage to brain structure and function. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

University of Southern Bohemia:

Researchers are one step closer to tackling Europe’s insect decline. The research is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

Bernadino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum:

Researchers have described a new species of fish-eating dinosaur that lived more than 70 million years ago. The research appears in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.