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Phys.org / Review finds knowledge management boosts public sector performance in emerging economies

Public sector organizations in emerging economies could improve their performance and resilience by taking a more systematic approach to knowledge management, according to a review in the International Journal of Business ...

Feb 7, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Keto diet a potential treatment for depression, trial shows

The keto diet might help ease depression in people who aren't responding to antidepressants, a new study reports. People prescribed a keto diet had slightly lower symptoms of depression after six weeks compared to others ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / The 'hot flush gold rush': How women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing

Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between individuals and in the same person over time.

Medical Xpress / ABCA1 protein releases molecular brakes on solid tumor immunotherapy, study finds

In recent years, cancer researchers have made major breakthroughs by using the body's immune system to fight cancer. One of the most promising approaches, known as immune checkpoint blockade, works by releasing molecular ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Study suggests protein made in the liver is a key factor in men's bone health

New research suggests the liver plays a previously unrecognized role in bone health, but only in males. A McGill University-led study published in Matrix Biology found that a protein made in the liver helps regulate bone ...

Phys.org / Engineering heat-tolerant, high-yield rice for a warming planet

Rising day and night temperatures are threatening rice, wheat, and maize production by disrupting plant growth, grain filling, and grain quality, putting global food security at risk. Precision breeding and genome editing ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / 'Red Potato' galaxy discovered by astronomers

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new massive and quiescent red galaxy, which they dubbed "Red Potato." The discovery was reported in a research paper published ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets, large-scale analysis finds

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, according to the most comprehensive ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / Study links daily mental sharpness to 30 to 40 extra minutes of work

A new U of T Scarborough study finds that being mentally sharp can translate into a productivity boost equivalent to about 40 extra minutes of work each day.

Feb 5, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Mental health and heart attacks: What a 22-million-person review suggests

The Department of Medicine at University of Calgary led an analysis comparing several clinical mental disorders with risk of acute coronary syndrome, a term that includes heart attack and emergency chest pain resulting from ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Detection system uses gravitational waves to map merging black holes

An international collaboration of astrophysicists that includes researchers from Yale has created and tested a detection system that uses gravitational waves to map out the locations of merging black holes—known as supermassive ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / 'Sticky coat' boosts triple negative breast cancer's ability to metastasize

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a strategy that triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells use to boost their ability to metastasize, or spread to other organs. Metastasis is the leading cause of ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer