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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 ...

18 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
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 ...

17 hours ago in Medical economics
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%), ...

19 hours ago in Health
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 ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
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 ...

20 hours ago in Cardiology
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 ...

19 hours ago in Engineering
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 ...

19 hours ago in Health
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 ...

19 hours ago in Genetics
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 ...

23 hours ago in Biology
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.

22 hours ago in Other Sciences
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.

21 hours ago in Biomedical technology
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.

23 hours ago in Earth