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Medical Xpress / Gut microbes bolster immunity in HIV patients, research reveals

The circumstances surrounding a study on a deadly virus could hardly have been more dramatic. One of its first authors was forced to flee his homeland when it became a war zone. More than 2,000 kilometers away, the laboratory ...

Feb 12, 2026 in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / SSRI medications during pregnancy may increase risk of gestational diabetes but protect against preterm birth

An international team of researchers has found that the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes and early adaptation ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Putting economic theory to the test: Cutting local taxes cuts household income

Voters might think less taxes would equate to more money in their pockets, but a new study shows that at the local level, the opposite may actually be true. Economists and politicians have weighed the benefits of different ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Sunlight extracts oxygen from regolith using solar chemistry

NASA's Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project has completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the moon. The CaRD team performed integrated prototype testing that used ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / mRNA fragments reveal a hidden process that protects cells from harmful mutations

Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or even no symptoms. Researchers in previous studies have discovered one reason why: cells can ramp up the activity ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Strawberry guava prevents natural forest generation in Madagascar, project reveals

Rice University biologist Amy Dunham has spent decades studying the mountainous rainforests of Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designated a national park in 1991. In a project ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Betrayal experiences in the military linked to difficulty dealing with the military-to-civilian transition for veterans

A leader assures a subordinate that certain protections, support or opportunities will be in place but doesn't come through when it's needed. A subordinate raises a concern through formal channels and is ignored or minimized. ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Mapping the role of a master regulator in early brain development

New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during the earliest stages of human brain development. The study is published in Nucleic Acids Research ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Genetics
Phys.org / Female scientists wait longer to have papers published in life and biomedical sciences

If you are a woman working in biomedical and life sciences, you may have longer to wait for your academic paper to appear in print than a comparable paper authored by a man. According to research published in the journal ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Power of the collective: Modular robot boosts resilience by sharing resources

EPFL roboticists have shown that when a modular robot shares power, sensing, and communication resources among its individual units, it is significantly more resistant to failure than traditional robotic systems, where the ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Robotics
Phys.org / 7,000-year-old deer antler headdress from Eilsleben illustrates contact between hunter–gatherers and early farmers

Central Germany is among the regions where, as early as the mid-6th millennium BC, farmers displaced the Mesolithic hunter–gatherers from the fertile loess soils. Soon after this migration, however, exchange began between ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications

Fentanyl is one of the most effective drugs for managing severe pain, yet it carries substantial risks of addiction and respiratory depression, the dangerous and sometimes fatal slowed breathing. These safety concerns have ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Chemistry