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Medical Xpress / Large language model-based system identifies cardiac event data in cancer patients' electronic health records

Patients with breast and lung cancer are at increased risk of cardiotoxicity, or heart-related damage caused by cancer treatments, because of the proximity of the heart, lungs and breasts. Cardiotoxicity increases the risk ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Chatbot companions win over older adults by being genuine rather than 'human'

Loneliness in later life is more than an emotional burden. Studies estimate that between 17% and 47% of adults 60 and older in Singapore are socially isolated, with almost 8% experiencing loneliness. Alarmingly, the health ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Menopause remains inconsistently documented in electronic health record systems

More attention than ever is being paid today to midlife women's health, including the menopause transition. However, a new scoping review reveals that ongoing inconsistencies and gaps in documentation of symptoms, menopause ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Women bear the brunt of alcohol-related fear, Australian research finds

Women are nearly three-quarters more likely than men to experience fear because of other people's alcohol consumption, University of Queensland research published in the International Journal of Drug Policy has found.

5 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Mental health conditions after trauma linked to higher cardiovascular risk

Mental health conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, depression and anxiety, can develop after people experience trauma. These conditions may contribute to a higher future risk of cardiovascular ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Youth suicide risk remains high in violent neighborhoods, despite post-pandemic recovery

Adolescent suicide risk remains elevated in high-violence neighborhoods even as overall postpandemic shooting rates decline, according to a new Penn Nursing study published in Pediatrics.

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / First human clinical trial to test precision form of FLASH proton therapy

A new form of proton therapy—designed to deliver cancer-killing radiation therapy in less than a second, through fewer sessions, with potentially less risk of damaging side effects—is now being tested in a phase 1 clinical ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Giant impact could have formed an intact moon within five hours, simulations suggest

New Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) modeling, conducted in collaboration with scientists at the University of Arizona, shows fundamental differences in how the moon may have formed from the giant impact that created the ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / One unexplained event could hint at heavy dark matter

An unexplained signal detected by the world's most sensitive dark matter experiment could mark a major breakthrough in the hunt for the elusive substance, according to an analysis involving scientists from the University ...

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Low-dose THC keeps breast cancer cells in tumor models from reverting to an aggressive state

Recent discoveries have revealed that breast cancer cells are more flexible than previously thought. Some can change from a differentiated state, when a mature cell has taken on a specific function, back to a more stem-like ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal

Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth's atmospheric CO2 levels and climate. Throughout Earth's history, ...

Aug 28, 2026
Phys.org / Geomagnetic superstorm shook GPS accuracy across the US—its timing may have averted agricultural losses

On Nov. 11, 2025, Earth experienced a severe geomagnetic storm triggered by solar flares and coronal mass ejections from an active sunspot region. While this kind of storm brings beautiful auroras admired in many areas around ...

Sep 1, 2026