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Medical Xpress / Brain's rhythm signals may help memory circuits communicate

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, suggests that slow electrical rhythms traveling along individual nerve fibers may do more than reflect brain activity: They may help coordinate communication ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New report first to outline economic impact of childbirth-related PTSD in the UK

Health care costs for women reporting childbirth-related PTSD were more than twice as high as those for women without symptoms during the period from six to 12 months after birth, according to a new report from City St George's, ...

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / People with ADHD are more likely to suffer from gut problems, major review finds

University of Warwick researchers have analyzed data from more than 1.9 million people across 23 studies and found that ADHD is linked to an almost 50% increase in overall gastrointestinal symptoms compared with people without ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered antibodies offer broad protection against deadly cobra toxins

A research team has developed a recombinant, nanobody-based antivenom that offers broad protection against venom from geographically diverse cobra and king cobra species in India. The study is published in Science Translational ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Extremely massive galaxy proto-supercluster smashes distance record

An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant progenitor to a galaxy supercluster ever. The discovery supports existing theories of how galaxy clusters evolve and reveals how they are connected to the ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Weak hydrogen bonds dethrone copper as the most stable metal binder, opening a new path for metal selection

Copper has been knocked off the top of a stability ranking it had dominated for decades. Without altering the atoms directly bonded to the metal, a KAIST research team reversed the longstanding trend in which copper generally ...

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / GPS collars reveal secrets of the power struggle between lions and hyenas in the wild

Hidden deep in the bush, ranging over huge territories at speeds humans can't match and through terrain not even the most rugged vehicle can handle, hyenas and lions are hard to study. Now, new research using GPS collars ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Potentially harmful drug combinations prescribed to older adults identified

A new Ontario-wide study reveals that common medications, from statins to iron supplements, are quietly setting off prescribing cascades that leave older adults unknowingly taking drugs to treat side effects of other drugs.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / How 'parachute science' is failing the world's tropical insects

Monash University scientists have developed a global framework to tackle a major blind spot in biodiversity conservation: Insects underpin ecosystems and food production but remain largely invisible to conservation efforts ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient Swedish Goths had surprisingly accurate calendars

On a mostly flat plain an hour north of Stockholm lies a collection of large burial mounds dating from an ancient culture at least 2,500 years old. These people were not Vikings; they were northern Germanic Goths, pagan polytheists ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New caregiver resource focuses on quality of life in later stages of dementia

Much of the progress in Alzheimer's disease research in recent years has focused on preventing or slowing the disease in its earliest stages. But for millions of people already living with advanced dementia—and the families ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral

Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor, planting young coral onto a reef and examining how others are faring in increasingly warm waters.

Sep 10, 2026