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Medical Xpress / Neuroscientists find 'blink of an eye' timing in how we use our brains to learn and move

Scientists have long studied the role of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that helps control learning and movement, in order to better understand Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and depression—afflictions caused, in ...

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / Genomes reveal five E. coli 'armor' types behind most multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible for 70% of all multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe. Researchers, including those ...

Mar 25, 2026
Tech Xplore / Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

The next time you're scrolling on your phone, take a moment to appreciate the feat: The seemingly mundane act is possible thanks to the coordination of 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments in your hand. ...

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / Britain's hibernating hazel dormice are getting lighter in spring as temperatures rise, study suggests

Britain's hazel dormice are getting lighter in spring but fatter in autumn as our climate changes, suggests new research in Scientific Reports. The study, titled "The effects of climate and land cover on hazel dormouse (Muscardinus ...

Mar 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / A protein may help revive exhausted T cells in cancer immunotherapy

Immunotherapy has been one of the most transformative treatments for cancer patients in recent decades, shifting the emphasis from the broad-spectrum approach of chemotherapy to prompting the immune system's boldest warriors—its ...

Mar 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Fragmented phone use—not total screen time—is the main driver of information overload, study finds

Amid hot discussion on screen time, social media use and the impact of digital devices on our well-being, a seven-month study from Aalto University in Finland sheds new light on what overwhelms users the most—and the results ...

Mar 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / From stillage to storage: Turning bourbon byproducts into supercapacitors

The state of Kentucky produces 95% of the world's bourbon, and all that bourbon leaves behind an enormous amount of waste grain, called stillage. Now, researchers at the University of Kentucky have developed a process to ...

Mar 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Previously unrecognized immune response could enhance defense against cancer

In a paradigm-breaking study, researchers have discovered a novel way the immune system, specifically T cells, attack their target cells, reshaping long-held assumptions in immunology and demonstrating direct implications ...

Mar 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / High-resolution atlas of developing human brain combines data from nearly 200 studies and 30 million cells

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment and the brain later in life, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and colleagues throughout the world ...

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / 600-year-old pinot noir grape found in medieval French toilet

A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilets of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday.

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Discovery of genetic switch could help turn rice into a perennial crop

Rice is a vital crop that feeds more than half of the world's population. In the wild, many rice species are perennials that live for several years, but the varieties we eat today are typically annuals that must be replanted ...

Mar 23, 2026
Phys.org / Moby Dick 'ship sinking' sperm whales caught headbutting on camera

New research from the University of St Andrews reports sperm whales headbutting one another. The behavior was captured on film and described scientifically for the first time, confirming accounts by 19th century mariners ...

Mar 23, 2026