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Medical Xpress / From autism to Alzheimer's: Membrane transporters open new avenues for treating brain disorders
Solute carriers (SLCs) are specialized transport proteins that control the movement of nutrients, ions and neurotransmitters across cell membranes and are essential for brain metabolism and neuronal communication. While some ...
Phys.org / Veterinarian outlines practical steps to protect pets from bird flu
As a veterinarian who studies infectious diseases in cats, I've been repeatedly asked whether Australia's outbreak of the H5 bird flu poses a risk to pets. The short answer is yes.
Medical Xpress / Starting diabetes medicine sooner after kidney injury may protect kidneys
A study of adults with type 2 diabetes recovering from dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury found that patients who began an SGLT-2 inhibitor within 30 days of hospital discharge had fewer serious kidney events than those ...
Medical Xpress / From sadness to relief: How families cope with assisted dying grief
New research exploring how people cope when a family member chooses assisted dying highlights the "roller coaster" of emotions they often experience.
Phys.org / Simple farming changes boost wheat yields in drought-prone areas
In drought-prone regions of Ethiopia, growing more food could start with something as simple as keeping more rainwater in the ground.
Phys.org / When bad luck isn't random: Understanding 'zemblanity'
In 2025, associate professor Christian Busch's Palisades home burned down in one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history. Busch says the disaster wasn't blind bad luck; it was a clear case of "zemblanity," ...
Phys.org / August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide and warned of worse to come as an unprecedented El Niño pattern grows stronger.
Medical Xpress / Beyond B cells: Rituximab response may reveal which kidney disease patients can stop steroids
Nephrotic syndrome is caused when the filtering system in the kidneys is damaged, allowing large amounts of protein to leak into the urine. It is usually treated with steroids, but in some cases, steroids alone are insufficient, ...
Medical Xpress / New Mathematical model estimates curable window for fast-growing lung tumors
Detecting lung cancer early is critical to a patient's survival, but how early is early enough? Florida International University math professor and researcher Deborah Goldwasser is uncovering new findings that could identify ...
Tech Xplore / 'Metal Gear' creator moves to Xbox after PlayStation cancellation
Legendary Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday that he had partnered with Microsoft's Xbox for his next project after Sony canceled its development for the PlayStation console.
Medical Xpress / AI eye-image filter preserves disease signs while protecting patient identity
A medical informatics team at Jena University Hospital has introduced a privacy-compliant method for the AI-driven generation of realistic eye images. While the synthetic images remain suitable for diagnostic analysis, it ...
Phys.org / A galaxy with almost no stars? New Cloud-9 observations strengthen the case
Astronomers have taken one of the deepest looks yet at Cloud-9, a candidate "dark galaxy," and found no trace of stars. The paper outlining this discovery was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Aug. 21.
