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Medical Xpress / Simple procedure relieves painful complications after deep vein thrombosis

A major multi-site clinical trial co-led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that post-thrombotic syndrome—a common and often painful complication suffered by many people who ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Radon gas increases risk of ovarian cancer, study says

An invisible radioactive gas could be increasing women's risk for ovarian cancer, a new study says.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Deportations and street arrests have risen exponentially, researchers find

The number of deportations within the United States increased by a factor of five in the first year under the current presidential administration, according to a new report by the Deportation Data Project.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How to spot and help someone in a mental health crisis

Experts wish more people spotted the signs earlier: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling "like yourself," shifts in sleep, behavior and mood.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / From river stain to your cup of tea: The secret world of tannins

While stopped in heavy Melbourne traffic recently, I noticed that what looked like a shadow under a row of spotted gums (Corymbia maculata) along a major road was actually a stain on the concrete curb.

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Does marriage prevent cancer? And who benefits the most?

Marriage, it turns out, may come with a side-effect no one puts in the vows: people who have been married seem less likely to develop cancer than those who have never married at all.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Obesity can derail vaccine response, forcing lung T cells to defend instead

New findings reveal that obesity significantly impaired the quality and longevity of antibody responses to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa vaccine in a mouse model. The impaired antibody production was due to defects in germinal ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Declining vaccination rates in Allegheny County—1 in 3 kindergarten classrooms lack herd immunity for measles

As the risk of measles remains an ongoing concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is already slipping. According to data obtained via The Washington Post in January 2026, 1 in 3 Allegheny County kindergartners ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Quantum computers are coming to break our codes faster than anyone expected

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world's supercomputers, working together ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New study reveals why some Chinese immigrants in the US may turn to China-based telehealth apps

A new peer-reviewed study published in DIGITAL HEALTH finds that a substantial share of recent Chinese immigrants in the United States use China-based telehealth applications for medical advice while living in the U.S., often ...

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / When AI seems to know you better than you know yourself

I was at my clinic the other day and asked an AI assistant about the differential diagnosis of a rash in a child. A routine question. The response came back clear and sensible. And then it added, "Are you asking about one ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / The peatland 'nurseries' of Peru give new insights for conservation

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that an important group of peatlands in the western Amazonia region of Peru developed more recently than many other peatlands in the tropics. Published in the journal ...

19 hours ago