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Medical Xpress / Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200
The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed more than 200 lives in its first month and is the worst known outbreak at this stage, with up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts, Africa's Centres for Disease Control ...
Medical Xpress / Is 'baby brain' real? A neuroscientist explains
You walk into the kitchen and forget why you're there. You put the milk in the pantry and the keys in the fridge. You lose your train of thought halfway through a sentence. If you've recently had a baby, you might blame all ...
Medical Xpress / Rhythmic drug dosing may boost safety and efficacy in chronic liver disease
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are progressive chronic liver diseases linked to abnormal bile acid metabolism. Although ...
Phys.org / Early-career scientists build national infrastructure to bridge science and policy
A new Special Report in the journal BioScience introduces the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP), a student-led, nonpartisan, grassroots coalition founded in 2025 to empower early-career researchers to engage with ...
Medical Xpress / Key factors that build resilience and support mental health in female athletes identified
Researchers have identified several modifiable factors that influence psychological resilience in female athletes and found that greater resilience may help protect against depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Medical Xpress / SARS and MERS trigger immune brake that shuts down antiviral defenses, study finds
Researchers from Trinity have discovered how two deadly coronaviruses (SARS1 and MERS) outsmart one of our most important antiviral defenses by shutting down parts of the immune system. The findings help explain why certain ...
Tech Xplore / Intelligent, but not conscious: A warning about AI chatbots
Have you ever said "thanks" to ChatGPT, or "please" to Claude? Maybe you're just being polite, showing some civility to a helpful and eloquent conversational partner. You may even consider politeness a safe choice, just in ...
Tech Xplore / Aperture-tuning antenna keeps 5G signals strong across wider frequencies
A compact aperture-adjustable antenna developed by researchers at Science Tokyo could improve high-speed wireless communication across the wide 5G millimeter-wave frequency bands without increasing power consumption. The ...
Medical Xpress / Delivering better care for premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a common, chronic respiratory condition that occurs in premature newborns with underdeveloped lungs. BPD can affect growth and/or neurodevelopment and is sometimes fatal. Early, personalized ...
Medical Xpress / Cannabis caution as study finds increased psychosis risk for young people
Young people who use cannabis daily are up to four times more likely to develop psychosis than those who don't, according to an international study led by University of Queensland researchers. The review analyzed evidence ...
Medical Xpress / Time for better opioid detoxification strategies, researchers say
Addiction services must urgently consider the way they offer support for those wanting to come off opioid substitutes through detoxification, according to researchers at Imperial College London.
Medical Xpress / Barbers may help prevent skin cancer
Could your barber help prevent skin cancer? A new study by the University of Portsmouth suggests that barbers could play a significant role in the early detection and prevention of skin cancer among men, opening a new community-based ...
