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Medical Xpress / Rising deaths in LA County Jail are tied to longer stays, study shows

The effects of stress, depression and inadequate health care in the Los Angeles County Jail—a blanket term widely used for the county's eight facilities—build up into lethal risk, a new study led by UCLA researchers has found.

Aug 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Implant design helps fight ovarian cancer from the inside

Researchers have developed an implant that could deliver next-generation therapies for ovarian cancer precisely where they are needed while simultaneously monitoring how the disease responds.

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study shows extreme heat keeps older adults closer to home

A Stanford Medicine app found that older adults' daily travel range shrank as temperatures rose, potentially limiting social, physical and community activities.

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Innovative design unlocks resilient semiconductor materials

Semiconductors such as silicon are the cornerstone of today's essential technologies, but the variety of materials available to power devices is limited. While metal oxides are durable, only a small subset are semiconducting ...

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Breast milk protein osteopontin may shield infants from respiratory infections

QIMR Berghofer researchers have found how breast milk supports infant immunity via a protein called osteopontin. The study also identifies a potential way of mimicking this protective effect in baby formula. The findings, ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Improving oats for growers and consumers

Heart-healthy oats are finding their way into a wider variety of products and recipes as consumer demand grows. Although oats are grown on far fewer acres than other U.S. crops, farmers are able to keep up with demand through ...

Aug 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / How age shapes treatment decisions in chronic coronary disease

For many older adults with heart disease, age is a significant factor in treatment decisions. But a new Yale–led study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that overall health, function and ...

Aug 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Heat treatment improves strength-ductility balance of 3D-printed aluminum bronze for electronic components

Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF group institution—and their colleagues from State Marine Technical University and others have found a way to improve the balance between the mechanical strength and ductility of 3D-printed ...

Aug 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Two women with the same pregnancy complication may face very different risks of premature cardiovascular death

Previous research has shown that women who experience complications during pregnancy face roughly twice the risk of dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease.

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / New microscopy method achieves angstrom-scale localization precision with one laser

Researchers in the lab of Sam Peng, the Pfizer Inc.–Gerald Laubach Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have developed a super-resolution ...

Aug 2, 2026
Phys.org / Smart sensor identifies present molecules by remembering the past

Most sensors are designed to do only one thing: detect what passes through them. But what if a sensor could do more? To create a new generation of technology, researchers have looked to living systems for inspiration. If ...

Aug 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new ...

Aug 6, 2026