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Medical Xpress / Linking lysosomal dysfunction to severe neurological disorders

A new study has identified mutations in a single gene as the cause of a previously unrecognized spectrum of severe neurological disorders ranging from fatal prenatal conditions to progressive neurodegenerative disease in ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Working up a sweat: How sweat patterns change as girls get older

Researchers have worked out how girls' sweating patterns change as they grow, establishing that the age of 14 is a critical turning point. Their findings can inform better sportswear designs for teenagers, and be used to ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Dementia drug may help treat alcohol withdrawal

A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Gestational diabetes increases risk of type 2 diabetes—even at normal weight

Gestational diabetes is a special type of diabetes that can affect pregnant women. The condition is defined as elevated blood sugar levels, without previously known diabetes. Treatment involves self-monitoring of blood sugar, ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Implantable tech could cast new light on bladder cancer treatment

A new implantable device which aims to maximize the effectiveness of light-sensitive drugs could improve outcomes for bladder cancer patients in the future. Engineers and cancer scientists from the University of Glasgow are ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Health on the esports circuit: Competitive video game players can face a range of injuries

Competing in esports, also known as electronic sports, can mean training for several hours a day in front of a screen. Whether people participate in video game competitions at the professional or amateur level, they face ...

23 hours ago
Tech Xplore / IRAA doping could reshape organic semiconductors with cleaner, faster charge control

Semiconductors are an indispensable part of modern-day technologies ranging from computers and smartphones to solar panels and LED lighting. Their ability to control the flow of electrical charge makes them essential for ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Astronomers may have discovered the tiniest odd radio circle

Astronomers have identified a possible new member of one of astronomy's strangest classes of objects: Odd radio circles (ORCs), enormous ring-like structures visible only at radio wavelengths. The newly discovered source, ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Financial inclusion not only results from economic growth, but may also drive it

Financial inclusion has emerged as a driver rather than a secondary outcome of development, according to research in the International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise. Financial inclusion defines the extent to which individuals ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / NASA's Fermi glimpses power source of supercharged supernovae

LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—a breakthrough that offers new insight into the powerful ...

May 20, 2026
Science X / A whale meets itself at last: Belugas may have crossed a cognition line to join an elite group of animals

For humans, recognizing our reflection comes naturally, and we barely give it a second thought. Called mirror self-recognition (MSR), it is widely considered a sign of self-awareness and cognitive development. In the animal ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Molecule-in-a-crystal system could boost quantum computing via chemically engineered qubits

Within a crystal's atomic structure, tiny atomic-scale flaws will naturally occur where electrons can become trapped. These defects have emerged as one of the leading platforms for quantum information processing. Through ...

May 21, 2026