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Medical Xpress / Dysregulation of the immune system differentiates depression and psychosis in young adulthood

In the early phases of depression and psychosis, patients often show altered inflammatory markers in the blood and structural changes in the gray matter of the brain. This was demonstrated in the international study entitled ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / From algae to biofuel: Study opens doors to cheaper, cleaner fuel sources

A researcher's keen eye and spirit of curiosity led to the discovery of a new method for cell engineering—a finding that opens doors to more sustainable sources for everything from fuel to vitamin supplements.

Feb 23, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Gap in preventable deaths widening between those with, without a college degree

A gap in preventable deaths is growing between people with and without a college degree, a new study says. A steadily increasing number of people with a high school diploma or less are dying from illnesses that could have ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Medical economics
Phys.org / Evidence points to early goat and sheep dairy consumption in Neolithic Iran

Approximately 9,000 years ago, human communities in Southwest Asia underwent a dramatic transformation, known as the Neolithic revolution. This period was marked by pronounced changes in how they lived and sourced food, with ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Valved holding chambers vary significantly in the treatment of young children with respiratory distress

Under current budget pressures in social and health care services, even small but effective improvements matter in everyday practice. A new study shows that valved holding chambers (VHCs) used to deliver inhaled medication ...

Phys.org / Tomb more than 1,000 years old found in Panama

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb more than a thousand years old in Panama containing human remains alongside gold and ceramic artifacts, the lead researcher told AFP on Friday.

Feb 21, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Reading the enemy: How genome science is reshaping the fight against wheat stem rust

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing in an unfamiliar way. Stems weakened, plants collapsed, and fields that had once held firm against ...

Feb 23, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Plant-based diets may aid symptoms of psoriasis

Consuming a greater proportion of nutrients from plant sources may aid management of psoriasis symptoms, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in the European Journal of Nutrition.

Feb 24, 2026 in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / Could a recently reported high-energy neutrino event be explained by an exploding primordial black hole?

The KM3NeT collaboration is a large research group involved in the operation of a neutrino telescope network in the deep Mediterranean Sea, with the aim of detecting high-energy neutrino events. These are rare and fleeting ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How the echolocation of bats has shaped their skulls

Bats are some of the most highly specialized mammals to have ever evolved. This includes not only the evolution of active flight, but also their echolocation. This ability requires the bats to produce high frequency noises ...

Feb 23, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / A new 'forever' marine pollutant? Fiberglass found in a major shellfish estuary

Simon Fraser University researchers have uncovered fiberglass contamination in a key estuary on Vancouver Island, raising concerns about how an as-yet-overlooked contaminant could affect aquatic birds, marine life and coastal ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Universal vaccine to treat colds, flu and COVID developed, and a new study suggests it just might work

Vaccines have traditionally worked by teaching the immune system to recognize a specific virus or bacterium—in effect, showing it a wanted poster for a single suspect. But what if one vaccine could protect against dozens ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Vaccination