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Medical Xpress / Parkrun participation surging thanks to parkwalkers, new research shows

New research from the University of Stirling has revealed that introducing parkwalkers to parkrun events has led to a surge in those walking the routes.

Medical Xpress / Fast-tracked drug approvals pose safety risks, study shows

A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in operations management finds that drugs approved under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Breakthrough Therapy Designation"—a program designed ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Dementia at just 24 years old—how Britain's youngest sufferer may help researchers understand the disease

A UK man who is thought to be Britain's youngest dementia sufferer recently passed away from the disease at only 24 years old. Andre Yarham, from Norfolk in England, was just 22 when he was first diagnosed with dementia.

Phys.org / Police-related stress is associated with health risk for black women

A new study finds that worrying about police brutality and harassment is associated with physical markers of cardiovascular health risk in Black women in the United States. The study found the association was most pronounced ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / 'At some point you can't breathe without it': The nasal spray trap

Decongestant nasal sprays can save you from a restless night when a cold clogs up your nose, but pharmacists warn this aid can be a slippery slope.

Jan 12, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / New mutations in TP53 gene drive resistance to p53-targeted cancer therapy

Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for therapeutics. Among them, the Y220C mutation is the ninth most frequent and it creates a small crevice ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / 60,000-year-old traces of world's oldest arrow poison reveal early advanced hunting techniques

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, researchers have ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / North Pacific winter storm tracks shifting poleward much faster than predicted

Alaska's glaciers are melting at an accelerating pace, losing roughly 60 billion tons of ice each year. About 4,000 kilometers to the south, in California and Nevada, records for heat and dryness are being shattered, creating ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / The emotional toll of childhood cancer can last long after treatment

When childhood cancer treatment ends, the emotional impact often does not. A new study published in the Nature journal Pediatric Research finds that symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression remain common ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Coal tailings could solve United States' need for rare earth elements

Rare earth elements are an easy-to-find, hard-to-refine resource critical for everything from magnets and electronics to batteries and catalysts for chemical reactions. Since the 1980s, a race has been on between the United ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / System can diagnose infections in 20 minutes, aiding fight against drug resistance

A new technique which slashes the time taken to diagnose microbial infections from days to minutes could help save lives and open up a new front in the battle against antibiotic resistance, researchers say.

Jan 9, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Weight loss drugs make it harder to get the nutrients you need—here's what to do about it

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing hunger. They mimic a hormone the body already produces called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which helps regulate appetite and feelings of ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity