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Medical Xpress / Early engagement with WIC services predicts continued participation in the program

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, found that how families engage with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) during the first months after a child's ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI helps to open new routes to earlier diagnosis and treatment of Crohn's disease

Scientists have combined artificial intelligence (AI), genetics and gut microbiome analysis to shed new light on one of the most serious complications of Crohn's disease: intestinal fibrosis, the irreversible scarring of ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Cutting traffic pollution alone could worsen Taiwan's haze

Taiwan's air has gotten measurably cleaner over the past decade, yet in many towns the hazy, milky-white sky that blurs mountains and city skylines has not cleared at the same pace. A research team led by Prof. Ta-Chih Hsiao ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / 'Lying mirror' uses structured surfaces to conceal optical information

Mirrors normally reveal what is placed in front of them, even when their curvature distorts a reflection. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have introduced a different optical concept: a "lying ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / MRI study shows dogs can distinguish between human fear and sadness

Scientists—and dog lovers—have long known that dogs are remarkably good at interpreting our laughs, frowns and tears. But the biology behind this ability has remained largely unexplored until now. In a study published in ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Color-sensing yeast could make biofactories more programmable and precise

Baker's yeast is one of biotechnology's most important microorganisms. It has long been used to leaven bread and ferment beer. More recently, advances in synthetic biology have enabled engineered yeast to convert sugar into ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dysregulated immune cells may cause silent inflammation after heart attack

Coronary artery disease, which is caused by plaque buildup in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, can appear stable for long periods without causing any symptoms. But the disease can become unstable at any time and ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cell-surface receptors guide antisense therapy to mutant KRAS in pancreatic cancer cells

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have been proposed as a therapeutic approach to shut down the production of faulty proteins in a wide variety of diseases, including cancer. In a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reveals prefrontal cortex can hinder learning more efficient behaviors

The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability to think outside the box, a new study in mice shows. The finding by biologists at Emory University ...

Aug 8, 2026
Phys.org / Illegal fishing captures up to 15% of global marine wild catch, analysis finds

Industrial-scale illegal fishing continues to undermine ocean sustainability, coastal livelihoods and global seafood markets—despite decades of regulation and recent advances in surveillance technology, according to new University ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Why do humans use 'baby voice' when speaking to pets?

You walk in a park. Children are playing, people are walking their dogs, and then you hear someone say, "Who's my little sweetie?" You turn around expecting to see a stroller. But someone is sitting beside a dog, speaking ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Novel polymer membrane design improves high-purity hydrogen separation

In Nature Communications a research team led by Professor Tae-Hyun Bae of the KAIST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering introduced hydrogen-selective transport pathways at the angstrom scale inside polymer ...

Aug 12, 2026