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Tech Xplore / New AI research improves how computers interpret the world

For artificial intelligence tools that rely on interpreting data from the real world, both speed and accuracy are critically important. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have developed a tool to make AI ...

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Sleep problems in dementia care are linked more to emotional well-being than fear of falling

While fear of falling has long been linked to poor sleep among older adults, new research from George Mason University suggests that emotional well-being may be an even stronger predictor of sleep quality for people with ...

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA clears Zyn: Nicotine pouches may hook a new generation, says expert

The company can now market flavored pouches as less harmful than cigarettes, alarming health experts.

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fluoxetine, cognitive behavioral therapy, and combination beneficial for youths with anxiety disorders

For youths with anxiety disorders, similar symptom reduction is seen with fluoxetine, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and their combination, according to a study published online June 24 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chromatin hubs help decide whether T cells fight chronic threats or fail

Chronic and viral infections can literally exhaust certain key cells in the immune system from a constant barrage of attacks. But a new pair of papers by scientists at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation ...

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / How can you be tired yet wired? Blame your stone‑age brain

The clock reads 2:13 a.m. You are exhausted. Your eyes ache, your body feels heavy, and the alarm is already beginning to loom over the night, yet your brain refuses to let go. Instead, thoughts arrive in waves. Did you send ...

Jul 8, 2026
Phys.org / Webb uncovers dust-shrouded heart of Centaurus A after galaxy clash 2 billion years ago

In new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer and far more complex than ever seen before. Webb's unprecedented sensitivity ...

Jul 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / New heart disease mechanism revealed: Next-generation targeted therapy shows benefit across mutation types

A study led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), working in collaboration with an international research team, has identified a new molecular mechanism involved in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ...

Jul 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tumor on a chip reveals how pancreatic cancer hijacks immune cells in real time

A new "tumor-on-a-chip" model is giving scientists a live look at how pancreatic cancer can recruit the body's own immune cells to help tumors survive. Researchers say the findings, published in Biofabrication, reveal possible ...

Jul 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Portable PS-OCT scanner could reveal donor liver health without biopsy

Each year, thousands of patients in the United States wait for a liver transplant, while transplant teams must make rapid, difficult decisions about whether donor organs are suitable for use. Many of those livers, particularly ...

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / What happens inside a tennis player's brain as they try to return a 148mph serve?

The fastest serve so far at this year's Wimbledon tennis championships was struck by the Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante on the opening day.

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / After amyloid plaques form, tau and alpha-synuclein pathology rises in mice

The aging brain frequently harbors multiple protein pathologies that contribute to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. But how do these problematic proteins interact with each other, and could these ...

Jul 8, 2026