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Medical Xpress / Blood and gene tests predict Alzheimer's symptoms three to six years ahead

Columbia University researchers have identified a way to help predict when people at high risk of developing Alzheimer's are likely to develop their first symptoms, a finding that could help physicians decide when to prescribe ...

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / Canada's last epishelf lake is gone for good, study confirms

Canada's last epishelf lake drained into the Arctic Ocean following the 2020 breakup of the Milne Ice Shelf and will not recover, a new study confirms.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / How one RNA nucleotide switch activates fluorescent dyes

RhoBAST is a tiny RNA molecule that activates fluorescent dyes, enabling researchers to track RNA molecules in living cells with super-resolution. An international collaboration, which includes Ronald Micura and his team ...

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dust mites plus silica can trigger a pathway to steroid-resistant lung inflammation

Inflammation associated with asthma and other allergic airway diseases can be significantly worsened by exposure to both house dust mite allergens and crystalline silica, according to a new study published in the journal ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ketamine reveals shifting brain activity patterns linked to depression improvement in older adults

Researchers at Texas A&M University's Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine have identified time-specific patterns of brain activity following ketamine treatment in older adults with treatment-resistant depression.

Sep 12, 2026
Phys.org / Cataract surgery will be needed in space, surgeon predicts

An eye surgeon with a passion for space since childhood predicts that as astronauts start to make journeys to the moon and Mars in the near future, eye surgery in space will eventually become a necessity.

Sep 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify medulloblastoma molecular groups using noninvasive MRI spectroscopy

Research by Stefan Blüml, Ph.D., and colleagues investigates the use of in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H-MRS) to identify medulloblastoma molecular subgroups before surgery, a noninvasive alternative to ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Soft back belts ease everyday low back pain, 12-week trial suggests

For many in the workforce, spending hours at a computer is an unavoidable part of daily life. Sitting for prolonged periods in the same position can contribute to low back pain (LBP), which affects up to 80% of people over ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / New genome study rewrites the early history of grasses, the world's most important plant family

An international team of scientists, including Donald Danforth Plant Science Center member emerita Elizabeth "Toby" Kellogg, Ph.D., has produced a chromosome-level genome assembly that offers a new view of the earliest evolution ...

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain aging may be detected decades before symptoms appear, with links to gut health

A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in the gut, offering a clue to what drives brain aging long before symptoms appear.

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / Astronomers unmask a supernova impostor

A distant star has captured astronomers' attention over the past decade, teasing them with indications that it will soon explode as a supernova. But new research shows that something else entirely is behind the star's outbursts. ...

Sep 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Building stronger teams, in sports and beyond

A sports psychology intervention aimed at improving the culture of the McGill Redbirds football team provides valuable insights that can be applied in many organizational settings, researchers say.

Sep 14, 2026