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Medical Xpress / Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children

I often reflect on the advice of an outdated article on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and pregnancy from 1956. It stated: "There should be no doubt that a woman with ulcerative colitis who wishes to have a child should ...

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / Light controls nanoscale 'bubble' domains in a ferroelectric crystal

Researchers at Flinders University have discovered an unexpected way light can control tiny electronic structures inside advanced materials, a development that could help pave the way for more energy-efficient memory devices, ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Cells of the same age can follow sharply different biological aging paths

New research reveals that cells of the same chronological age can follow dramatically different biological aging paths, offering new insights into cancer, neurodegeneration and the fundamental biology of aging. Rather than ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Giant ice mountains on the other side of Earth once dictated Australia's climate—new study

During the most recent ice age, much of North America disappeared beneath ice sheets several kilometers thick. These frozen giants covered most of present-day Canada and parts of the northern United States, while smaller ...

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / Over 100 South American lakes could become climate-change early-warning observatories

More than 100 shallow lakes stretching over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) along the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil and Uruguay could become one of the world's most important natural laboratories for understanding how climate ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Newly unearthed mechanism that helps plants 'feel full' could help crops use fertilizer more efficiently

New York University researchers have pinpointed the molecular players responsible for plants "feeling full" once they've taken up enough nitrogen—a finding that could help scientists develop plants that absorb more nitrogen ...

Aug 2, 2026
Phys.org / Forest floors reveal overlooked seed dispersers: Slugs, beetles and crabs spread viable seeds

A review led by the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has revealed that tiny ground-dwelling invertebrates are overlooked but important seed dispersers, challenging the traditional focus on ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / AI models atom movement to predict solid-state reaction pathways, including impurities, in minutes

A research team at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has successfully demonstrated an AI modeling approach that accurately and rapidly predicts how reactions between solid materials ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Humpback whales match song themes to dive phases, tags reveal

For male humpback whales, singing is serious business. Their haunting, complex songs can last for hours and travel for miles underwater, playing a central role in reproduction during the winter breeding season. But despite ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold

In the spring, the federal government finalized regulations requiring millions of people who receive Medicaid benefits to prove they're working, volunteering or going to school to keep their coverage.

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists watch, molecule by molecule, as cell helpers rescue problem proteins

University of Wollongong (UOW) scientists have uncovered, for the first time, exactly how two of the cell's "helper" proteins operate as a rescue crew for misfolded proteins, a discovery that sheds new light on the molecular ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Orexin neurons may uncover the brain's secret to staying motivated

What enables us to sustain effort toward goals, even when the task becomes increasingly difficult? A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan revealed the underlying brain mechanism, showing that orexin neurons ...

Aug 3, 2026