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Medical Xpress / Why a man's health before pregnancy matters for the next generation

When we think about preparing for a healthy pregnancy and baby, most advice focuses on women. Such advice might include good nutrition, taking dietary supplements, avoiding alcohol or smoking and managing their medications ...

Mar 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Can AI understand literature? Researchers put it to the test

Even with all the recent advances in the ability of large language models (like ChatGPT) to help us think, research, summarize, and learn complex and technical texts, how do they fare in understanding storytelling and literature? ...

Mar 27, 2026
Phys.org / Tale of the lava heron: Student describes new Galapagos species

The Galapagos Islands are famous for the discoveries that shaped Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now an SFSU graduate has added one more: Ezra Mendales (M.S., '23) describes a new species as part of his master's thesis. ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / X-ray lasers enable the discovery of a critical point in water

Using X-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to determine the existence of a critical point in supercooled water at around -63 °C and 1,000 atmospheres. Ordinary water at higher temperatures and ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA warns biotech firm over cancer drug claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer.

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Global review finds wide gaps in rules for polygenic embryo testing

A new global review shows that countries are taking very different approaches to regulating polygenic embryo testing. For more than four decades, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has helped families have children. Scientists ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Previously unrecognized immune response could enhance defense against cancer

In a paradigm-breaking study, researchers have discovered a novel way the immune system, specifically T cells, attack their target cells, reshaping long-held assumptions in immunology and demonstrating direct implications ...

Mar 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Scheimpflug cameras may extend LiDAR-like sensing from 6 m to 4 km

An optical principle discovered more than a century ago may soon find new applications in such areas as monitoring atmospheric turbulence, tracking airborne objects, and mapping the environment, thanks to researchers at the ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mediterranean diet may boost mitochondrial signals linked to heart and brain health

A study led by researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that the benefits of the Mediterranean diet may be driven, in part, by tiny proteins hidden within our mitochondria, opening a new window ...

Mar 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / No link found between childhood atopic dermatitis and markers of cardiovascular risk

Atopic dermatitis (AD) during childhood is not associated with increases in markers of cardiovascular risk, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Network Open.

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they're most influenced

It's a Friday evening and you pour a glass of wine while your teenager sits at the kitchen bench scrolling through their phone. They barely look up. But they notice more than you think. My new study found the drinking habits ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Nature report links wildlife trends to human well-being

Billed as the first comprehensive report on the state of U.S. lands, water, and wildlife, the Nature Record National Assessment includes the decline of butterfly populations and other species to the remarkable comeback of ...

Mar 28, 2026