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Medical Xpress / Molecule found on cancer cell surfaces may lead to new therapies

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have identified a molecule on the surface of cells that could be a promising therapeutic target against cancer. This molecule plays an important role ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / How evolution can make cells smaller without slowing down their growth

A new study led by Marco Fumasoni, principal investigator at Fundação GIMM, shows that evolution can substantially reduce cell size without significantly compromising cells' ability to grow. The work, carried out in yeast ...

Jun 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Integrated trauma therapy found to be effective for people with co-occurring psychosis and PTSD

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has found that people with psychosis experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Jun 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Women with pre-eclampsia are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease

In Denmark, around 2,500 pregnant women develop pre-eclampsia every year. The condition typically manifests as high blood pressure and increased protein in the urine, and some women experience symptoms such as severe headaches ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Radiocarbon dating confirms 10,000 years of continuous human occupation in the Pyrenees

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have created an open database with 124 carbon-14-dated samples that have made it possible to construct the chronological sequence of 380 sites located in the Aigüestortes ...

Jun 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Experimental tau tracer detects Alzheimer's-linked changes earlier than standard PET scans

Alzheimer's disease is commonly known for its symptoms—memory loss, cognitive impairment, difficulty with daily tasks—but it can only be definitively diagnosed by looking at the brain. A scan must show the abnormal buildup ...

Jun 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Battery storage can support grid stability—but how it is used affects battery lifetime

Battery energy storage systems can play a key role in future renewable energy systems—but how they are operated is crucial for both profitability and battery life, according to research by Meryem Ahouad at Chalmers University ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Greenland sees wildfires earlier in the year

Greenland has recently been hit by localized wildfires, a rarity at this time of year that could be explained by global warming, a researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources said Thursday.

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / How sleep and AQP4 gene variants may jointly shape early Alzheimer's brain changes

New research from Edith Cowan University has discovered an important link between genes and sleep habits, suggesting they work together to influence early brain and cognitive changes associated with Alzheimer's disease long ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Low risk of Ebola global spread, according to 50 years' worth of data

In the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as in previous Ebola disease outbreaks in Africa, immediate neighboring countries are most affected when ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Fusion reactors could be monitored for covert plutonium production

In the next few decades, many physicists are hopeful that nuclear fusion could become a realistic source of practically limitless energy. But before this can happen, it will be critical to ensure that reactors cannot be covertly ...

Jun 13, 2026
Phys.org / 42-year study tracks how 'forever chemicals' move through the Great Lakes

University of Notre Dame researchers analyzed 42 years of biological records from the Great Lakes, unveiling how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or "forever chemicals," have moved across the region, contaminating ...

Jun 18, 2026