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Phys.org / AI foundation model aims to make stem cell therapies more predictable

One of the most enduring goals in regenerative medicine is deceptively simple: replace a person's damaged or dying cells with healthy new ones grown in the laboratory.

19 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Gene-editing therapy proves effective for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

A research team has successfully demonstrated the world's first gene-editing treatment for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). The study was conducted in collaboration with the Seoul National University College of ...

19 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Little blue penguin chick reared by its parents at aquarium

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating another milestone in their little blue penguin breeding program. For the first time, a penguin chick has been raised and reared by its penguin ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Red giant stars can't destroy all gas giants—some are hardy survivors

Aging stars can completely destroy their planets. When a star reaches the end of its life on the main sequence, it goes through dramatic changes. And those changes don't just dictate the star's fate; they can also dictate ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Testing menstrual blood for HPV could be 'robust alternative' to cervical screening

Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a "robust alternative or replacement" for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a study from China published by The BMJ. The researchers say ...

22 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / New blood donation rules: Most vaccines, tattoos and travel may not disqualify you

So you think you can't donate blood because of a tattoo, or you traveled overseas or maybe you got a vaccine recently? Chances are you CAN donate blood!

21 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Did we just see a black hole explode? Physicists think so—and it could explain (almost) everything

In 2023, a subatomic particle called a neutrino crashed into Earth with such a high amount of energy that it should have been impossible. In fact, there are no known sources anywhere in the universe capable of producing such ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Slashed foreign aid may cost 9.4 million lives by 2030, study says

Cuts to foreign aid are already shutting down soup kitchens, limiting medicine supplies and reducing food rations in some of the world's poorest countries.

20 hours ago in Medical economics
Phys.org / Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent

People who sign consent forms feel more trapped—not more empowered—than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School, and co-author Roseanna ...

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Infusion of clot-buster medication after clot removal may improve stroke recovery

Giving the clot-busting medication alteplase at the site of a blocked brain artery after blood clot removal may increase the number of patients who fully recover, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented at ...

Phys.org / New AI model enables native speakers and foreign learners to read undiacritized Arabic texts with greater fluency

Reading an Arabic newspaper, a book, or academic prose fluently, whether digital or in print, remains challenging for many native speakers, let alone learners of Arabic as a foreign language.

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Hereditary disease CADASIL linked to changes in brain energy and blood vessels

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that damage to small blood vessels in the hereditary disease CADASIL may disrupt important brain functions in the hippocampus, a region involved in memory. The findings help explain ...