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Medical Xpress / Smart OLED patch uses light to automate drug delivery, doubling healing speed

Instead of applying ointment and attaching a bandage, a "smart patch that regulates treatment intensity on its own just by being attached" has appeared. A research team has developed a "self-regulating OLED wound healing ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How to limit the health risks posed by polluted air

Air pollution just isn't what it used to be. While levels of lead and sulfur dioxide have dropped due to environmental regulations, other threats to air quality persist.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Teaching critical thinking may help teens resist fake news, AI slop and online harm

Social media is where teenagers spend most of their time, either scrolling and sharing, or sometimes falling into the traps of fake news, toxic content and online drama. But what if we could equip our young people to challenge ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Chemotherapy followed by letrozole sets standard for advanced, low-grade serous gynecologic carcinoma

Late-breaking results from the Phase III NRG GY019 trial indicate that letrozole monotherapy (L) did not demonstrate noninferiority to paclitaxel/carboplatin followed by letrozole (PC/L) for progression-free survival (PFS) ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Newly identified RPN1 disease helps explain how protein damage can disrupt early brain development

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators have used a genetic sequencing technique called whole exome sequencing to discover a new rare genetic disease. In ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A child's headache, dizziness and mental fog now stand out as the clearest concussion red flags

Knowing whether a child has sustained a concussion is an important matter to clinicians, parents and bystanders alike. However, the signs and symptoms that are most meaningful to look for are not as well defined. A study ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Long-term childhood poverty rose sharply after austerity reforms in UK, study finds

New research from the University of Oxford finds that more than one in five children born after 2013 experience poverty for at least half of their childhood (from birth to age ten). The study provides the first comprehensive ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Jasmine rice recalled nationwide over possible contamination

Select bags of Lundberg jasmine rice are being pulled from store shelves.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Free online lipid network aims to unite researchers and speed collaboration worldwide

Lipid research investigates the structure, function and metabolism of fats, covering their roles in industrial processes, the environment and health. Emerging research areas include nutrient regulation, cardiovascular health, ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Living lung model: A breath of fresh air for personalized treatment

University of Colorado Denver Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Chelsea Magin is developing a lung model to help advance the treatment of lung diseases which affect men and women differently. The artificial lung ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / A tabletop ring of atoms brings the universe's doomsday vacuum collapse into the lab

Physicists in China have simulated the effect of "false vacuum decay": a phenomenon believed to play out constantly in the seemingly empty expanses of space, and which one theory even suggests could bring an abrupt end to ...

Apr 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Expanding access to palliative care for patients with advanced liver disease

Advanced liver disease (ALD) occurs when significant scarring causes the liver to lose function. Patients with ALD often have serious health challenges but have limited access to palliative care that could improve their quality ...

22 hours ago