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Medical Xpress / Early immune 'checkpoint' could help explain why the same virus affects individuals so differently

Age, genetics and lifestyle are known to influence how people respond to viral infections. Scientists also know that differences in immune responses play an important role, but exactly how these factors shape the course of ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / New rapid test could transform iron treatment worldwide

Iron deficiency is one of the world's most common nutritional disorders, affecting millions of women and children globally. Yet diagnosing it remains difficult in many low-resource settings, where access to laboratories and ...

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / 3D-printed membrane increases oxygen transfer in artificial lungs by up to 88%

For people with severe lung diseases, a transplant of a healthy organ is often their only chance of survival. However, donor lungs are in short supply. A new artificial lung could provide a solution.

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tips for treating—even preventing—osteoarthritis

When it comes to daily aches and pains, it's not uncommon for knees to be a main source. And while there can be many different long-term causes of such issues, osteoarthritis is often a reason why.

Aug 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / As workplace surveillance grows, experts say it's good to know the ways your employer is watching

College administrators read an adjunct professor's comments to students on personal essays. Managers told a pharmacist to spend less time with patients after tracking the number and length of her appointments. Scanners on ...

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / Robotic ocean glider reveals giant phytoplankton chains in the Mediterranean Sea

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in Marseille, France, have discovered something surprising in the Mediterranean Sea: giant chains of phytoplankton.

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Music evokes story-like brain activity beyond auditory processing, brain imaging shows

In a paper appearing in Nature Communications, Princeton University researchers show how music produces distinct patterns in the regions of the brain associated with imagination and meaning, similar to those prompted by spoken ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / World off-track on nearly every food system goal, latest assessment reveals

The latest study from the Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) reveals the stark reality of where global food systems transformation stands: for most indicators on health, environment, livelihoods, governance and resilience, ...

Aug 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / From brain wiring to stress and metabolism, one 'mastermind' gene has a finger on the switch

Many people find themselves losing appetite—or, conversely, overeating—in difficult situations, and these common reactions to stress suggest that the mind and metabolism are deeply connected. A new study from the Weizmann ...

Aug 17, 2026
Phys.org / Model siblings: Adolescent coping strategies influenced by birth order, study shows

Growing up as the oldest sibling of a younger brother and sister shaped the way University of Delaware associate professor Mellissa S. Gordon learned to communicate and cope with challenges. As a single parent, her mother ...

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way's early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way ...

Aug 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / New guide could help scientists see deeper into the human body using light and sound

Scientists have published the most comprehensive analysis to date of ultrasound detectors underpinning photoacoustic tomography (PAT)—a fast-emerging medical imaging technology capable of revealing blood vessels, tumors and ...

Aug 20, 2026