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Medical Xpress / Clinical trial finds AI system improves oxygen delivery in hospital patients

A University of Colorado Anschutz-led clinical trial has found an automated oxygen delivery system helped hospitalized patients spend significantly more time in their target oxygen range compared with standard care, while ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Tabby's star may be orbited by a planetary-mass companion

By analyzing data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and conducting new radial velocity measurements, U.K. and French astronomers have found evidence that the mysterious Tabby's star may be orbited by ...

Jul 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Oil field model helps assess recovery potential of Venezuela's extra-heavy oil

Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF group institution—and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, together with their Venezuelan colleagues in the oil industry, have built a verified numerical model that will refine ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder help illuminate a dire need for effective housing

Canadian adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience compounding barriers to housing because of a systemic misunderstanding of the disability, resulting in a dire need for change. This is among the findings ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Wildfires: Why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches

There's something almost comic about the modern British summer ritual: As soon as the mercury climbs, we head to the nearest park, sit cross-legged on scorched grass and hunch over a flimsy foil tray to sear sausages over ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chemicals present in drinking water may carry a hidden risk tied to uterine cancer

In a recent study, researchers examined whether certain chemicals present in public drinking water are linked to uterine cancer, the most common gynecological cancer in the United States and one that has been steadily increasing ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / 'What's in it for me?' People more likely to help the environment when it benefits them

People might be more inclined to keep their community clean if they believe it benefits them personally, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in Environment and Behavior. The study found that ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / African-led study delivers one of the largest microbiome feedback initiatives

Researchers have developed and evaluated a feedback initiative, returning gut microbiome results from a landmark microbiome study to 778 women in South Africa and Kenya. The results came from the AWI-Gen 2 study published ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Good things take time—but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easier

Ask someone if they'd rather take $5 today or $10 next week and they'll know which option is better.

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Michigan reports first 2 US deaths in outbreak of cyclospora

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday.

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / The mystery of weak teeth in Australian kids just got a little clearer

Somewhere in Australia, a child is wobbling a baby tooth loose as an adult tooth pushes up behind it. For one in seven Aussie kids, that new tooth arrives already weak, marked with a creamy white or brownish patch in the ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Moon's thick crust could amplify elusive gravitational-wave signals

Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime that are produced when massive objects in the cosmos accelerate or collide. By detecting these waves, astrophysicists can study various cosmic events, including ...

Jul 28, 2026