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Medical Xpress / Remote exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation—an additional option but not a replacement for center-based rehabilitation

Remotely delivered exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, when added to center-based programs, resulted in a similar number of completed sessions as center-based programs only, according to results presented in a Hot Line ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Most states provide minors autonomy to consent to STI/HIV services

New data on LawAtlas.org capture details of state laws that allow individuals younger than the legal "age of majority" to autonomously consent to general health care, HIV and STI services. This longitudinal dataset includes ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / The hidden physics behind the shape of rose thorns

Roses are known for their thorns, the sharp structures that can sting and prickle the skin. Thorns, botanically known as prickles, are thought to discourage animals from feeding on plants and may also help climbing roses ...

Aug 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer is quantum: Studies show cancer cells may occupy limited, shared states like quantized energy levels

Andrea Califano began his career as a physicist. But that's not why he's now calling cancer a quantum disease. "We're really just following the data," says Califano, the Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology ...

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists put algae to work making fuel. AI reveals which cells are pulling their weight

Algae have a habit of turning up where they're not wanted. They coat your swimming pool in green gunk, cling to rocks at the beach and even make headlines when they take over prominent reservoirs, such as the White House ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Next-generation RNA approach provides hope for genetic diseases missed by current drugs

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a next-generation RNA therapeutic approach with the potential to treat a wide range of genetic diseases that share certain disease-causing mutations. The work advances ...

Aug 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Gamified' DDoS attacks wage psychological warfare against NATO states, finds study

First-of-its-kind research from Finland's Aalto University School of Business reveals the modus operandi and operating model of the pro-Russian hacking group responsible for thousands of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / New AI method can support real-time management of infectious diseases

For the past 25 years, one discipline has been revolutionizing epidemiology: phylodynamics. By using genetic sequences, scientists can study how pathogens evolve. Thanks to mathematics, these data can be coherently organized ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Nurse-coordinated collaborative care improved outcomes in patients with heart failure

Days alive and out of hospital were significantly increased in patients with heart failure when a nurse-coordinated collaborative care model was introduced, according to results presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Estimated glucose disposal rate inversely linked to benign prostatic hyperplasia

There is a negative link between estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in The Aging Male.

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Setting limits on phase transitions in the dark energy era

The universe is known to be expanding at an accelerating rate. Physicists typically attribute this acceleration to dark energy, a mysterious component of the universe that exerts negative pressure, causing space to expand ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers make non-recyclable flame-retardant EV composites recyclable

Korean researchers have developed a recyclable flame-retardant composite that overcomes a fundamental limitation of conventional flame-retardant composites, which cannot be recycled once cured, while maintaining excellent ...

Aug 31, 2026