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Medical Xpress / Rare bone disease often goes untreated while patients quietly live with chronic pain

Teeth and bones are among the hardest structures in the human body, but certain inherited conditions can rob them of that strength. One of them is hypophosphatasia (HPP), a rare, lifelong genetic bone disorder that disrupts ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Microplastics cross placenta-like barrier and disrupt key pregnancy hormones in new cell model study

Tiny, near-invisible fragments of plastic shed from the products we use every day through sunlight and mechanical wear have been quietly working their way deep into the human body. Microplastics have already been found in ...

Aug 4, 2026
Phys.org / 'Spooky' particles transit DC suburbs, a step toward a quantum network

In early 2025, special signals wended their way through a fiber-optic highway strung above the streets and sidewalks of the Maryland suburbs. The arrival of those signals at their destination marks a significant step toward ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Checking out AI: University library puts emerging technology to the test

In a meeting room at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, a Chinese film poster flickers onto a large screen. Haiqing Lin, the library's head of technical services, is demonstrating an interface he built. With a few practiced ...

Aug 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why do people's pupils dilate when they're surprised? Researchers explain

When people encounter new information that challenges their expectations, their pupils are likely to dilate. This physiological response is a sign that something is happening in the brain to help the person adapt to the new ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / New quantum encryption method prevents ciphertext from being cloned

Digital security currently relies on difficult equations to protect data. For example, when you use a credit card online, the information is locked inside a math problem that would take a modern computer thousands of years ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Drained by humans, rewetted by beavers—opposing forces shape boreal wetlands

Boreal forests and peatlands are shaped by hydrological changes caused by both human activity and natural processes. In a recent study carried out in the Evo area in southern Finland, researchers examined how forestry drainage ...

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / Nanowires restore key functions in aging T cells

For decades, scientists have accepted that the immune system naturally weakens with age. Georgia Tech biomedical engineer and Carl Ring Family Professor Ankur Singh wasn't convinced. Then the COVID-19 pandemic made the stakes ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Experimental drug turns cancer's favorite fuel against it

Cancer cells have a voracious appetite for sugar—using it to fuel their rapid growth. This is why many scientists have tried to develop drugs that block cancer cells' metabolism by cutting off their sugar supply.

Aug 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / RL-100 framework helps robots refine learned tasks amid real-world disruptions

Robots are gradually making their way into a variety of settings, ranging from households to public spaces, offices, factories and health care facilities. Despite their potential, however, many existing robots do not perform ...

Aug 4, 2026
Phys.org / Harvesting rainwater from rooftops could help cities stay cool and cut the number of heat wave days

Collecting rainwater from rooftops and using it to spray buildings during hot weather could help cities cut air conditioning use, lower urban temperatures and lessen the impact of heat waves, according to new research from ...

Aug 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Erectile dysfunction drug used to treat enlarged prostate symptoms may raise glaucoma risk

An erectile dysfunction drug that is also used to treat symptoms, such as sudden urgency and frequency, associated with an enlarged prostate in men may heighten the risk of glaucoma, a serious eye condition, a large comparative ...

Aug 4, 2026