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Medical Xpress / New approach makes common breast cancer type responsive to immunotherapy

A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute advances one of the most significant milestones in breast cancer treatment, making immunotherapy effective against the most common tumor type, estrogen ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Aluminum nitride transistor advances next-gen RF electronics

Cornell researchers have developed a new transistor architecture that could reshape how high-power wireless electronics are engineered, while also addressing supply chain vulnerabilities for a critical semiconductor material.

Dec 4, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Scientists capture first detailed look inside droplet-like structures of compacted DNA

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus about one-tenth as wide as a human hair while making sure the all-important molecules can still function.

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Modified herpes virus helps destroy glioblastoma in preclinical models

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have modified a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that stimulates the immune system to attack glioblastoma cells. A single dose of the modified virus increased T-cell, natural killer cell, and ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Detecting strong-to-weak symmetry breaking might be impossible, study shows

When a system undergoes a transformation, yet an underlying physical property remains unchanged, this property is referred to as "symmetry." Spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) occurs when a system breaks out of this symmetry ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Seeding jet exhaust with ice-nucleating particles could reduce aviation's climate impact

If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds—also known as contrails—following behind airplanes.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Brain enzyme that drives nicotine addiction and smoking dependence identified

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, scientists have focused ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / New digital state of matter could help build stable quantum computers

Scientists have taken another major step toward creating stable quantum computers. Using a specialized quantum computer chip (an essential component of a quantum computer) as a kind of tiny laboratory, a team led by Pan Jianwei ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Frequent flares from TRAPPIST-1 could impact habitability of nearby planets

Like a toddler right before naptime, TRAPPIST-1 is a small yet moody star. This little star, which sits in the constellation Aquarius about 40 light-years from Earth, spits out bursts of energy known as "flares" about six ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Asteroid loaded with amino acids offers new clues about the origin of life on Earth

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of life—were transported ...

Nov 29, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of the Black Death in Europe.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / 'Free-range' dinosaur parenting may have created surprisingly diverse ancient ecosystems

Picture a baby Brachiosaurus the size of a golden retriever, hunting for food with its siblings while dodging predators that would happily eat it. Meanwhile, its parents—towering over 40 feet tall—are dozens of miles ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology