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Tech Xplore / A soft exoskeleton could restore hand function in people with motor impairments

Recent technological advances have opened valuable possibilities for supporting people with motor impairments or who are recovering from injuries to the brain, spinal cord or nerves. Millions of people worldwide currently ...

Jul 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Expert urges redesign for aged care systems

Experts are calling for a major overhaul of health and aged care systems to accommodate rising numbers of older people.

Jul 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Psychedelic drug screen in mice may overlook stress and brain changes

Over the past decades, some medical researchers and neuroscientists have been exploring the possible therapeutic effects of psychedelic compounds, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin. These are substances ...

Jul 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Epigenetic therapy shows promise against treatment-resistant AML

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that an investigational epigenetic therapy remained effective in treatment-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by activating the Hippo pathway, ...

Jul 13, 2026
Phys.org / Baseline tool could separate alien life signals from geology on ocean worlds

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of biology because they are often produced by living microbes. However, scientists can be misled because ...

Jul 7, 2026
Phys.org / Shackleton's final ship is no longer just a sonar shadow

An expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has obtained the first close-up images of the wreck of Quest, the last ship of famed Antarctic explorer ...

Jul 9, 2026
Phys.org / Banned chemicals continue to endanger environmental health in the Middle East and North Africa

In a study recently published in the journal Environmental Research, scientists from the University of Sharjah have drawn renewed attention to contamination by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of man-made chemicals ...

Jul 13, 2026
Phys.org / Physical laws explain why most flies evolved similar flight, with mosquitoes as outliers

A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways. Physical and aerodynamic laws shape the evolution of their flight behavior more ...

Jul 10, 2026
Science X / Your brain expects each face to move its own way, and notices when a smile breaks that rule

Imagine meeting someone new whose smile feels just a bit wrong. You might think, "this smile is too fast (or slow, or crooked)," even if the movement itself is common. How could your brain sense this subtle "offness" from ...

Jul 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Simple digital check-ins improve outcomes for cancer patients, study finds

New results from an Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) study reveal that a simple weekly electronic symptom check-in with their care team significantly improves the quality of life for individuals undergoing treatment for advanced ...

Jul 13, 2026
Phys.org / Morning glories reveal 96% drop in adaptation as pollinator pressure reshapes evolution

Facing both climate change and a crashing pollinator population, plants may be evolving to attract pollinators rather than adapting to a warming climate, and the trade-off has resulted in a steep decline in plants' rate of ...

Jul 9, 2026
Phys.org / High‑altitude mouse found near 7,000 meters may redefine mammal survival limits

A tiny mouse living nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) above sea level in the Andes is helping scientists rethink the limits of life on Earth. The animal, a leaf-eared mouse, is the focus of a new international study co-authored ...

Jul 9, 2026