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Medical Xpress / State funding for suicide prevention has increased in recent years

State funding for suicide prevention and mental health crisis services has increased over the past five years but varies across the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public ...

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / Ultra-cold quantum sensors cut X-ray uncertainty, improving nuclear material assessments

To monitor the amount and type of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities, scientists look for a special signal—the unique pattern of gamma rays emitted by specific radioactive elements. However, some of these ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered stem cell reveals potential drug target for spinal stenosis

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery have discovered the unspecialized stem cells that give rise to the body's tendons and ligaments, the tissues connecting muscles and bones.

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / A fake spider at the tip of this snake's tail helps it lure birds: Scientists get their first look inside it

Lots of animals use mimicry to survive. Some copy the appearance of threatening predators, and others have evolved to resemble plants or rocks so they can blend into the background and avoid being attacked. But a viper from ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Sea-level rise could squeeze shorebirds out of critical coastal habitat, researchers find

As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands around the world are expected to shrink—and researchers at the University of British Columbia have found this could put the world's shorebirds and their critical habitat at risk.

Sep 12, 2026
Phys.org / Excavations at Prado Vargas now span 140 square meters of a Neanderthal layer

The 2026 field season at Prado Vargas Cave, located in the village of Cornejo in the northern province of Burgos, Spain, within the Ojo Guareña karst complex, has expanded the excavation of Neanderthal sublevel 4D by 32 square ...

Sep 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Regular use of eyelash extensions linked to skin mites, eye irritation and blocked glands

A study among young women who regularly have eyelash extensions has found most have tiny mites, called Demodex folliculorum, living on their lashes. These mites can cause a painful skin reaction called demodicosis.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Prehistoric builders hauled 25-tonne stones at least 18 km to build iconic Devil's Arrows

New research has revealed that ancient builders deliberately transported enormous 25-tonne stones across at least 18 kilometers (11 miles) to build Britain's tallest surviving prehistoric stone row—the iconic Devil's Arrows.

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Cell wall transport disruption exposes weakness in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Even highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more vulnerable when their cell wall transport system is disrupted, according to a new study from Umeå University. The discovery reveals a previously overlooked weakness that ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the heart, lungs and brain work together to shape experience

People speak of "butterflies in the stomach," a "racing heart," being "choked up" or needing to "catch breath." Language routinely treats emotion and thought as though they inhabit the body. But why are events of the mind ...

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny cyanobacteria may be the secret heroes of ocean carbon sequestration

A process known as the biological carbon pump (BCP) moves organic carbon from near the ocean's surface to the ocean floor. That carbon often stays there for hundreds or thousands of years, making the BCP a primary source ...

Sep 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Giant-nucleus cells are key markers for early-stage cancer, study suggests

Iron is an essential micronutrient, but excess iron can damage cells and increase cancer risk. While many cells die from iron-induced oxidative stress, a subset survives and may become cancerous. Previously, the identity ...

Sep 11, 2026