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Medical Xpress / Poll: Costs are top health care issue for midterm voters, but fraud tops GOP list

Health care costs top the list of voters' health care priorities for the midterm elections, with half (51%) of all voters and more than half of Democratic (60%) and independent (55%) voters saying the issue is extremely important ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Open-source AI predicts key peptide traits before costly lab testing

Penn Engineers have developed PeptiVerse, an AI-powered platform that predicts key chemical and biological properties of peptides, strings of amino acids whose medical potential has been demonstrated by the success of GLP-1 ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Surfing webcams help demystify Oregon's coastal fog

A summer beach day in Oregon often involves a cool, gray blanket of fog that not only shapes the experience of beachgoers but also affects the coastal and inland environment. Now, commercially available surfing webcams are ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / 3D-printed bridge points the way to greener construction

Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and producing it is one of the largest single sources of carbon emissions. One promising way to reduce its environmental footprint is to 3D-print concrete, laying ...

Jul 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Same carcinogen, different tumors: Mouse study reveals the role of genetic background

Why do cancers develop differently in different people—even when they are exposed to the same risk factors? An international research group, including the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), has demonstrated in mice that ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Transforming vibrations into clean fuels and chemicals through piezosynthesis

From ocean waves and flowing rivers to the systems used to transport and treat water, vibrations are everywhere. But can vibrations do more than just shake water? Can they split water or drive the production of useful chemicals ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing

Sweden said Thursday it plans to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in consumer products such as clothing and kitchenware as early as 2028, before expected European Union regulations come into force.

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Unusual three-way bestows magnetic sense to single-celled organism

How do microorganisms orient themselves to find the optimal habitat? Scientists have thoroughly investigated so-called magnetotactic bacteria, which use the Earth's magnetic field as a biological compass. Some eukaryotic ...

Jul 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Molecular imaging enhances diagnosis of fever of unknown origin

PET/CT can add valuable information to aid the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO), according to a new multicenter, retrospective study published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. In a cohort of ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / How the sun goes to 'sleep' could reveal future space weather when it wakes

Scientists have developed a new way to predict the strength of the sun's next activity cycle up to seven years before it reaches its peak.

Jul 19, 2026
Phys.org / New 'demon' cavefish lineage discovered in Alabama cave

For decades, scientists have crawled through Bobcat Cave on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, searching its dark pools and underground passages for rare life. The cave is home to the endangered Alabama cave shrimp, making it ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / New machine-learning tool improves accuracy of genomics research

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome and created a machine-learning tool to correct it. The free tool could improve ...

Jul 20, 2026