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Medical Xpress / Pregnancy stroke signs are often missed, study shows

More than 25% of pregnant or postpartum women who suffered an acute stroke had had encounters with health care providers for stroke-related symptoms within the prior month but did not receive a timely diagnosis, finds University ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Cardiology
Phys.org / US hospitality and tourism professors don't reflect the diversity of the industry they serve

White and male professors continue to dominate U.S. hospitality and tourism education programs, our new research has found, even as the industry is growing increasingly diverse. This imbalance raises questions about who shapes ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Cleaner air is (inadvertently) harming the Great Barrier Reef

Air pollution is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2019, according to the World Health Organization.

Jan 24, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Elucidating liquid-liquid phase separation under non-equilibrium conditions

Crystallization is a well-explored natural phenomenon where atoms or molecules arrange themselves into highly organized solid forms called crystals. This phenomenon has been widely utilized across pharmaceutical and agrochemicals ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Single gene found to influence gut bacteria balance and IBD susceptibility

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the role of a gene called PTPN2 in protecting the gut from harmful bacteria linked to inflammatory bowel ...

Jan 24, 2026 in Gastroenterology
Medical Xpress / Large genetic study uncovers 34 regions linked to allergic conjunctivitis risk

Itchy, red and watery eyes are familiar symptoms for many people, especially during the spring and summer pollen season. Allergic conjunctivitis is a very common condition, but its hereditary background has not previously ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Ophthalmology
Phys.org / Astronomers discover dense super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-3862 b, turns out to ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / People from sexual minorities really do die younger, new data suggests

New data has revealed something the UK has never seen before: clear evidence that sexual minority people die earlier, and at higher rates, than their straight or heterosexual peers.

Jan 26, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world's deadliest parasite

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn't confined to poor, rural areas—it's a global threat that travels with people across ...

Phys.org / New reports illustrate historical patterns of inequity in policy design and their impact across generations

Tracing policy decisions from early America to today, the reports reveal how long-standing choices continue to shape access and outcomes for families.

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / HIV resistance to lenacapavir weakens the virus's ability to replicate

Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with drug-resistant infections in 2022. While there is still no vaccine for the virus, the twice-yearly ...

Jan 23, 2026 in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / Comfort them or let them tough it out? How parents shape a child's pain response

It happens in slow motion. Your 6-year-old daughter is sprinting across the playground at school drop-off time when her toe catches on uneven ground. She goes down hard.

Jan 26, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry