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Medical Xpress / First new US sunscreen ingredient since 1999 approved by FDA. A skin scientist explains how bemotrizinol works
As summer in the U.S. heats up, people become more diligent about protecting their skin from the sun. Another option for doing so will soon be available.
Medical Xpress / People diagnosed with ADHD and autism more recently show lower genetic risk than earlier cases
The rise in the number of cases of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) always gets quite a bit of attention from both the public and the media. This has led to the rise of several ...
Phys.org / Orangutans eat medicinal plants in patterns that suggest self-medication
Orangutans seek out plants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, new research shows. Based on 20 years of observations of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo, scientists assessed how often the animals ...
Phys.org / Medieval Moroccan bathhouse steps reveal rare game board
Archaeologists have discovered a game board carved into the steps of a medieval bathhouse in the Moroccan town of Walīla (the Roman city of Volubilis). The find is a rare example of a medieval game board that can be securely ...
Phys.org / Pumice rafts encroach on Admiralty Islands
On May 8, 2026, satellites detected signs of an unexpected submarine volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea near the islands of Papua New Guinea. Over the next several weeks, plumes of steam and ash streamed over the sea, ...
Phys.org / Brain enzyme caught doing something unexpected—it builds polysialic acid on itself
A chance discovery at Nagoya University in Japan has shown that a well-known brain enzyme has a hidden ability: It builds a sugar chain on itself, becomes secreted from the cell and deactivates, then switches on outside the ...
Phys.org / Mystery of 17th century shipwreck holding 400 gold coins finally solved after 30 years
The identity of a centuries-old shipwreck discovered off the south coast of England, holding 400 gold coins, has finally been identified as the Dutch trading ship "Dom van Keulen," which left Morocco for the Netherlands in ...
Medical Xpress / Fragile X deficits in mice respond to gene therapy
A gene therapy designed to replace a missing brain protein restored normal brain activity and improved behavior in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, ...
Phys.org / Australian farmers are desperate to escape the latest mouse plague—and may soon get relief
For months, a flood of mice has engulfed Western Australia's agricultural regions. For people living through it, this latest mouse plague is all-consuming. Houses, sheds, paddocks and roads are blanketed with mice. And the ...
Phys.org / Ancient DNA uncovers deadly plague outbreak among Siberian hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago
Plague is commonly associated with rats, crowded medieval cities, and the epidemics that swept across Europe during and after the Middle Ages. But a new study published in Nature shows that the disease was already lethal ...
Medical Xpress / Quick optical biopsy could be early detection method for endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer, with more than 69,000 cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2025 and increasing by up to 3% annually. Diagnosis requires an often painful, invasive biopsy that carries a ...
Phys.org / Herring weight and seal hunting markedly affecting the future of Baltic gray seals
The carrying capacity of the Baltic Sea could withstand a seal population twice its current size, but hunting quotas and Baltic herring mean weight greatly affect the future of the seals. A recent study provides a new estimate ...
