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Medical Xpress / Unlocking diabetes' secrets: Pediatric organ donors help map a path to a cure and prevention

The autoimmunity associated with type 1 diabetes often begins in the first years of life, and the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is rapidly rising among children and teens.

Jun 29, 2026
Phys.org / Data suggest greater glacial flood risk faced by Bhutan

Researchers at Newcastle University have carried out the first comprehensive modeling of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk in Bhutan and identified previously unrecognized high-risk lakes.

Jun 30, 2026
Phys.org / Human activity has driven retreat of Antarctica's fastest melting glacier

Human-driven climate change significantly intensified the retreat of one of the most important glaciers in Antarctica during the 20th century. The Pine Island Glacier, which drains a large part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet ...

Jun 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Treatment for alcohol use disorder can reverse harmful brain effects

When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new Neuropsychopharmacology study has discovered that chronic alcohol use can alter how the brain metabolizes acetate—and ...

Jun 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Wireless biodegradable sensor could help injured knees heal without dangerous overloading

A biodegradable pressure sensor could help people with knee injuries exercise and heal faster, University of Connecticut researchers report in Science Advances. The knee can take a great deal of abuse, thanks to the cartilage ...

Jun 29, 2026
Phys.org / Gold-laced nanoparticles could eventually spot and treat endometriosis without surgery

Endometriosis is a painful, common condition affecting women worldwide, but treatment and diagnosis options are scarce. A new University of Mississippi-led study may have found an answer to both problems.

Jun 29, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum waves reveal one-sided motion marking elusive critical states

Sound waves, light waves and other types of waves, generally spread freely through space and over time. In 1958, physicist Philip W. Anderson first described a phenomenon via which irregularities or other sources of disorder ...

Jun 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Immune molecule may contribute to excessive drinking in alcohol use disorder

The drugs that keep rheumatoid arthritis in check may one day help people stop drinking. A new Scripps Research study shows that an anti-inflammatory molecule, already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ...

Jun 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early benign prostatic hyperplasia outcomes comparable for p-ThuLEP and open prostatectomy

For patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), early functional outcomes are comparable with high-peak-power pulsed Thulium:YAG laser enucleation (p-ThuLEP) and open simple prostatectomy (OSP), but shorter hospitalization ...

Jun 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / A 40-year-old law requires ERs to treat everyone—unless they opt out

For 40 years, U.S. emergency departments have been barred from turning away patients who cannot pay.

Jun 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the brain's physical shape guides its internal wiring

A new study led by Monash University researchers has shed light on the factors shaping the intricate wiring of our brains. The research, published in the journal Cell, reveals that the brain's complex wiring diagram, known ...

Jun 29, 2026
Phys.org / Structural blueprint for RNA therapeutics reveals why some siRNA molecules work better than others

RNA interference is a natural mechanism for living cells to control whether specific genes are being used. Crowned with the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the discovery of RNA interference has since been harnessed ...

Jun 29, 2026