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Medical Xpress / Guidance updated for laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in ED

In a guidance document issued by the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, updated recommendations are presented relating to laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in the emergency department (ED).

Jan 10, 2026 in Biomedical technology
Medical Xpress / South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio

South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days.

Jan 10, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Scientists solve longstanding mystery about diseases driven by uncontrolled cell growth

For the first time, scientists have answered a longstanding question in cell biology about a partnership of proteins called the "KICSTOR–GATOR1 complex" which operates as a control system inside our cells, telling them ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / A stress-related chemical could initiate symptoms of depression

Depression, one of the most prevalent mental health disorders worldwide, is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, impaired daily functioning and a loss of interest in daily activities, often along with altered ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked

U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.

Jan 10, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Coffee as a staining agent substitute in electron microscopy

To ensure that the tissue structures of biological samples are easily recognizable under the electron microscope, they are treated with a staining agent. The standard staining agent for this is uranyl acetate. However, some ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Quantum phenomenon enables a nanoscale mirror that can be switched on and off

Controlling light is an important technological challenge—not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes, but also at the nanometer scale. Recently, physicists at the University of Amsterdam published ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Inflammatory immune cells predict survival and relapse in multiple myeloma

A new study maps the immune cell landscape of bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer that develops in the plasma cells of the bone marrow and has no cure. This large immune cell atlas, which includes ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Simultaneous packing structures in superionic water may explain ice giant magnetic fields

Superionic water—the hot, black and strangely conductive form of ice that exists in the center of distant planets—was predicted in the 1980s and first recreated in a laboratory in 2018. With each closer look, it continues ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Self-configuring optical devices automatically learn how to sort out light

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different optical patterns at once is extremely complicated, and remains a major challenge in modern photonics.

Jan 8, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Entanglement enhances the speed of quantum simulations, transforming long-standing obstacles into a powerful advantage

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a significant discovery regarding quantum entanglement. This phenomenon, which has long been viewed as a significant obstacle in classical ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Psychological traits that may fuel conspiracy theorist mindset identified

Conspiracy theories are one of the banes of the modern world, exacerbated by the internet and social media. What was once relegated to the fringe has now been pushed into the mainstream, actively shaping public discourse ...

Jan 5, 2026 in Other Sciences