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Medical Xpress / Uncovering cellular drivers of increased brain signal activity

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new insights into how high gamma activity—an informative, widely studied brain signal—is generated, findings that can impact how past and future neurological studies using ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Distance to opioid treatment programs limits methadone access in many US jails

A new study led by researchers at Brown University School of Public Health found that more than half of U.S. jails are located at least a 30-minute drive from the nearest opioid treatment program—a distance that may make ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Supercomputer simulations reveal early red blood cell damage in blood pumps

For patients with heart failure, blood pumps can be lifesaving. But the very forces that sustain circulation can also harm it, damaging red blood cells through hemolysis and compromising the body's oxygen supply. Now, supercomputer ...

Apr 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / Producing rechargeable batteries using sunflower seed shells as raw material

A study by the EHU-University of the Basque Country shows how biomass can be used as an alternative in commercial batteries, thus making them more sustainable. The research is published in the Journal of Power Sources. Dr. ...

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / Mesoporous silica catalyst enables α-allylation of simple ketones using allyl alcohols

A research team reports they have created an organic reaction called α-allylation with simple ketones and allyl alcohols. This work holds the potential for use in the development of next-generation catalysts. The research ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / A new biomarker helps assess the aggressiveness of glioblastoma

Researchers from the Biomedical Data Science Laboratory (BDSLab) at the ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València have developed a new method based on magnetic resonance imaging that enables objective quantification ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Subtle brainwave patterns detected during sleep EEG can help predict dementia risk

Our date of birth doesn't always match the age of our brain. How old our brain really is depends on our biological age, shaped by the wear and tear our cells experience over time. Genetics, environmental factors, and lifestyle ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, study finds

The Pacific Northwest has seen below-normal snow this season—and new research from Portland State University suggests that the region's snowmelt-dependent water resources could face growing challenges in the years ahead as ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Air surveillance reveals hidden reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes

A review finds that antibiotic resistance genes—capable of undermining modern medicine—can travel through the air across both cities and farmland, and argues that airborne spread represents an overlooked public health risk.

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / Vegetation patterns and ecosystem resilience: Why their relationship status is 'complicated'

In dryland ecosystems, increased environmental stress often triggers a change from a uniform vegetation cover to patchy vegetation patterns. Some theoretical studies suggest that this spatial self-organization of vegetation ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Natural compound nigericin reduces endotrophin tied to obesity, study shows

Obesity is known to be a major risk factor that exacerbates metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes. A key molecule involved in this process is endotrophin, a signaling protein that links excess fat accumulation to metabolic ...

Apr 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Do you trust me? A framework for making networks of robots and vehicles safer

From birds flying in formation to students working on a group project, the functioning of a group requires not only coordination and communication but also trust—each member must be confident in the others. The same is true ...

Apr 2, 2026