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Medical Xpress / Two days of oatmeal can reduce cholesterol level

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a trial by the University of Bonn, which has now been published in Nature Communications. The participants ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Are meat eaters really more likely to live to 100 than non-meat eaters, as a recent study suggests?

People who don't eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there's more to these findings than meets the eye.

Jan 26, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm

A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Radiotherapy may spur cancer growth at distant sites in CD14-high tumors

Scientists at the National Taiwan University Cancer Center and National Taiwan University Hospital have shed light on rare but important situations where radiotherapy to one tumor is accompanied by cancer growth or metastasis ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Astrophysicists discover largest sulfur-containing molecular compound in space

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), in collaboration with astrophysicists from the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, have identified the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Hydrogel coating for solar panels boosts power generation efficiency

A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a simple and affordable hydrogel coating that not only enhances the heat dissipation in solar panels for cooling their "hot spots" effectively, ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover lung cancer's 'bodyguard system'—and how to disarm it

Scientists from A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB) have identified why certain lung cancer cells become highly resistant to treatment after developing mutations in a key gene called EGFR (epidermal ...

Jan 25, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Odds of overactive bladder elevated among patients with diabetes

The prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) is elevated among adults with diabetes, with significant risk factors including age, diabetes duration, hypertension, and neuropathy, according to a review published online Jan. ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Diabetes
Phys.org / 3′UTR-derived small RNA couples acid resistance to metabolic reprogramming in Salmonella within macrophages

Acid resistance is a crucial property that enterobacteria must possess to withstand host acidic environments during infection, including the gastrointestinal tract and macrophage phagosomes. The facultative intracellular ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Edison's 1879 bulb experiments may have unintentionally produced graphene

What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According to a recent publication from the lab of Rice University's James Tour in ACS Nano, it could be graphene—an ...

Jan 24, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / New study may offer hope to women suffering menopausal hot flashes, night sweats

A woman's insulin levels in midlife are linked to the timing and duration of menopausal hot flashes, night sweats and cold sweats, according to new research from the University of Victoria (UVic). The study found that having ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Medical Xpress / Deep learning techniques can enhance diagnosis of Meniere disease

Deep learning techniques can enhance diagnosis of Meniere disease (MD) and severity grading, according to a study published in the January issue of Medical Physics.