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Phys.org / Accelerating next generation medicine with new drug delivery platform

Scientists have developed an adaptable materials platform that can safely and efficiently deliver a wide range of genetic medicines, an advance that could accelerate the development of next-generation vaccines, cancer treatments, ...

20 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Study reveals why some immune disorders trigger severe food allergies, and others don't

A new study has shed light on why patients with certain rare immune disorders develop severe, food-triggered allergic reactions while others with similar diagnoses do not. The findings, published in the Journal of Experimental ...

Tech Xplore / US AI giants accuse Chinese rivals of mass data theft

US artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Monday it had uncovered campaigns by three Chinese AI firms to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude chatbot, in what it described as industrial-scale intellectual ...

21 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Adolescent social health may foretell loneliness and aggressive behavior

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings in a new University of California, Davis, ...

19 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Study finds online racism associated with black young adults seeking mental health support

A new study finds that Black young adults who experience high levels of online racism are also more likely to use digital mental health tools—regardless of whether they have clinically significant levels of anxiety or depression. ...

19 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / AI decodes tissue characteristics of type 2 diabetes

Researchers from several partner institutions of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have collaborated with international colleagues to develop a new approach for visualizing subtle tissue changes in the pancreas ...

21 hours ago in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / A landmark 'evolutionary double-bind' strategy to overcome treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Many patients with metastatic cancers receive therapy that is initially highly effective, often resulting in complete remission. However, cancer cells have a remarkable capacity to evolve resistance to currently available ...

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Cosmologists collaborate to sharpen measurements of the Hubble constant

Drawing together leading experts from across the field, an international collaboration of cosmologists has created a unified approach for measuring the value of the Hubble constant. Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, ...

Feb 21, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / A shift from the sandlot to the travel team for youth sports

Pickup basketball and neighborhood kickball are less common now than for generations past, giving way to more organized and formal youth sports intended to help kids get ahead, a new study suggests.

22 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Online searches for crisis hotlines surged worldwide and rose in the same months as suicide-related searches

A new study analyzing global Google Trends data from January 2004 to August 2025 finds that online search interest in "crisis hotline" has increased sharply in recent years and tends to rise in the same months as searches ...

20 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Osteoporosis drug shows potential against diseases caused by excess iron

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that two osteoporosis drugs (etidronate and tiludronate) may combat diseases caused by iron accumulation in the body. In tests conducted on human ...

20 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Post-disaster prevalence of mental health problems can peak more than a decade later, says meta-analysis

After a disaster, population mental health generally improves, but an increase in mental health problems often follows, potentially peaking years later, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the ...

21 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry