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Tech Xplore / AiiDAlab: Software that drives research forward

Whether on a smartphone, tablet, or PC, computer users like things to be convenient. Apps can be launched and configured with just a few clicks or taps on the screen, all with a clean, intuitive graphical interface. The AiiDAlab ...

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / New meta-analysis finds no increased risk to children's brain development from fathers' use of valproate

A comprehensive review of existing research shows no evidence that men's use of the anti-seizure medication valproate increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders—such as autism and ADHD—in their children.

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Slow-dividing breast cancer cells may explain relapses decades after treatment

A new study by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a hidden mechanism explaining why breast cancer can return many years after successful treatment. Published in Nature Communications, the research reveals ...

May 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Cracking the code of hypersonic flight: A decade of experiments maps turbulent physics of ultra-fast travel

From the heartbreak of an early flight failure to a resounding triumph over the Norwegian Sea, the Boundary Layer Transition and Turbulence (BOLT) Program spent nearly a decade launching rockets into the atmosphere, to investigate ...

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / A common cholesterol drug may weaken ovarian cancer's hidden shield

Ascites—the buildup of liquid in the belly—may be doing more than causing discomfort. A Duke University School of Medicine study finds this fluid helps cancer cells survive and spread—and that a decades-old cholesterol drug ...

May 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Malaria's hidden toll on children: Why survivors may struggle in school years later

A disease transmitted by the bite of a tiny insect—one that once devastated entire armies—remains among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2024 alone, there were 282 million cases of malaria reported and 610,000 deaths ...

May 9, 2026
Phys.org / Authors of book about classroom AI say loss of foundational knowledge is biggest threat

Educators should teach students how to use AI tools but with an emphasis on the ethics, social impact, and potential biases of the tech, experts said Thursday during a conversation sponsored by Harvard Education Press.

May 12, 2026
Phys.org / An everyday sweetener offers a surprisingly powerful engine for transparent, stretchable electronics

Professor Kyungwho Choi's team of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, in collaboration with Professor Jinsoo Kim's team in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, have ...

May 11, 2026
Phys.org / Human language shows deep safety bias, challenging 70-year scientific consensus

Researchers at the University of Vermont have uncovered a powerful new insight about how language works—one that overturns a cornerstone assumption in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence that has stood for ...

May 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / New reactor design produces renewable methane from carbon dioxide

An international team led by Penn State's Institute of Energy and the Environment Director Bruce Logan has developed a new reactor design that efficiently converts carbon dioxide and renewable electricity into methane—the ...

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Vitamin B12: The essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link

We've all heard the advice: eat your fruit and vegetables, get your vitamins, and stay healthy. For the most part, that guidance holds up. But some nutrients have a more complicated story, and vitamin B12 is a fascinating ...

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Addiction experts develop best practices for treating opioid use disorder in the hospital

A new study published in JAMA Network Open on May 7, 2026, engaged 42 national experts in hospital-based addiction treatment in a consensus-building process to develop best practices for hospital-initiated medications for ...

May 12, 2026