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Medical Xpress / Capacitive-resistive monopolar radiofrequency appears safe, effective for genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Capacitive-resistive monopolar radiofrequency significantly improved sexual function and vaginal health in women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in Menopause.

Feb 19, 2026 in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Medical Xpress / Urine DNA test may spot Lynch syndrome urinary cancers before symptoms

A pioneering genetic test is improving early diagnosis and treatment for people with hereditary cancer caused by a genetic condition. The test, developed with the help of Newcastle University scientists, identifies specific ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / AI-based technology can detect gender violence from the voice

A research team at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed technology using advanced machine learning techniques that detects signs of gender violence from paralinguistic characteristics of the voice such as ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / A gel for wounds that won't heal: Oxygen-delivering technology can prevent amputations

As aging populations and rising diabetes rates drive an increase in chronic wounds, more patients face the risk of amputations. UC Riverside researchers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel capable of healing injuries ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Biomedical technology
Medical Xpress / How dopamine-producing neurons arise in the developing brain

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic progenitor that gives rise to dopaminergic neurons, the primary neurons affected in Parkinson's disease. ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Blood and urine DNA tests may help some bladder cancer patients avoid surgery

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have reported promising findings that may help redefine treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a potentially aggressive form of the disease traditionally ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Strong correlations and superconductivity observed in a supermoiré lattice

Two or more graphene layers that are stacked with a small twist angle in relation to each other form a so-called moiré lattice. This characteristic pattern influences the movement of electrons inside materials, which can ...

Feb 15, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Colorful japonica rice shows unique lipids and slower digestion than white rice

Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than 85% of the rice we eat is composed of starch, though it also contains some protein (around 10%), ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Does the motion of DNA influence its activity?

How does our DNA store the massive amount of information needed to build a human being? And what happens when it's stored incorrectly? Jesse Dixon, MD, Ph.D., has spent years studying the way this genome is folded in 3D space—knowing ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Antibiotic resistance is rising: A membrane protease could be E. coli's weak spot

A University of Alberta research team has identified a new drug target to treat harmful E. coli bacteria—which cause nearly 250,000 deaths a year from urinary tract infections (UTI) and are becoming increasingly resistant ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / The neurobiology of why some brains cannot move on from loss

For most people, the intense ache that follows the death of a loved one eventually softens, and daily life resumes. But for some, the pain does not ease with time—a condition known as prolonged grief disorder (PGD). In ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Safer railroads through ultrasound: Beamforming algorithms can improve track safety inspections

Advances in ultrasound—the same imaging technology that uses sound waves to allow doctors to monitor babies in utero—are being applied by engineers at the University of California San Diego to make railroad track inspection ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Engineering