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Medical Xpress / Stem cell science unlocks more mysteries of the menstrual cycle

Amid all the advances in modern medicine, much of the science behind a woman's menstrual cycle remains mysterious, so a team at Hudson Institute of Medical Research is aiming to change that. Professor Caroline Gargett is ...

Jul 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Gen Z is pushing back against AI—a reminder to all of us that the future isn't written

Martin Scorsese recently announced that he will be joining generative artificial intelligence (AI) company Black Forest Labs. He said he would embrace AI for storyboarding—the practice of creating a visual outline in the ...

Jul 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / What's driving the obesity pandemic?

New research presented at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO2026), hosted by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) in Mexico City, Mexico, (15–17 July) asks what is driving the obesity pandemic.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Biodiversity boosts productivity most during extreme drought in drier grasslands

When extreme drought strikes, drier grasslands receive the greatest productivity benefit from biodiversity. By contrast, forests did not show the same context-dependent pattern under drought, according to a new global synthesis ...

Jul 15, 2026
Phys.org / Darwin's 150‑year‑old hillside steps mystery may have a new answer from virtual grazing animals

Steep hillsides and mountainsides in many regions worldwide are often covered in characteristic step-like patterns, also known as terracettes. These repeating landforms have fascinated scientists for more than a century, ...

Jul 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study links sleeping long hours with higher levels of an Alzheimer's-related protein

Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer's-related protein in the blood, even after accounting for other health factors, a new study from UT Health San Antonio, the academic ...

Jul 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Clinical trial proves effectiveness of FLASH treatment for pain reduction in cancer patients

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers led a first-of-a-kind clinical study showing that a cancer treatment known as FLASH, or ultra-high-dose-rate proton beam radiation therapy, safely and effectively reduced ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / 'Uncanny valley' effect observed in macaques through 3D animated monkey avatars

A new tool that allows researchers to create realistic full-body animations of monkeys has provided the first evidence that nonhuman primates experience the "uncanny valley" phenomenon for body avatars, according to a study ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers define new frontier in quantum materials

Researchers at City College of New York physicist Vinod M. Menon's Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics (LaNMP) have outlined an emerging frontier in quantum materials: atomically thin systems in which light, magnetism ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / Europe's last pagan state was already diverse: Medieval Vilnius drew migrants from Christian lands

Lithuania was famously the final pagan state in Europe. While the rest of the continent converted to Christianity, Lithuania remained officially pagan until Catholicism was adopted in AD 1387. Despite this, the extent to ...

Jul 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / New malaria drug candidate shows promise in Phase I trial

The early-stage trial of a potential novel nonartemisinin malaria drug found it rapidly killed malaria parasites and was generally well tolerated in infected volunteers, showing it is a promising candidate for uncomplicated ...

Jul 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Bacterial cellulose offers sustainable path for high-performance energy storage, highlights study

As energy storage technologies continue to evolve, applications—from portable electronics to wearable devices and electric vehicles—require systems that can charge rapidly, deliver bursts of power on demand and withstand ...

Jul 16, 2026