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Medical Xpress / Urine DNA test may spot Lynch syndrome urinary cancers before symptoms
A pioneering genetic test is improving early diagnosis and treatment for people with hereditary cancer caused by a genetic condition. The test, developed with the help of Newcastle University scientists, identifies specific ...
Medical Xpress / Hospice use after ICU admission increased across the US from 2011–2023
In recent years, medical guidelines and national policies have pushed hospitals to offer more palliative care to patients who are seriously ill. This has led to a major rise in palliative care use, especially among people ...
Medical Xpress / Colorful japonica rice shows unique lipids and slower digestion than white rice
Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than 85% of the rice we eat is composed of starch, though it also contains some protein (around 10%), ...
Phys.org / AI-based technology can detect gender violence from the voice
A research team at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed technology using advanced machine learning techniques that detects signs of gender violence from paralinguistic characteristics of the voice such as ...
Medical Xpress / Same-day hospital discharge found to be safe for select patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a study presented at the EAPCI Summit 2026. The summit ...
Tech Xplore / Why city street surveys miss methane leaks, and what that means for safety
The complexities of urban environments—like variable winds off tall buildings or surfaces—significantly impair the ability to detect natural gas leaks from underground pipelines, a new study shows. SMU researchers found ...
Medical Xpress / Post-hurricane heat can overwhelm first responders during prolonged outages
A new study from the University of Georgia suggests hurricanes may now pose an additional danger to people through heat exposure. Hurricanes threaten lives and cause significant economic damage. But their risks extend beyond ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood BMI changes genetically linked to adulthood diabetes and heart disease
A University of Queensland study has modeled how genes can influence a child's body mass index (BMI) over time and how they may contribute to the risk of developing diseases, such as heart disease or type 2 diabetes, later ...
Phys.org / The environmental impacts of where your apples are grown
New research from Cranfield University has analyzed the environmental impact of fresh apples sold in the U.K., comparing the greenhouse gas emissions and blue water scarcity across domestic production and imports from Europe ...
Phys.org / Food insecurity impacts employees' productivity, research finds
Food insecurity can increase anxiety and undermine employees at work, but workplace programs to address it can improve job outcomes, according to research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Medical Xpress / Japan panel approves stem cell medical products
Japanese government experts endorsed on Thursday ground-breaking projects to manufacture regenerative medicine products to treat heart diseases and Parkinson's, media reports said.
Phys.org / Research boosts search for new mineral deposits in Australia
Western Australian hydrothermal and magmatic deposits that formed several hundred kilometers apart more than two and half billion years ago share more commonalities than previously thought.
