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Medical Xpress / Aspirin may unmask silent bladder cancer by triggering bleeding

The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from forming harmful blood clots, the medication can cause mild bleeding or worsen existing bleeding in the urinary tract. ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / Detection at the nanoscale: A phosphate-detecting electrochemical sensor

Graphene, the "wonder material," has shaped much of Suprem Das's research career. From nano-manufacturing to advanced printing for applications such as sensing and energy, Das is committed to finding graphene solutions with ...

Jun 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / Atomic swap can improve phosphate cathodes for high-energy sodium-ion batteries

Most smartphones, portable computers and other devices on the market today are powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. While these rechargeable batteries perform remarkably well, they are based on lithium, which is not ...

May 31, 2026
Science X / Universal aging clock predicts death risk across multiple mammalian species

What's common between rats, humans, dogs and dolphins? We are all mammals, and one day will be the last day of our lives. A multinational team of researchers have now given us a powerful molecular clock that, with the help ...

May 31, 2026
Phys.org / Q&A: Why scientists are studying a microbe they found in a sink

Scientists commonly use bacteria as tiny factories that can produce molecules for uses ranging from drug development to pollution remediation. Recently, NC State biologist Carlos Goller and former undergraduate students Pushkar ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / Amazon rainforest emits new stress-defense molecules during El Niño drought

The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, found that during and after ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Thirty years at El Mirón cave uncover 40,000 years of Iberian prehistory

For the past three decades, a team of archaeologists have been uncovering some of the field's most recent monumental discoveries, relying on gut instinct, persistent hard work, and cutting-edge methods and technologies.

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

When the double boom rang out in New England over the weekend, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started flooding social media.

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Terahertz imaging maps spatial chirality in materials with 100-micrometer resolution

In nature, there exist structures that are mirror images of each other but cannot be perfectly superimposed. These are known as chiral objects, derived from the Greek word for "hand," since left and right hands share the ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Older LGBTQ+ adults fear less support as they age, poll shows

LGBTQ+ people are woven into the lives of middle-aged and older Americans, a new national poll reports. About seven out of 10 non-LGBTQ+ people older than 50 (69%) have at least one personal connection to a person who is ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart, reshaping how astronomers read its past

Using more than a decade of observations from the VISTA Survey of the Magellanic Clouds (VMC), researchers measured the motions of millions of stars across the Small Magellanic Cloud with unprecedented precision. The new ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Addressing ACL injuries in women: Expert explains prevention and treatment

No one wants to hear the distinctive pop of an ACL tearing or rupturing, which typically means the player's season is at an end. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is located inside the knee and provides stability during ...

Jun 4, 2026