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Medical Xpress / Stress gene 'stuck on' in the brains of people with schizophrenia, study finds

Experts at the University of Sydney have found that a gene involved in regulating the body's response to stress switches on more easily in the brains of people who live with schizophrenia.

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Cow gut enzyme could help target bacterial biofilms and antibiotic-resistant infections

The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii poses a substantial threat in health care settings, readily forming biofilms on wounds and medical surfaces and contributing to persistent infections and delayed healing. Its growing ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Tangled plastic and fishing gear found in pilot whales stranded in Hawaii

A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers shows that nearly 23% of short-finned pilot whales that stranded over 13 years in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of plastic ropes, netting, fishing ...

Aug 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / How pregnancy itself drives deadly hepatitis E outcomes

Researchers have uncovered a biological mechanism that helps explain why hepatitis E virus infections can be especially severe—and often fatal—during pregnancy, finding that normal pregnancy-related hormonal changes inadvertently ...

Aug 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Current shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure

Shingles is a painful and serious condition affecting many older people. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus, which can flare up in people who previously had chickenpox. A vaccine against shingles (Zostavax) was introduced ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / People with more mobility in the labor market experience less discrimination

Employees who can easily change jobs are less likely to experience workplace discrimination. When dealing with a discriminatory employer, job mobility acts as an important incentive: If you can leave more easily, your employer ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / LLM-based platform for generating new materials synthesis recipes dramatically cuts trial and error

A research team led by Professor Sung Beom Cho of the School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), in collaboration with the teams of Professors Jin Sung Park and Hyunsouk Cho of ...

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Looking into the eyes of gibbons: New noninvasive eye-tracking study features these little-studied apes

When you look at someone, you usually look at their face. It serves as one of the most important sources of social information in primates, so the evolution of face perception has attracted considerable scientific attention. ...

Aug 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden hormone spikes may reveal high blood pressure condition

A common but often overlooked cause of high blood pressure may be hiding in plain sight—and data from a pioneering wearable device could hold the key to its earlier diagnosis, according to new research.

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists unlock 'ancestral code' of banana family

Scientists have recently reconstructed the ancestral karyotype of the banana family, revealing how chromosome numbers decreased stepwise from 17 to 9–11 over evolutionary time.

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Forty forest drought experiments reveal trees show little physiological acclimation

Forests support much of the world's biodiversity and play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate, but they are increasingly exposed to drought. To understand the potential consequences of drought, a key question is whether ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change exposes up to 560 million children globally to at least one additional month of dangerous heat per year

New research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows that globally, up to 560 million children ages 0–9 (43% of all children in this age group) experience at least one additional month (30 or more days) of heat stress per ...

Aug 26, 2026