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Medical Xpress / Implant design helps fight ovarian cancer from the inside

Researchers have developed an implant that could deliver next-generation therapies for ovarian cancer precisely where they are needed while simultaneously monitoring how the disease responds.

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why a UTI hurts—and why that might be a good thing

Australian researchers have discovered a previously overlooked group of bladder nerves that help detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) and trigger the body's response to clear them, providing a potential new target for future ...

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Medicare spending on clinical care for people aging with HIV projected to rise steeply over next decade

As more Americans with HIV live into older age, Medicare spending on their care is projected to rise dramatically from $10.9 billion in 2026 to $27.3 billion in 2035, with HIV medications accounting for nearly two-thirds ...

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists build 'cell villages' to map the genetics of brain cell fitness

How readily a cell divides and how well it survives are fundamental to life, shaping everything from organ size to the body's ability to withstand disease. That combination, known as cell fitness, isn't the same for everyone. ...

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover hidden mechanism behind congenital heart disease

Congenital heart disease affects approximately two in every 100 newborns globally. But why does it occur? An important part of the answer may lie in a previously unknown mechanism on the surface of our cells. Researchers ...

Aug 4, 2026
Phys.org / New microscopy method achieves angstrom-scale localization precision with one laser

Researchers in the lab of Sam Peng, the Pfizer Inc.–Gerald Laubach Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have developed a super-resolution ...

Aug 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Turning a common oncogene's metabolic grip on cancer cells into a fatal weakness

For all its persistence as an adversary, aggressive breast cancer carries a weakness of its own making. A University of Helsinki research group has been investigating where this weakness comes from and how it can be exploited. ...

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / New brain model suggests how regional chemistry shapes large-scale neural activity

Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that links its microscopic chemistry to its brain-wide patterns of activity, providing new evidence that regional differences in receptor density help shape ...

Aug 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / A hands-on approach to distance medicine

Dr. Pijuan Yu sits at his lab station, focused on the task at hand. He is feeling for a lump. The glass wall to his right reveals other students and researchers as they pass, but his attention remains steady. Two rubbery ...

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Unexpected bond-breaking order reveals a new path to bioluminescence

The dancing lights of fireflies and the eerie blue sparkle in crashing waves get their glow when a molecular square of carbon and oxygen atoms breaks. New research from Stanford University has shown that mechanical force ...

Aug 4, 2026
Phys.org / Black silicon catalyst turns carbon dioxide into methane with sunlight

Carbon dioxide is often viewed as a major contributor to climate change, but it can also become a valuable raw material. If scientists can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels using sunlight, it would provide ...

Aug 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies care steps that start head and neck cancer patients on lifesaving treatment sooner

For patients with advanced head and neck cancer, surgery is often the first step in treatment. Many also need radiation therapy to destroy remaining cancer cells and reduce the risk that their cancer will return. Starting ...

Aug 7, 2026