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Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy accelerates intestinal healing in aging mice

Ever notice that as you get older, some foods no longer sit with you the same? This could be due to a breakdown of the intestinal epithelium, a single layer of cells that forms the organ's lining. The intestine plays a crucial ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / Massive non-cool-core galaxy cluster explored with Chandra

Astronomers have employed NASA's Chandra spacecraft to perform X-ray observations of a massive galaxy cluster known as SPT-CL J0217-5014. Results of the observational campaign, published December 4 on the arXiv preprint server, ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Twisting spins: Researchers explore chemical boundaries to create new magnetic material

Florida State University researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be used for breakthroughs in data storage and quantum technologies.

Dec 11, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Missing myelin in key brain cells erases first wave of sensory signals

Our nerve cells are surrounded by a protective layer (myelin). This protective layer allows signals to pass between cells incredibly quickly. But what happens when this layer goes missing from cells that transfer signals ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover key driver of treatment-resistant cancer: Genome-scrambling enzyme points to new treatments

University of California San Diego researchers have discovered the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a process in which a single chromosome is shattered into pieces and rearranged in a scrambled order, allowing cancer ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Blocking collagen signaling boosts drug delivery in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies, with survival rates remaining dismally low despite major advances in oncology. One of the key reasons lies in the disease's unique fibrotic microenvironment—a dense, ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Plant used in folk medicine has anti-inflammatory anti-arthritic effects, study confirms

In Brazil, researchers from the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and São Paulo State University (UNESP) have conducted a study that confirmed the safety and anti-inflammatory, ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred species in the family ranging in color from yellow, orange and red to blue, green and pink. A new ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Antibody formulation could enable simple injections instead of lengthy hospital infusions

Antibody treatments for cancer and other diseases are typically delivered intravenously, because of the large volumes that are needed per dose. This means the patient has to go to a hospital for every treatment, where they ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / Hidden fuel for ocean microbes: Urea emerges as key energy source for marine ammonia oxidizers

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen cycling. Yet, despite their ubiquity, scientists have long puzzled over how these microbes can flourish ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Squashing 'fantastic bugs' hidden in AI benchmarks

After reviewing thousands of benchmarks used in AI development, a Stanford team found that 5% could have serious flaws with far-reaching ramifications.

Dec 11, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Exposing a single active site in nanoclusters boosts catalytic activity for green energy

There is a dire need for selective catalysts that allow us to consistently achieve a desired outcome in a chemical reaction. It is this consistency that allows for more efficient, energy-saving ways of producing fuel. A team ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Nanotechnology