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Medical Xpress / No matter your age, don't ignore these colorectal cancer symptoms, surgeons say

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended beginning at age 45 for those at average risk, certain symptoms at any age warrant a conversation ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / Thousands of dead puffins are washing up on Europe's beaches—why it's been such a dangerous winter for seabirds

February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal. There's evidence that these "wrecks" (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / HIV can develop resistance to blockbuster antiviral lenacapavir—but at a cost to the virus

Long-acting antiviral medications are transforming HIV prevention and care, requiring only minimalistic dosing. But as the use of lenacapavir expands, scientists are probing a critical question: If the virus evolves resistance, ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / How many bee species exist? New global count puts the total near 26,000

The world has far more bees than anyone realized. Scientists have, for the first time, estimated just how many species of bees are out there on a global scale, offering a clearer look at how these vital pollinators are distributed ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Temporal dynamics of predatory nematodes in Guam reveal effective biological control of root knot

A newly published study from the University of Guam sheds light on a tiny but powerful ally in the soil and how it could help Guam farmers and growers protect their crops naturally. Published on Dec. 11, 2025, in the journal ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Eye tests reveal brain trauma in veterans more than a decade after concussions

A study by researchers at the CU Anschutz Marcus Institute for Brain Health suggests that veterans with concussions may continue to show subtle but measurable brain function differences more than a decade after their injury. ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / A more durable direct air capture approach: Electrified mineral-based system resists oxygen and humidity

Many governments and businesses worldwide have been trying to devise effective initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change and global warming. So far, their primary focus has been to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / Rydberg atoms detect clear signals from a handheld radio

For the first time, a team of US researchers has used sensors containing highly excited Rydberg atoms to detect signals from an ordinary handheld radio. Through a careful approach to demodulating the incoming signals, Noah ...

Feb 26, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Get ready for the Rubin Observatory's deluge of discoveries

It's been about eight months since the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) saw first light. Now the telescope is scanning the night sky to detect transient changes and sending alerts to astronomers and observatories around the world ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / CDC reports on prevalence of obesity, severe obesity in U.S. adults, children

The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity markedly increased among adults and children in the United States from the 1970s and 1980s until now, according to two reports published in the February Health E-Stats, a publication ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / How to weigh a killer asteroid at 22 kilometers per second

Estimating a mass for a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) is perhaps the single most important thing to understand about it, after its trajectory. Actually doing so isn't easy though, as the mass for objects in the tens ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Mosquitoes are back with a bite in SoCal: Why they're nibbling in the winter

Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of mosquito activity, many sporting ankle bites to prove it. Local mosquito experts blame the unseasonable ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Health