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Medical Xpress / Drug developed for inherited bleeding disorder shows promising trial results

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is the second most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide, affecting one in 3,800 persons. HHT's hallmark symptom is chronic nosebleeds, which often occur alongside other ...

19 hours ago in Medications
Tech Xplore / Innovative materials boost stretchable digital displays' performance

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) power the high-end screens of our digital world, from TVs and phones to laptops and game consoles.

Phys.org / Non-toxic solvent enables near-perfect recycling of mixed-fiber textiles

We are producing more textiles than ever before: worldwide, well over one hundred million tons of textiles are manufactured every year—more than twice as much as in the year 2000. This makes it increasingly important not ...

22 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Sensor-integrated food wrapper can facilitate real-time, non-destructive detection of nutritional components

Food quality and safety are crucial. However, conventional food-monitoring methods, including ribotyping and polymerase chain reaction, tend to be destructive and lengthy. These shortcomings limit their potential for broad ...

21 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders may originate in specific brain regions that show early structural damage

Researchers at the University of Seville have identified the possible origins of structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). These are regions that show the greatest morphological ...

20 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Exceptional points alter the order of lasing modes

Exceptional points (EPs) are non-Hermitian singularities where two or more eigenstates coalesce, resulting in the eigenspace collapsing in dimensionality. Over the past decade, researchers have uncovered a wealth of exotic ...

21 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Unstable protein linked to cancer reveals dynamic behavior

Around 80% of proteins involved in diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative illnesses do not have a stable structure. These proteins, known as intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) can quickly adapt to the conditions ...

12 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Meteorite crater hosts methane-making microbes—a clue to life on Mars?

Scientists have discovered living microbes producing methane in the fractured rocks deep inside Sweden's Siljan impact crater, offering insights into Earth's earliest life and the search for life beyond our planet.

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Mini-fridges on a nanoscale? New cooling technique could make computer chips more powerful

As more devices get piled onto computer chips to increase processing power capacity, heat generation becomes increasingly concentrated. This heat must be removed to keep chip performance high, but is currently achieved by ...

23 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Missing cancer gene explains why some lung tumors respond well to immunotherapy

For some patients with the most common type of lung cancer, known as lung adenocarcinoma, there's new hope. In a new study published in Cell Reports, Mayo Clinic researchers have found several previously unknown genetic and ...

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Diabetes linked to higher risk of complications after stent surgery

Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of complications after stent implantation, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in Diabetes Care. The study, which includes over 160,000 patients, ...

12 hours ago in Diabetes
Phys.org / Life in balance: Ancient Andean scales illuminated by new research

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered how Incas used Andean balance scales and ancient string knot writing known as "khipus," in association with sacred, animate landscapes.

22 hours ago in Other Sciences