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Phys.org / Machine learning method uncovers hidden patterns in DNA methylation

In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers from Berlin, Potsdam, and Jena present a new method for analyzing the epigenome. The machine-learning method identifies differentially methylated DNA regions ...

Aug 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / No safe tan: Why Canada's sunburn problem keeps getting worse

Scroll through social media and you will encounter a strange vocabulary for an old impulse: "tanmaxxing," "UV chasing" and "SPF shunning." In some corners of the internet, sunscreen is described as toxic, while a "natural" ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / Chagas parasite's survival trick offers antimalarial-style target

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified a potential new target to prevent the spread of Chagas disease. The parasitic infection is transmitted through the bite of the kissing bug in Central and South America ...

Aug 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / New approach to mental health care reduces hospital admissions

A new approach to caring for people experiencing a mental health crisis, emphasizing continuity and community, can reduce hospital admissions and improve satisfaction with care, a study led by a University College London ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / A near extinct plant in Galápagos is now recovering

A 30-year conservation effort has helped the critically endangered Galápagos snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha subsp. leucantha) recover from just six individuals to a small, carefully tended wild population. Following tireless ...

Aug 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI spots at-risk pregnancies for earlier, more personalized prenatal care

Artificial intelligence (AI) may help identify women and babies at risk of serious health problems earlier in pregnancy, according to a new study analyzing data from more than half a million pregnancies across Sweden, Chile ...

Aug 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI matches human pathologists in predicting breast cancer outcomes from immune cells

Two major international Peter Mac-led studies have found AI models were just as good as human pathologists at a task that predicts outcomes for patients with breast cancer.

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Does envy influence the way we vote?

Envy plays a greater role when resources are allocated through majority voting than when we make decisions individually. This is shown by new research from Linköping University, Sweden. According to the researchers, the explanation ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / A museum-shelf mystery reveals 6,500-year-old human tooth pendant in Serbia

More than 6,500 years ago, someone carefully drilled a hole in a human tooth, strung it on a cord and likely used it as a necklace. Found during field surveys at the Vinča cultural site of Jablanica in Serbia, the human tooth ...

Aug 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Nearly 700 AI agents coordinated Hugging Face attack, says report

Nearly 700 OpenAI artificial intelligence agents coordinated an attack on the Hugging Face platform without human intervention during a well-publicized July incident, according to a report published Wednesday by independent ...

Aug 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / People say they would not want to test embryos for traits like low IQ. But if given the information, they act on it

A study of more than 2,000 people in the United States and China finds that the line between medical and nonmedical traits, which underpins rules on embryo testing in most countries, does not match public preferences.

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Overconfident CEOs more likely to expose businesses to risk

Companies led by overconfident chief executives are potentially more exposed to political and regulatory risks because they engage in significantly less corporate lobbying, according to University of Queensland research.

Aug 27, 2026