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Medical Xpress / Using gene expression in blood to personalize care for antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome, also known as APS, is an autoimmune disease that sits at the intersection of inflammation and blood clotting. Antiphospholipid syndrome is best known for increasing the risk of blood clots or pregnancy ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Arthritis & Rheumatism
Medical Xpress / Addressing shame should be a focal point of treatment of childhood sexual abuse survivors, researchers suggest

A McGill-led study on the role played by shame in the continuing trauma suffered by survivors of childhood sexual abuse indicates that addressing shame should be a focal point of treatment. Clinicians should use strategies ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Strength training delivers the best and healthiest dieting results for both sexes

A new study conducted at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute at Tel Aviv University reveals a clear conclusion: strength (resistance) training is the most effective ...

Medical Xpress / Eleven-year Alaska analysis finds no spike in traumatic injury or death after cash transfers

Cash transfer programs, which provide money directly to recipients, are growing in the United States, but face significant scrutiny, with questions over their value. In addition, some contend that these payments can lead ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Eye cancer genes predetermine liver metastasis, study finds

Cells from cancerous tumors can spread, or metastasize, throughout the body. Researchers have long sought to understand what determines where those cells will go and thrive in order to more effectively treat the cancer and ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Can AI help decide when to see a doctor? Study says not yet

Next time you're considering consulting Dr. ChatGPT, perhaps think again. Despite now being able to ace most medical licensing exams, artificial intelligence chatbots do not give humans better health advice than they can ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Dentistry
Medical Xpress / Study reveals molecular impact on oxygen-starved brain of newborns, offers hints to reduce long-term damage

Researchers from a joint Skoltech and University of Sharjah laboratory and their collaborators from Paris Saclay University, France, have identified biomolecules whose levels in nerve tissue are affected in a condition when ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Quantum Twins simulator unveils 15,000 controllable quantum dots for materials research

Researchers in Australia have unveiled the largest quantum simulation platform built to date, opening a new route to exploring the complex behavior of quantum materials at unprecedented scales.

Feb 6, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Smart vest to prevent hypothermia deaths in elderly

Scientists have developed a smart textile vest which can monitor body temperature and detect risk of hypothermia in older people. The technology aims to mitigate the increased risk that elderly people face due to losing body ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitor

The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.

Feb 10, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / The evolutionary trap that keeps rove beetles alive

Rove beetles have evolved a neat trick to survive. They cloak themselves in ant pheromones, allowing them to enter and remain undetected within ant colonies. But it comes with a catch. Once a rove beetle lineage evolves this ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Dark matter, not a black hole, could power Milky Way's heart

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its center but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark matter exerting the same gravitational influence, astronomers say. They believe this invisible substance—which ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Astronomy & Space