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Medical Xpress / Routine eye screening provides a window to heart health in type 2 diabetes

Recent findings have shown that routine eye screening could also be used for early detection of underlying heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

Jan 20, 2026 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Color blindness may reduce early bladder cancer detection and survival

People who are colorblind may be missing a life-saving warning sign of bladder cancer. Analysis of the electronic health records of hundreds of people found that those with color vision deficiency (CVD), or color blindness ...

Jan 17, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / An experimental study reveals the role of natural oils in reducing banana spoilage

One of the major challenges facing the agricultural sector is reserving the post-harvest quality of fruits. Significant economic losses can be caused by rapid ripening and deterioration in tropical fruits, such as bananas, ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Detecting drought stress in trees from the air

Increasing heat and drought are putting our forests under stress. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have used drone imagery to investigate how native tree species are ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Scientists transform enigmatic cell structures into devices for recording RNA activity

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and the molecular events within them are dynamic, and developmental processes, disease progression and ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How our nasal passages defend against the common cold and help determine how sick we get

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses.

Medical Xpress / Inflammatory pathway reveals targetable weakness in hard-to-treat blood cancer

New research co-led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists has exposed a vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia by identifying the blood cancer's reliance on a specific signaling pathway involved in the body's ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / MOSAIC platform compiles chemistry protocols for faster drug design

Speeding up drug discovery in the age of AI may come down to a concept that's comfortingly old-fashioned: Consulting a chemistry recipe book.

Jan 19, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Indian townships are rebuilding after landslides—but not everyone will benefit

In the early hours of July 30, 2024, a landslide in the Wayanad district of Kerala state, India, killed 400 people. The Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Vellarimala and Chooralmala villages in the Western Ghats mountain range turned ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Understanding how right- or left-hand dominance could open a window into the autistic brain

Most people take for granted which hand they use to reach for a cup of coffee or a puzzle piece. However, a new study out of York University suggests that for autistic individuals, which hand they use for various tasks is ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI model predicts neural network degeneration patterns in ALS progression

New research from the University of St Andrews, the University of Copenhagen and Drexel University has developed AI computational models that predict the degeneration of neural networks in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Jan 19, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Polymer cables for MRI applications: No place for metal

Anyone who has ever had to get a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan knows that magnetic and highly conductive materials are a no-go in the tube-shaped scanners. However, for complex diagnoses and medical research, this ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Radiology & Imaging