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Medical Xpress / Babies face a higher death risk when their mother is experiencing intimate partner violence

Children whose mothers experience violence from a partner have a higher chance of dying before their fifth birthday, according to a major international study led by Curtin University. The research found that intimate partner ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / Growing bacteria line up single-file, then buckle in liquid crystals

When scientists study bacteria that are not in a Petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their actual microbial habitats, they often find delightfully unexpected behaviors. For Sujit Datta, a ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / New method swaps single atom in a molecule to speed drug discovery

Swapping out one letter in a word can entirely change its meaning. Similarly, swapping one atom in a molecule can completely change its identity. A group of chemists at the University of Chicago has demonstrated a new way ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Beneficial bacteria support tomato growth and suppress disease

Bacterial canker, a vascular infection, can wreak havoc on tomato plants, with symptoms ranging from wilted leaves to the collapse of an entire plant. Clavibacter michiganensis, the seedborne pathogen that causes the disease, ...

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / New class of KRAS inhibitors shows promise in shrinking NF1 nerve tumors

A scientist at Cincinnati Children's who has hunted for decades for ways to shrink the painful and disfiguring nerve tumors caused by neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has made a new breakthrough in the quest. Nancy Ratner, ...

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown nerves match human sensory signal speeds, enabling tests of myelin repair

Rice University and collaborators in Switzerland have developed a platform to grow human-derived nerve cells and Schwann cells, supporting cells that form a protective coating called myelin around nerve fibers. This platform ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Atlas of the brain's striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments

A region of the brain called the striatum is critical for many cognitive and motor functions, including decision-making, movement control, habit formation and reward processing. It also plays a role in addiction and is significantly ...

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / New mechanism shows how immune cells fine-tune adhesion during infection and recovery

Researchers at the University of Liverpool helped uncover how the body adapts its immune defenses during periods of increased demand, such as infection, inflammation and recovery following stem cell transplantation.

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / 'One-pot' CRISPR platform delivers lab-like sensitivity in 30 minutes for at-home testing

A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative "one-pot" testing platform, known as TEMPO, that could transform highly sensitive nucleic acid testing from a laboratory-based ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / A single fix reverses the case for rolling back vehicle emissions standards

Two administrations, the Biden administration and the second Trump administration, reached opposite conclusions about whether vehicle emissions standards should be rolled back. These conclusions came from different assumptions, ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Understanding the neural processes underlying limb apraxia

Limb apraxia is a neurological disorder that can occur after damage to the brain's left hemisphere and is characterized by difficulty using tools despite normal motor control and cognition. It affects roughly a quarter of ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / Light reveals internal motion in electron crystals and can trigger their melting

Electrons, particles that carry a negative electric charge, typically move through materials. At low densities and temperatures, however, the electrical repulsion between them can overpower their tendency to move, prompting ...

Aug 28, 2026