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Medical Xpress / Inappropriate antibiotic use for COVID-19 is linked to resistance

Taking azithromycin for as little as one day triggers antibiotic resistance in the respiratory tract, according to a first-of-its kind look by scientists at UC San Francisco of the changes that occur in the microbiome of ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Novel cancer drug delivery system improves Paclitaxel absorption

Recent advances in drug discovery research have led to the development of numerous drug candidate compounds with high therapeutic efficacy. However, many of these compounds possess properties that make them difficult to handle, ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Results support use of weekly extended-release buprenorphine for opioid use disorder during pregnancy

In a clinical trial, a research team found that administering weekly injectable extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy led to higher rates of abstinence from illicit opioids ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Here's what you need to know about cancer vaccine development

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for over 613,000 fatalities in 2023, per the Centers for Disease Control. But the field of cancer vaccines, which can be used as a form of treatment, ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / New findings suggest symptom patterns may help diagnose Alzheimer's with FTLD

People with Alzheimer's disease often have other neurodegenerative conditions as well, including a less-understood disorder called frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). While a precise diagnosis of FTLD has only been ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / A brain pathway that allows people to quickly detect scary sounds and respond

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds. Emmanouela Kosteletou-Kassotaki and colleagues, from the University of Barcelona, expand on this ...

Mar 16, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists harness quantum tunneling to boost heavy water production efficiency

A study by scientists at Hunan University introduces a new hydrogen isotope separation method that leverages proton quantum tunneling to produce heavy water, overcoming the key physical limitation faced by current methods ...

Mar 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Could paraxanthine replace caffeine? What we know about the new stimulant appearing in coffee and energy drinks

Paraxanthine, a compound the body naturally produces when it breaks down caffeine, is starting to appear in energy drinks and even some coffee products as a potential caffeine alternative.

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Some babies grasp deception by 10 months, rising fast by 17

A new study has mapped by age young children's ability to understand and practice deception for the first time—and results indicate many can sense it even before turning 1 year old. The research, led by the University of ...

Mar 16, 2026
Phys.org / Selfish sperm hijack Overdrive gene to kill healthy rivals

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery—how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance. The researchers found that rogue chromosomes hijack ...

Mar 12, 2026
Phys.org / Glacial lakes in Alaska are expanding rapidly and could quadruple in size

Alaska's glacial lakes are growing faster than in previous decades. They expanded by more than 150 square kilometers between 2018 and 2024, and could eventually grow to more than four times their current size as glaciers ...

Mar 10, 2026
Phys.org / Cell death's 'beautiful' rings have implications for biological resilience and immunity

Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms. The building blocks required for this work are found ...

Mar 12, 2026