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Medical Xpress / Hormone therapy use for hot flashes and night sweats in menopausal women linked to lower cardiovascular risk

A study led by Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Pittsburgh provides pivotal insights into one of the most debated questions in women's health: How does hormone therapy for menopause symptoms affect cardiovascular ...

Sep 8, 2026
Tech Xplore / Whole-body expansion and contraction make a robot seem more alive

A research group comprising Associate Professor Yoshihiro Nakata and Taisei Mogi from the Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering at The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan, and Mari Saito of Sony Corporation ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / NASA technique for manipulating satellite photos now reveals ancient images

High in the central tower of Angkor Wat, an ancient Cambodian temple, paintings depict horseback riders and a traditional musical ensemble. Thousands of visitors pass these images daily without noticing them because they ...

Sep 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cash transfers to mothers with low income may slow biological aging in children

A study published in Nature Human Behaviour reports that providing cash transfers to low-income mothers during the first four years of their children's lives changed the children's biological aging in ways associated with ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Heat waves inhibit antibiotic resistance in soils, but at a price

Extreme heat waves disrupt life in soil. Soil bacteria that produce and resist antibiotics switch into survival mode, temporarily reducing the number of resistance genes. At the same time, heat and drought are causing significant ...

Sep 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / A single workout may help protect memory after a short night's sleep

Modern lifestyles, longer light exposure and constant digital distractions have pushed the world into a global sleep crisis—one that poses a major threat to public health. Sleep loss doesn't just leave us tired and irritable; ...

Sep 5, 2026
Phys.org / Sea ice creates hidden highways for young Antarctic krill

New research shows that larval Antarctic krill could be carried far from their birthplace by drifting sea ice, linking distant ecosystems in ways conventional models may miss.

Sep 8, 2026
Dialog / Early Earth's auroral belts may have formed a natural ion-beam reactor for prebiotic chemistry

We usually think of auroras as beautiful lights in the night sky. I see them as visible traces of a connection between the sun, Earth's magnetic field and the atmosphere. This led me to an origin-of-life question: Could the ...

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / Rearranged polymer chains create degradable materials with potential for stronger, tougher packaging

What if the key to making stronger, more sustainable plastics isn't changing their ingredients, but rearranging their molecules? Virginia Tech researchers have put that idea to the test, creating degradable polymers with ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Some black holes grow much faster than their galaxies

Nearly every galaxy has a supermassive black hole. The few that don't have had theirs ejected during a galactic collision. That's because galaxies and their black holes have formed hand in hand. There is still some debate ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Marine heat waves boost coastal CO₂ uptake by 11%, analysis finds

Marine heat waves are a consequence of climate change and are increasingly altering marine and coastal regions worldwide. An international study led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon now shows that many coastal seas absorb ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / 'Heel-strike' may have allowed early humans to walk farther—at the cost of high-impact forces

The average person takes thousands of steps each day, instinctively walking heel-to-toe. Although they hardly register them, those consistent heel-first strides are more distinctive to humans than previously thought and allowed ...

Sep 7, 2026