All News

Medical Xpress / Killing cancer requires immune cells to infiltrate tumors' hostile microenvironment—sugar shields can help them break in

You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular neighborhood that can keep the body's defenses ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / AI tool spotlights welfare concerns in greyhound racing industry

University of Melbourne researchers have uncovered several animal welfare issues in the United Kingdom's greyhound racing industry, reigniting public debate about whether the sport should be banned worldwide.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Parks can cool neighborhoods and cut pollution hundreds of meters beyond their boundaries, study finds

Urban parks could play a major role in protecting people from rising heat, pollution and noise in cities, according to new research led by the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Genetic analyses reveal the taxonomic identity and glacial relict history of Betula costata trees in Japan

In recent years, several populations of the deciduous tree Betula costata have been identified in central Japan. Since this species is morphologically similar to closely related taxa, particularly Betula ermanii, its presence ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Tirzepatide GLP-1 medication may be most effective for weight loss

GLP-1 medications are marketed to help you lose weight, but one may be better at it than the rest, according to a new meta-analysis from the University of Georgia.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Balancing stability and reactivity: A new palladium precatalyst for high-performance catalysis

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a new palladium (Pd) precatalyst that combines exceptional stability with high catalytic performance. This precatalyst can be stored for extended periods under ambient conditions ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI-powered 6G core network reaches autonomous control with 40% efficiency gain

A Korean research team has developed the "intelligent core" of a 6G network capable of autonomous control through artificial intelligence (AI). This achievement marks the first realization of an "intelligent 6G core" in Korea ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Positive aging videos affected women's views of getting older—for the better, study finds

Women who view TikTok videos of others comfortable with their gray hair and laugh lines start to feel more positive about their own aging the more they watch, a new UConn study has found, potentially influencing a woman's ...

13 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Robotic rabbit learns users' voices on first greeting, enabling personalized elder care

The Social Robotics Group of the Robotics Lab at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed an AI-based methodology that allows a pet-type assistive robot to recognize the people it interacts with. The prototype, ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Using AI to learn a bird's individual song

Darin McNeil, Ph.D., an assistant professor of wildlife management in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh and others to help ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Harnessing the body's internal clock to improve stroke recovery

A new study from scientists at the University of Rochester Medicine suggests that reinforcing the body's natural daily rhythms to improve sleep could help the brain recover after a stroke, pointing to a potential new strategy ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Muscle oxygenation response during duplicate sprints in professional soccer players

The volume of high-speed running in modern soccer has increased in line with greater demands placed on professional players, but this has come at a cost, with hamstring injuries on the rise, sometimes sidelining key players ...

13 hours ago