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Medical Xpress / Where you live may influence your brain health

In a study analyzing nearly 3,000 brain MRI exams, researchers found that living in highly disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with adverse brain health. Results of the study were published in Radiology.

Sep 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Having a bad hair day? My new research might help

Think about the last time you looked in the mirror and sighed at the sight of your hair. Maybe it was frizzing, flattening, graying, thinning or simply refusing to do what you wanted. For many people, hair comes with a running ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Frontline trauma: Alarming PTSD rates in WA police revealed

More than one-third of Western Australia's police officers report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and published in the journal Australian Psychologist has ...

Sep 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Modified BCG vaccine strengthens protection against TB

Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have developed a modified version of the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine BCG that provided stronger and more sustained protection against TB. In preclinical ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Improved climate forecasts alone won't protect Africa's poorest farmers

As Africa prepares for the arrival of a powerful El Niño weather event, an international team of researchers led by the University of Sydney and Imperial College London has found that access to improved forecasts alone will ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Masked antibodies may open intracellular treatment route for Parkinson's disease

Over the past few decades, antibody-based therapies have revolutionized modern medicine and are now widely used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and even infectious diseases. Despite their success, ...

Sep 13, 2026
Dialog / Researchers propose quantum Earth observation for photon-limited environments

Have you ever wondered what Earth observation satellites see when they look down at the deep ocean or a dense tropical forest during the dead of night? The answer, for the most part, is nothing. Standard optical sensors require ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / A photon that challenges Einstein: According to current physics, it should never have reached Earth

How did a photon survive a journey of more than 2 billion light-years when, according to known physics, it should have been absorbed long before reaching Earth? This is the question at the heart of a new study by Giorgio ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / One in three uni students experience serious financial hardship. Could concession cards for all help?

Last week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts for all domestic university students.

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / AI helps microscopes find the most informative nanoscale features in a sample

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an artificial intelligence framework that helps researchers use atomic force microscopes to identify important nanoscale features ...

Sep 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Investigational immunotherapy nearly doubles overall survival compared with docetaxel in advanced squamous NSCLC

Patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease progressed following PD-(L)1 inhibitor therapy experienced a median overall survival of 18.5 months with the investigational anti-CTLA-4 antibody ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Global commission launches to rebuild trust in science and protect academic freedom

In an era marked by social, economic, environmental, technological and political tensions, academic institutions can help societies navigate complex health challenges and generate sound, evidence-based solutions. But the ...

Sep 15, 2026