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Dialog / Three-in-one diode integrates sensing, memory and processing for smart cameras

Think about how easily you recognize a friend in a dimly lit room. Your eyes capture light, while your brain filters out background noise, retrieves stored visual information, and processes the image to make a match. It all ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Molecular 'brake' limits axonal regeneration after injury to nerves or spinal cord

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a molecular switch in neurons that limits the regrowth of damaged axonal fibers. The findings, published in the journal Nature, show that blocking ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered recessive neurodevelopmental disorder may be most prevalent ever

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that appears to be the most prevalent ever discovered. ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / A state policy required hospitals to offer more financial assistance—medical debt plummeted

A policy in Oregon that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide more financial assistance to patients was linked to a meaningful drop in the number of residents with medical bills that end up in debt collections, according ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / New compound MF-8 may treat anxiety and memory loss with fewer side effects

Scientists at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have made progress in recent months with the discovery of a novel compound, named MF-8. The compound and its associated pharmaceuticals demonstrate significant potential ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Two organs, one brain area: How fish orient themselves in the water

Using zebrafish, researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) have identified the tegmentum region in the fish midbrain as the area where light input from both the fish's eyes and the pineal organ—the "third eye"—is ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bacterial-like vaccine cues could help extend immunity against evolving viruses

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a possible way to make longer-lasting vaccines for respiratory viruses like influenza and the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Measuring titanium in Apollo rock to uncover moon's early chemistry

Earth and the moon may look very different today, but they formed under similar conditions in space. In fact, a dominant hypothesis says that the early Earth was hit by a Mars-sized object, and it was this giant impact that ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Finding the 'quantum needle' in a haystack: New filtering method can isolate photons

In quantum technologies, everything depends on the ability to detect the properties carried by a single photon. But in the real world, that photon of interest is often buried in a sea of unwanted light—a true "needle in a ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Conductive hydrogel enables electrical and biochemical signal control

Many emerging medical technologies rely on seamless integration between biological systems and electronics. This requires materials that are soft, electrically conductive, and biologically active—properties that have been ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Archival records reveal prevalence of sexually transmitted infections during Otago's gold rush less than purported

Sexually transmitted infections in Otago's gold rush era were less common than popular culture books portray, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research has found. The first-of-its-kind study, published in the Journal ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Women with diabetes less likely to receive preventive care and some screenings, research indicates

Physicians are less likely to provide preventive care such as conception counseling and some cancer screenings to women with diabetes than they do for women without the disease, a UCLA-led study suggests.

Apr 3, 2026