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Medical Xpress / After assault, OCD risk rises fastest in first year, pointing to a critical care window

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by recurring intrusive thoughts (i.e., obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (i.e., compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety. This disorder is estimated ...

Apr 25, 2026
Phys.org / Light pollution alters food webs along riverbanks, finds study

Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows that light pollution can significantly disrupt the ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / One delayed newborn shot can set off a costly chain reaction with lifelong consequences for children

Delaying hepatitis B vaccination after birth increases infections among newborns and decreases their survival rates and quality of life, according to a new Cornell University study. The longer the delay, the study found, ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Amazon safeguards cut deforestation but miss rising forest degradation threat

Antonio has spent the past seven years running toward fires that most others run from. A firefighter in the Brazilian Amazon since 2019, he works inside the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, one of the most biodiverse places ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / CRISPR untangles five-gene protein that helps plants grow in early stages

For most of their lives, plants get their energy from photosynthesis. But during the seed to seedling stage, when they can't absorb light just yet, they rely on other sources, like fatty acids. To process the fatty acids, ...

Apr 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Key molecular dynamic could boost cancer treatments while limiting stem cell transplant rejection

A key molecular dynamic could be the key to fighting tumors while allowing patients to still receive life-saving cell transplantation, according to the latest finding published by a team of scientists from the Hackensack ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bowel and ovarian cancer cases rising among younger adults in England, research reveals

Cases of several cancers are rising in England among both younger and older adults, but rates of bowel and ovarian cancer are rising only among younger adults (under 50s), finds research published in the open access journal ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers discover new reproductive method that will improve cattle production

There are sure signs of spring on the Canadian Prairies—snow melting, pelicans splashing down in the South Saskatchewan River, and the sight of brand-new calves taking shaky first steps in the field. Behind those brand-new ...

Apr 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Next-gen semiconductors that share life's handedness just got more practical

A University at Buffalo-led team has found a way to help chiral semiconductors, electronic materials whose structures are left- or right-handed like many of life's building blocks, absorb visible light. In a study published ...

Apr 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

The brain is more mechanically connected to the body than previously appreciated, scientists report in Nature Neuroscience. Through a study using mice and simulations, the team found a potential biological mechanism underlying ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Atomic map reveals how Leptospira bacteria flip virulence switch inside hosts

During infection, pathogens must adapt quickly to the conditions to thrive inside the body. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has uncovered how a key protein switches on the machinery that enables Leptospira ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / AI-enhanced microscopy produces crisp, real-time video inside live cells

Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the inner workings of living cells in real time. The process both captures images that are twice as sharp ...

Apr 26, 2026