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Medical Xpress / Reddit reveals what pregnant women really want to know about the Tdap vaccine

An analysis of Reddit posts about the maternal Tdap vaccine made by pregnant women reveals that expectant mothers turn to Reddit to seek advice and reassurance—with fewer outright instances of vaccine hesitancy or refusal ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Triple-dose regimen may permanently clear HIV in infected newborns

Every year, more than 120,000 newborns worldwide contract HIV, creating a global health burden that requires lifelong treatment for millions of people—assuming they have access and can afford it. New research led by Oregon ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Single-cell atlas reveals how spinal neurons help coordinate walking and other rhythmic movements

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital created a single-cell atlas of a key class of spinal neurons involved in motor coordination. From that resource, they identified a small subgroup of interneurons associated ...

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / New software tool Pixasonics turns biomedical images into sound

Modern biomedicine increasingly relies on enormous amounts of image data. Although computers can do part of the analysis work, biologists often still need to look through the images themselves. This takes time.

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Community involvement essential for local decarbonization schemes to work, researchers say

Place-based decarbonization schemes designed to help communities become more sustainable must involve local people earlier and consider the range of different community responses in their development if they are to be successful ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods linked to notably higher prostate cancer risks

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) account for nearly 60% of adults' and 70% of children's energy intake in the United States. These industrially manufactured products—such as soft drinks, packaged cereals and snacks, and processed ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / High-risk groups forgo vaccination despite it being free

Although influenza and COVID-19 vaccination are offered free of charge to people at increased risk of severe illness, many still choose not to get vaccinated. A new study from Umeå University shows that the main barriers ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Engineered enzymes forge carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bonds with high selectivity

Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, including Dr. Zachary Birch-Price and professor Anthony Green, have developed a new family of engineered enzymes that can create several different types of chemical ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / The importance of public deliberation in developing efficient public health policies

Public health policies are commonly evaluated by their financial costs and expected outcomes. However, policy decisions must also be supported by strong evidence, political feasibility, effective implementation and public ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study finds bacterial infections affect about 1 in 20 hospitalized adults with firearm injuries

A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that bacterial infections develop in approximately 5% of adults hospitalized with firearm injuries, with most infections occurring ...

Aug 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Emory researchers build a more accurate way to track what you eat

In 2024, diet and nutrition apps had reached a global market value of $2.1 billion, with an anticipated value of $4.5 billion by 2030. Most of these apps now include AI-powered photo recognition as a standard feature.

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Key genetic differences between pediatric and adult forms of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases identified

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that pediatric-onset rheumatic and inflammatory diseases have distinct genetic architecture compared with those in adults. The findings, published today ...

Aug 12, 2026