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Medical Xpress / New blood test detects more high-risk prostate cancer cases

A new blood test may make it easier to detect the most dangerous forms of prostate cancer early. In a study from Karolinska Institutet, the Stockholm3 blood test detected more clinically significant cancer cases than the ...

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Heat stress exposure climbed from 16% to 22% worldwide over 50 years, study shows

The number of people exposed to dangerous heat stress worldwide has risen sharply over the past half-century, propelled by climate change, according to a study released Monday as Europe sweltered through a punishing heat ...

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Quantum-inspired AI could tailor patients' cancer treatment to their entire molecular background

For a child diagnosed with neuroblastoma—the most common infant cancer, occurring when early nerve cells grow out of control—the path to treatment isn't simple. Some types of neuroblastoma resolve on their own, while others ...

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Stop asking whether Pride is a protest or a party, say researchers

Research examining Pride events across the U.K. has found that modern Pride celebrations have evolved into year-round community hubs that act simultaneously as protests, safe spaces and cultural festivals for local LGBTQIA+ ...

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Powerful seismic waves from Japan's 2011 earthquake struck Earth's core and bounced back up, moving the island eastward

In 2011, Japan reeled from the effects of a devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake. But unnoticed in the chaos resulting from the quake, its major aftershocks and the tsunami it caused, something strange happened. About 16 ...

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / High-severity fires burn 30 times more acreage than 40 years ago, researchers find

Forest fires now burn 10 times more acreage annually than in 1985, while wildfire severity has gotten even worse. In California, 30 times more acreage burned from high-severity, forest-killing fires, according to new UCLA ...

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover ancient neurons that control attention

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and directing focus. The discovery of these neurons in mice by Johns Hopkins University researchers, in ...

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / High degree of quantum entanglement detected for first time in centimeter-sized crystal of strange metal

Many quantum effects can be observed only when a small number of particles is studied—individual atoms, molecules or photons, for example, carefully shielded from the rest of the world. But what about macroscopic objects, ...

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / CRISPR safety check evaluates intended and unintended mutations

A team of researchers led by Professor Akitsu Hotta (Department of Clinical Application) developed a comprehensive framework that combines computational prediction, experimental validation and whole-genome analysis to evaluate ...

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / World Cup: Why are left‑footers like Messi so valuable in soccer?

Argentina's Lionel Messi, England's Bukayo Saka, Spain's Lamine Yamal and Egypt's Mohamed Salah are all highly skilled soccer players in slightly different ways, as is the tall, powerful and technically proficient Norwegian ...

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Study shows the good state of Garraf's fishery resources

A scientific project launched by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in direct collaboration with fishermen in the region has evaluated the state of fishery resources and ecological quality in the Garraf and Plana ...

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Making sense of Mars' tiny moon Phobos

Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has long puzzled planetary scientists, who have continually debated whether it's a captured asteroid or formed from debris after a giant impactor struck the Martian surface. The key to solving ...

Jun 22, 2026