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Medical Xpress / Blood protein analysis could help diagnose rare diseases missed by genome sequencing

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and Genomics England have shown that measuring proteins in the blood can provide important additional clues about the effects ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Certain DNA signatures may reveal which prostate cancers are most likely to spread

Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer among men globally. Yet, we still know relatively little about why the disease develops or why some men live with it for years while it progresses aggressively in others.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S.

One-third of young scientists who had been planning careers in academic research changed their minds in the spring of 2025, according to a new survey. Fewer expected to remain in higher education or work in the U.S., or felt ...

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / Local microbes persist in wine despite commercial yeast

A new study has demonstrated that regional microbial imprints can remain detectable under commercial winemaking conditions. The research, appearing in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, shows that inoculated fermentations ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral

Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor, planting young coral onto a reef and examining how others are faring in increasingly warm waters.

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Potentially harmful drug combinations prescribed to older adults identified

A new Ontario-wide study reveals that common medications, from statins to iron supplements, are quietly setting off prescribing cascades that leave older adults unknowingly taking drugs to treat side effects of other drugs.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient Swedish Goths had surprisingly accurate calendars

On a mostly flat plain an hour north of Stockholm lies a collection of large burial mounds dating from an ancient culture at least 2,500 years old. These people were not Vikings; they were northern Germanic Goths, pagan polytheists ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New caregiver resource focuses on quality of life in later stages of dementia

Much of the progress in Alzheimer's disease research in recent years has focused on preventing or slowing the disease in its earliest stages. But for millions of people already living with advanced dementia—and the families ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-assisted imaging tool for breast cancer could tailor screening for women according to individual risk

An artificial intelligence model that analyzes women's past and recent annual 3D mammograms is more effective at predicting the five-year risk of developing breast cancer than a tool that uses only the most recent 3D mammogram, ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Clinical trial supports adding mental health care to routine preparation for major surgery

Facing major surgery is stressful, but for older adults, unaddressed anxiety and depression can impede physical recovery. A clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / High anxiety may alter the brain's sleep switch in preteens

Some preteens have no trouble getting a full night's rest. Those experiencing anxiety often lie awake. The reason for both may be related to a pea-sized gland in the middle of their brains.

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New report first to outline economic impact of childbirth-related PTSD in the UK

Health care costs for women reporting childbirth-related PTSD were more than twice as high as those for women without symptoms during the period from six to 12 months after birth, according to a new report from City St George's, ...

Sep 11, 2026