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Medical Xpress / Risk of herpes zoster among breast cancer survivors in Japan: A nationwide claims data analysis

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Japanese women, with approximately 1 in 9 women expected to develop the disease during their lifetime. Herpes zoster (shingles) is also common, affecting approximately ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blood test may help guide treatment for metastatic melanoma

A blood test that measures how quickly tumor cells divide could in the future help doctors assess prognosis and select treatment strategies for patients with melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body. This is shown ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why brain imaging struggles to identify psychiatric disorder signatures

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to determine whether different neuropsychiatric conditions are linked to specific variations in brain structure and neural connections. While past studies identified possible ...

Aug 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fast-spreading malaria parasite mutations in Uganda may weaken Africa's most widely used malaria therapy

Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance have identified new mutations associated with the parasite's decreased susceptibility to current treatment. By sequencing the whole ...

Aug 17, 2026
Phys.org / Active supermassive black holes may help form massive planets

A popular myth about black holes is that they act like giant cosmic vacuum cleaners, sucking in everything around them. But Wladimir Lyra's research found a new mechanism around supermassive black holes that is more like ...

Aug 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'No difference' results may be wrong conclusion from medical data research, scientists warn

Researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Oxford and Arkansas are urging scientists to stop treating "nonsignificant" results as proof that nothing happened. The common statistical mistake, they warn in a new paper ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / New research reveals mental health toll of endometriosis and PMOS

Nearly 1 in 2 women with endometriosis or polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) report depression, according to new national research, prompting calls for mental health support to be integrated into women's physical ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / AI should transform the strategy process—but never make the final call, researcher argues

A practitioner article published in the SMS Explorer, "AI Will Help Formulate Strategy, But Should Never Finish It," by Michael Olenick challenges a growing assumption in the business world: that generative AI can take strategy ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Wearable smart patch could automatically deliver aid during a fentanyl overdose

A patch smaller than a penny could one day save the lives of people experiencing a fentanyl overdose—even when no one else is there to help. Researchers in Virginia Tech's Department of Biological Systems Engineering have ...

Aug 16, 2026
Phys.org / Protein-like nanoparticles sort themselves inside growing crystals, enabling controlled release

The tiny bones in your fingers withstand countless taps and swipes thanks to a precise blend of materials. Flexible collagen fibers form the framework, reinforced by hard calcium phosphate hydroxyapatite crystals. This is ...

Aug 13, 2026
Phys.org / Caregivers are active agents in their infants' learning, but interactions differ across cultures

A baby sits on the floor and reaches toward a red ball on the floor and grunts. The mother responds, "Do you see the ball?" She picks it up, holds it in front of the baby and says, "Do you want to hold the ball?" The baby ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Decision support guidelines safely reduce unnecessary testing for very sick children, study finds

Clinicians often collect an endotracheal aspirate culture (EAC) from patients of all ages with breathing tubes to check mucus for signs of bacterial infection, a complication that can be deadly. Historically, however, clinical ...

Aug 18, 2026