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Medical Xpress / Innovative targeted therapy halts prostate cancer spread to the bone

New findings from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), published in Pharmacological Research, show that an innovative drug effectively prevents prostate tumors from spreading ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers present first fossilized 'emperor' butterfly

Butterfly fossils are rare, and finds that preserve fine anatomical details and wing patterns are an absolute exception. An international research team from Sweden, the U.S., and Germany, led by Dr. Hossein Rajaei, lepidopterist ...

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / Human brain operates near, but not at, the critical point

A recent study published in Physical Review Letters reveals that many widely used signatures of criticality in brain data may be statistical artifacts. They propose a more robust framework that, when applied to whole-brain ...

Mar 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Boosting good gut bacteria population through targeted interventions may slow cognitive decline

The origin of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or dementia isn't limited to the brain. The state of your gut can quietly set off a cycle of chronic, system-wide inflammation that nudges the brain toward cognitive ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / New, more effective delivery method for eye cancer treatment is derived from pig semen

Getting past the barrier surrounding the eye is a difficult but necessary part of treating retinoblastoma (RB)—a form of eye cancer that is more common in children. Once the barrier is penetrated, RB responds well to treatment. ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Archival records reveal prevalence of sexually transmitted infections during Otago's gold rush less than purported

Sexually transmitted infections in Otago's gold rush era were less common than popular culture books portray, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research has found. The first-of-its-kind study, published in the Journal ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-powered portable eye scanner expands access to low-cost community screening

Imagine being able to assess how healthy the front of our eyes are not only in hospitals, but also in remote eye-screening camps, elderly-care facilities, pharmacies, or even train stations. That is the future a research ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / New catalyst enables targeted antibiotic redesign to beat resistant bacteria

Antibiotics, our infantry against bacteria, are losing their ability to fight against bacterial infections due to the rise of superbugs—microbes that have developed resistance to medications that are designed to kill them. ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Gemini South confirms long-suspected link between the composition of exoplanets and their host stars

Astronomers have discovered that a giant planet, WASP-189b, echoes the composition of its host star, providing the first direct evidence of a foundational concept in astrobiology. This discovery was achieved through the first-ever ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scalable sensors lower the cost of studying genetic disorders

Researchers have demonstrated a new class of low-cost, scalable sensors that can be used to monitor electrical activity in human cerebral organoids. Because electrical signals are key to understanding brain function, this ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Fins, fingers and toes: A new take on repeating body parts and how they come to be

As biologists know, nature can take its sweet time explaining itself. Andrew Gillis, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has been investigating how the paired fins of fishes evolved for nearly 20 ...

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / Q&A: Is the world really running out of chocolate?

Chocolate prices have jumped again this Easter, and it has a lot of people concerned about how much higher they can go—and why they are so high in the first place.

Apr 2, 2026