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Medical Xpress / Problems with regulating emotions during pregnancy may help predict perinatal depression
Around 1 in 5 mothers experience perinatal depression. This condition involves depressive episodes during pregnancy or just after birth—often with lasting effects on both mother and child.
Medical Xpress / Existing drug could reduce breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women
A University of Manchester study reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed as a preventive breast cancer treatment in women before menopause.
Phys.org / Engineered membraneless organelles boost bioproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum
A research team led by Professor Wang Peng from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with international researchers, has successfully engineered liquid-liquid phase separation ...
Medical Xpress / Climate change and conflict pose a serious health threat, warn experts
The combined impact of climate change and conflict "can produce synergistic effects, leading to more severe and complex outcomes," warn experts in The BMJ's climate issue.
Medical Xpress / Donor kidneys perform better after machine perfusion, 10-year follow-up finds
A long-term follow-up study from a consortium of six European countries, coordinated by the department of Surgery of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) shows that, even 10 years after transplantation, deceased-donor ...
Medical Xpress / Radiotherapy after mastectomy can be avoided, study finds
Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows.
Medical Xpress / Scientists create artificial retina phantom to standardize eye disease diagnosis equipment
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a retina-mimicking eye phantom that faithfully replicates the structural layers and microvascular network of the human retina. This innovation provides ...
Medical Xpress / Medical evidence crucial in holding polluters accountable for harming health
Medical and scientific evidence is proving invaluable in holding public authorities accountable for the impact of unlawful air pollution on people's health, say experts in The BMJ's climate issue.
Phys.org / California surface water costs can triple during drought, underlining need for better management
California often swings between climate extremes—from powerful storms to punishing droughts. As climate change drives more intense and frequent dry and wet cycles, pressure on California's water supplies grows.
Medical Xpress / Curb sales of SUVs to reduce harms to health and the environment, say experts
Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to reduce their potential harms to health and the environment, say experts in The BMJ's climate issue.
Phys.org / Euclid peers through dark cloud LDN 1641's dusty veil
This shimmering view of interstellar gas and dust was captured by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope. The nebula is part of a so-called dark cloud, named LDN 1641. It sits at about 1,300 light-years from Earth, ...
Phys.org / Female college students fall behind in academic recovery from COVID pandemic
A study published in Economics Letters has found that first-year female college students are experiencing slower academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic compared to males.
