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Medical Xpress / Cystatin C tied to worse heart failure outcomes across ejection fraction spectrum

Cystatin C (CysC) is an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) across the ejection fraction (EF) spectrum, according to a study published in Clinical Cardiology.

May 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Turning immune cells into tumor allies: A cancer cell protein can reprogram frontline defenders

Cancer cells can disarm the immune system not just by hiding from it, but by actively reprogramming nearby immune cells into a suppressed state. This previously unrecognized molecular interaction, discovered by scientists ...

Apr 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Years before pregnancy, routine bloodwork may already signal which women will face one of its riskiest complications

Small abnormalities in blood sugar, blood lipids and inflammation several years before pregnancy are linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy and preeclampsia, according to a study from Karolinska ...

Apr 30, 2026
Phys.org / AI slashes the time needed to design better heat-harvesting devices

From wearable technology to industrial heat recovery, thermoelectric generators which convert waste heat into electricity have an enormous range of potential applications. So far, however, designing high-performing versions ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers create DNA 'nano-rings' to control viral cell proteins

Scientists at Durham University, working in partnership with Jagiellonian University in Poland, have developed a new nanoscale tool that can capture and precisely position some of the most important proteins in the human ...

Apr 30, 2026
Science X / Wild parrots quickly learn to eat new foods by copying their friends

Wild parrots learn whether new types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, allowing dietary knowledge to spread rapidly through the community, according to a study by Julia Penndorf at ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Disease-causing pathogen rewires gut metabolism to secure nutrients for growth, research shows

An intestinal pathogen reshapes the gut environment to fuel its own colonization and cause diseases, a multi-institutional team including researchers at Vanderbilt Health has discovered. The investigators show that enterotoxigenic ...

Apr 30, 2026
Phys.org / For decades, this bias test looked inside minds—now its biggest blind spot is coming into focus

People are known to implicitly create connections between different things or ideas in their mind, some of which can influence how they perceive others, themselves and the world at large. These implicit biases have been widely ...

Apr 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Water-based zinc batteries tackle a barrier that has long blocked cheap, stable renewable energy storage

Renewable energy technologies, such as solar cells and wind turbines, are becoming increasingly widespread in many countries worldwide. Reliably storing the electricity produced by these devices, so that it can be used later ...

Apr 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Creating the ultimate driver's test for automated vehicles

Automated vehicles have been steadily rolling out in U.S. cities, but scaled deployment still faces a daunting challenge: proving the technology can safely navigate the complexity of real-world driving. Virginia Tech researchers ...

Apr 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / FingerEye bridges touch and vision to improve robot handling before and after contact

To reliably complete various manual tasks, robots should be able to handle a variety of objects, ranging from items found in households to tools used in specific professional settings. While many existing robotic systems ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / How unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them

Consumption of ultra-processed foods—including soft drinks, snacks and ready meals—is growing worldwide, despite evidence they are unhealthy.

May 1, 2026