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Medical Xpress / Good sleep starts in the gut

You might think good sleep happens in your brain, but restorative sleep actually begins much lower in the body: in the gut.

Dec 4, 2025 in Sleep disorders
Medical Xpress / Endurance athletes have a four times higher risk of irregular heartbeat, and this may be why

Exercise is one of the best things we can do for a healthy heart. Yet research shows that endurance athletes have up to a four times higher risk of atrial fibrillation (an irregular or fast heartbeat) than non-athletes. This ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / New insight into how protein TDP-43 affects gene expression in ALS and FTD

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are medical conditions characterized by the progressive degradation of cells in the brain, ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Inaugural report describes trends in pediatric cancer in U.S.

The five-year survival rate for all pediatric cancers combined reached 87% from 2015–2021, according to a first-of-its-kind report published by the American Association for Cancer Research.

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Why art is a prime target for organized crime

In 2024, the global art market hit an estimated $57.5 billion (€49.5 billion) in sales, according to the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2025, underscoring art's significance as an asset class. Art is traditionally ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Measuring Colorado's mountains one hike at a time

In the middle of a chilly October night in 2025, my two friends and I suited up at the Cottonwood Creek trailhead and started a trek into the Sangre de Cristo mountains of Colorado. It was a little below freezing as we got ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Smart hydrogels act as 'micromachines' to squeeze and study living cells

Within tissues, cells are embedded in complex, three-dimensional structures known as the extracellular matrix. Their biomechanical interactions play a crucial role in numerous biological processes. Scientists at the Max Planck ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Nearly one in five child deaths linked to growth failure, global analysis finds

Nearly 1 million children around the globe fail to reach their fifth birthday every year due to devastating health consequences linked to child growth failure, making it the third leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Simple urine test developed to screen bladder cancer

Researchers have discovered that analyzing specific patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation in a simple urine sample can effectively diagnose and stage bladder cancer, offering a much-needed alternative to invasive ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Zapping stem cells could boost growth of new tissues and organs

Scientists in Melbourne have discovered how tiny electrical pulses can steer stem cells as they grow, opening the door to new improved ways of creating new tissues, organs, nerves and bones.

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / New maps reveal the loss of a wildebeest migration in the Mara ecosystem

Just north of the great Serengeti wildebeest migration, a smaller migration across the Mara ecosystem is collapsing. New maps published in the Atlas of Ungulate Migration reveal the dramatic impact of fencing on the long-distance ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / To treat long COVID, we must learn from historical chronic illnesses, medical researchers say

In a paper published in Trends in Immunology, scientists and doctors highlight the importance of studying long COVID in the context of other post-acute infection syndromes or chronic illnesses. By analyzing historical accounts ...