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Phys.org / Palm-leaf manuscripts reveal traces of their preparation through X-rays and machine learning

For centuries, people across South and Southeast Asia recorded religious teachings, literary works, legal regulations and scientific knowledge on palm leaves. Before they could be inscribed or written on, the leaves had to ...

Oct 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / 1990 to 2023 saw increase in global burden of acne

The global burden of acne increased from 1990 to 2023 and is set to continue increasing through 2050, according to a study published online in JAMA Dermatology.

Oct 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Menopause hormone therapy gets stronger endorsement from OB-GYNs in expanded guideline

Hormone therapy should be a first choice for easing hot flashes, night sweats and the sleep problems they cause, a leading U.S. doctors' group says.

Oct 16, 2026
Phys.org / New DNA sequencing methods detect rare mutations acquired as bodies grow and age

Somatic mutations, the DNA changes that occur as our bodies grow and age, not only hold an important key to cancer but are emerging as the seeds of a wide range of common, noncancerous diseases. The Somatic Mosaicism across ...

Oct 15, 2026
Phys.org / Sexual violence concepts launched online are spilling into the real world

Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist and an online influencer with millions of followers, faces charges in several countries of allegedly causing physical harm, including rape and sex trafficking of women and girls.

Oct 16, 2026
Phys.org / New chip-scale gyroscope measures rotation with unprecedented sensitivity

Researchers have developed a chip-scale optical ring-laser gyroscope that can measure rotation as slow as 37 degrees per hour. This record sensitivity, approaching Earth's rotation rate of 15 degrees per hour, could eventually ...

Oct 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown tumors reveal immune cells capable of killing small cell lung cancer

Researchers have uncovered a previously overlooked immune cell that can recognize and kill small cell lung cancer, the most aggressive form of the disease globally. Published in Cancer Cell, the WEHI study found patients ...

Oct 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Molecular imaging demonstrates promise for predicting complete pathologic response in HER2-positive breast cancer

Molecular imaging with ⁶⁸Ga-HER2 PET/CT may provide an early, targeted measure of how well treatment is working in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Oct 16, 2026
Phys.org / Green, pink and purple: Astronomers reveal the surprising true colors of white dwarf stars

University of Warwick astronomers have shown that white dwarf stars can glow in a range of colors, including the first star ever found that would appear green to the human eye.

Oct 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Tiny chip uses ultrasound-powered microbubbles to steer fluid flow in real time

Bubbles can be useful tools for microscopic robots, helping them move, steer, create flows of liquid and perform other functions. But designs based on trapping a bubble, a common approach, are unwieldy and unpredictable because ...

Oct 15, 2026
Phys.org / Laser pulses bring order to a quantum material's tiny electrical regions

Physicists at Auburn University have used flashes of laser light to bring order to tiny electrically charged "islands" inside a crystal. The discovery helps answer a decades-old question about how the material organizes itself ...

Oct 15, 2026
Phys.org / Franklin created famed 'Photo 51' after calculating key features of DNA's helix from an earlier image, study reveals

"Photo 51" was a cleaner version of an earlier X-ray image, "Photo 49," that Rosalind Franklin had already used to calculate key features of DNA, challenging long-held assumptions about her role in the discovery of the double ...

Oct 12, 2026