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Medical Xpress / Abortion care and counseling are core to the practice of maternal-fetal medicine, says new guidance

Maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists (MFMs) should use their expertise to improve maternal safety by maximizing patient access to the full range of reproductive health care under current state abortion restrictions, according ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / A photon that challenges Einstein: According to current physics, it should never have reached Earth

How did a photon survive a journey of more than 2 billion light-years when, according to known physics, it should have been absorbed long before reaching Earth? This is the question at the heart of a new study by Giorgio ...

Sep 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / New calculator predicts chances of conceiving naturally in couples with fertility problems

A new tool has been developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian to help couples experiencing fertility problems predict their chances of conceiving a baby naturally before embarking on IVF treatment.

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Singles in America survey reveals how relationships, marriage, money and family are changing

The Kinsey Institute released new data from its annual Singles in America survey, the nation's most comprehensive and longest-running annual study of single adults. Now in its 15th edition, Singles in America has surveyed ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Plants' response to rising CO₂ could put the brakes on dryland expansion

Drylands are defined as regions where rainfall is low relative to the atmosphere's ability to draw water from soil and plants. Expanding boundaries of these regions are frequent concerns in climate change considerations. ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Asteroid Ryugu's dust reveals nitrogen's slow concentration into complex molecules

Nitrogen is a key ingredient in the biomolecules that form the building blocks of life. Yet as an unbonded gas, it is far more likely to drift into space than to lock itself into solid compounds, making it difficult for astronomers ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blood protein analysis suggests a lung disease drug could be fighting aging at the same time

In 2025, Insilico Medicine developed an experimental drug called rentosertib as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a severe age-related lung disease. The drug works by inhibiting the protein TNIK, which is involved ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / FMN1 gene is essential for hearing, study reveals

A new study has identified FMN1 as a gene required for hearing in both humans and mice, revealing a previously unknown role for formin-1 in maintaining the microscopic cellular architecture of the inner ear. The findings ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early blood protein clues could identify children at risk of cardiometabolic disease

Researchers at Vanderbilt Health, UTHealth Houston and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified early signs of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease (CKMD) in children as young as 8 years old that ...

Sep 13, 2026
Phys.org / Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anesthesia, say researchers

Laboratory animals are anesthetized to avoid pain during invasive procedures. Anesthesia is necessary for these animals' welfare, but it is not always without problems: Substandard anesthesia can cause suffering, distort ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / How atmospheric events at the top of the world could have triggered two devastating California floods

In early 2017 and 2023, California experienced two catastrophic and record-breaking floods that caused billions of dollars in damage, triggered mudslides and forced thousands of people to evacuate. Why this happened left ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Silicon nanosphere coatings deliver glossy, nonfading color on 3D surfaces

"Color coatings are expected to provide vivid color, brightness, gloss and long-term durability, yet no existing technology satisfies all of these requirements simultaneously," says Kobe University materials engineer Hiroshi ...

Sep 12, 2026