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Medical Xpress / Why endometriosis diagnosis takes so long: Primary care gaps, stigma, referral hurdles

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is also found outside the uterus. Symptoms include menstrual pain, chronic pelvic pain, pain during intercourse, and in ...

23 hours ago
Dialog / Do decoherence, gravity, dark matter and dark energy all originate from quantum corrections?

Only about 5% of the universe is composed of normal matter that we can directly observe, while the remaining 95% is widely believed to consist of dark matter and dark energy. Paradoxically, however, the nature of these dark ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / MorphoGenie learns reusable cell features that could sharpen disease diagnosis

Cells contain a wealth of information about health and disease, but extracting that data reliably from microscope images remains a major challenge. Many important differences between healthy and diseased cells are too subtle ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / An enhancer within tumors provides a potential target for 'undruggable' MYC in pediatric medulloblastoma

Efforts to develop effective therapies for MYC-amplified Group 3 medulloblastoma (G3-MB) are hindered by an incomplete understanding of how MYC expression is controlled in these tumors. MYC, an oncogene, has long been considered ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / US climate sees decline in both hot and cold extreme temperatures since 1899, researchers claim

A comprehensive new study extending the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN) record back to 1899 finds that both hot and cold temperature extremes across the contiguous United States have declined over the past 127 ...

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / Why does life prefer one 'hand' over the other? New study points to electron spin

A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in science: why life consistently uses one "handed" version of its molecules and not the other. In ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / Clearing crowded supermarket aisles lifts sales by 11.5% in field tests

Additional product displays in supermarket aisles—so-called secondary placements—are intended to encourage impulse purchases. However, a new study by Mathias C. Streicher of the University of Innsbruck shows that excessive ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / Particle thought to break physics followed rules all along, research reveals

A tiny discrepancy in particle physics has loomed for decades as an exciting possible crack in one of science's most successful theories, hinting at unknown forces or quantum objects. Now, an international team led by a Penn ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / DESI completes planned 3D map of the universe and continues exploring

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has successfully completed the largest high-resolution 3D map of the universe ever made, a major milestone in understanding the force driving cosmic expansion. The milestone ...

Apr 18, 2026
Phys.org / Image: Belts of green in the Washington suburbs

Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / For 74,000 years, one ancient killer quietly dictated where early humans could survive across Africa

Increasing evidence suggests that our species emerged through interactions between populations living in different parts of Africa, rather than from a single birthplace. Until now, however, most explanations for how those ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / Both bonobos and dolphins form unexpected alliances with 'outsiders'

Cooperation is a pillar of human society, promoting an exchange of skills and knowledge between different individuals and social groups. Humans typically do not only cooperate with their own family, friends and members of ...

Apr 22, 2026