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Medical Xpress / Common diabetes medication can reduce preterm birth rates in high-risk pregnancies

A common diabetes medication can reduce the risk of early and preterm births for mothers at high metabolic risk, according to new research led by Monash University. Published in NEJM Evidence, the study investigated whether ...

Aug 26, 2026
Dialog / Blood-clotting protein may be SARS-CoV-2's hidden accomplice, helping it hide from antibodies and reach blood vessels

Fibrinogen, the abundant plasma protein best known for forming blood clots, may play a second and far less benign role during SARS-CoV-2 infection: acting as a molecular bridge that simultaneously hides the virus from neutralizing ...

Aug 24, 2026
Dialog / A gut microbial health index as a composite biomarker for evaluating overall health

Each person has a unique gut microbial population, with variation shaped by diet, lifestyle and disease. We are seeing a rapid rise in metabolic disorders, obesity and inflammatory diseases that cannot be explained by our ...

Aug 23, 2026
Phys.org / Bright ideas accelerate the hunt for quantum emitters

The search for materials that can power future quantum technologies is accelerating, but identifying the most promising candidates remains painfully slow. Evaluating whether a material can efficiently emit quantum light requires ...

Aug 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover brain-network dynamics in schizophrenia

Researchers at Georgia State University have identified a previously unknown aspect of schizophrenia that offers a new way to understand how the disorder affects large-scale brain coordination. In a new study, published in ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Molecular makeover brightens organic light near 1,000 nanometers

Near-infrared organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that emit about 1,000 nanometers could support biomedical and security technologies. Yet pushing organic light to these longer wavelengths usually causes a steep drop in ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / One step closer to the ideal glass—simulations reveal hidden order at absolute zero

In the physical sense, glass is not limited to familiar window glass; it forms whenever a liquid is cooled so quickly that it cannot crystallize. As a result, glass has an amorphous structure—that is, its "building blocks" ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / New study reveals how space rocks become meteorites

What happens to a space rock as it falls through Earth's atmosphere and becomes a meteorite? By studying 75 meteorite falls captured on video and in photographs, researchers identified seven distinct phases in the journey ...

Aug 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Major security weaknesses found in leading open-weight LLMs

Safety protections built into some of the world's most widely used artificial intelligence (AI) models can be stripped away with alarming ease, according to a new international study.

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests

Different cover crops may affect how plants defend themselves against pests—including by attracting more insects that eat harmful caterpillars—according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State's College of Agricultural ...

Aug 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Digital pets boost daily activity by more than 20%, trial finds

According to a master's thesis at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), a mobile game can make physical activity more enjoyable. Two master's students investigated how the mobile game "BitPet" affects ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / 3D atomic imaging reveals a new pathway to crystal formation

The most common scientific approach for thinking about how condensation, freezing and other phase transitions begin is based in classical nucleation theory, which was developed about a century ago. Thousands of experiments ...

Aug 25, 2026