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Medical Xpress / Ongoing problems with kids' heart transplant waitlists found in two studies

More babies and children survive the wait for a heart transplant than in the past, but improvements are due to better medical care, not changes to waitlist rules, a new study finds. The method used across the United States ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / The key to attacking 'undruggable' proteins: Transient clustering state reveals a moving target

Intrinsically disordered proteins lack a fixed structure, which is why they have been considered "undruggable" targets for drug development for years. However, these proteins play a key role in numerous diseases—ranging ...

Mar 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Foundation AI model uses MRI data to predict multiple brain disorders

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are computational models that can learn to identify patterns in data, make accurate predictions or generate content (e.g., texts, images, videos or sound recordings). These models can ...

Mar 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / When a helpful brain signal gets stuck: An autism-linked chain reaction

Think of the brain as a city with traffic lights that keep signals flowing smoothly. In a new study, researchers followed a clue about nitric oxide, a common chemical messenger, and found that, in some forms of autism, if ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-based liquid biopsy may detect liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and chronic disease signals

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based liquid biopsy test using genome-wide cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation patterns and repeat landscapes can detect early ...

Mar 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat‑ and pressure‑resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

From hypersonic aircraft to nuclear-powered submarines, many of today's most advanced defense systems rely on a special class of materials known as refractory alloys. This class refers to metals that do not melt or weaken ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chemists shed light on how age-related cataracts may begin

Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness worldwide and are considered a priority disease by the World Health Organization. In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Irvine uncovered how a subtle chemical ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Large land predators were hunting big plant-eaters more than 280 million years ago, study finds

A study examining fossil evidence shows that large land predators were already hunting big plant-eating animals more than 280 million years ago. University of Toronto Mississauga researchers Jordan M. Young, Tea Maho, and ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Study shows COVID-19 financial stress slowed digital finance adoption in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of financial technology worldwide, including in many African countries, but it also brought financial hardships, leading to negative impacts on digital financial inclusion. In a new ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / PFAS exposure greater in wet pet food, study suggests

Ehime University investigators measured 34 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 100 commercial dog and cat foods sold in Japan and detected PFAS across many products, with higher concentrations in fish-based foods and dry ...

Feb 28, 2026
Phys.org / 'Old Mother Goose' challenges a 14-million-year lineage story in New Zealand

The discovery of a rare fossil goose in an ancient Central Otago lake shows the evolutionary history of Aotearoa New Zealand birds is much more dynamic than once thought, a University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researcher ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Six years of field data show how climate and light shape early growth of abarco, informing reforestation in Colombia

A new study shows how climate and light conditions interaction affect the early growth in abarco, a highly valued tropical timber species, offering critical guidance for reforestation and sustainable forest management in ...

Mar 4, 2026