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Medical Xpress / CAR-T therapy drives remission in patient with three autoimmune diseases

For the first time, scientists have used a modern cell therapy called CAR-T to treat a patient with three different life-threatening autoimmune diseases that had resisted years of treatment. The patient, who once required ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / African swine fever: A novel model assesses transmission between domestic pigs and wild boar

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most devastating diseases affecting domestic pigs and wild boars worldwide. Since its introduction into Europe, this deadly virus has spread widely, threatening pig production and causing ...

Apr 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smartwatches could predict risk of hospitalization due to heart failure

Paula Vanderpluym's smartwatch may look like a small part of her wardrobe, but to a team of researchers in Toronto, it represents something bigger: the potential to proactively care for people living with heart failure. A ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / How an internal plant 'thermostat' guides root growth in unpredictable temperatures

Plants can't move to escape the heat like humans can; they are forced to adapt. As temperatures fluctuate, one key survival strategy is the ability of roots to keep growing, allowing plants to access water and nutrients farther ...

Apr 9, 2026
Tech Xplore / Resilient actuator shows potential for space-ready soft robots

To be safely and reliably deployed in outer space, underwater and in other extreme environments, robots need to be able to withstand harsh conditions without breaking. In addition, they should be able to promptly and rapidly ...

Apr 5, 2026
Phys.org / A smarter way to build vaccines: Scientists harness AI to target emerging alphaviruses

A team of scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), led by Nikos Vasilakis, Ph.D., and Peter McCaffrey, MD, has developed a new computational pipeline that could dramatically accelerate the development ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures

Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewan, Dougald O'Reilly and Thonglith Luangkhoth has conducted archaeological ...

Apr 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Detecting multiple cancers and other diseases from a single blood sample

UCLA scientists have developed a simple and cost-effective blood test that, in early studies, shows promise in detecting multiple cancers, various liver conditions and organ abnormalities simultaneously by analyzing DNA fragments ...

Apr 6, 2026
Phys.org / 'Oldest octopus' fossil is no octopus at all, scans reveal

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of Records—has turned out to be something else altogether. In what amounts to a case of mistaken identity, ...

Apr 7, 2026
Phys.org / New AI method flags fluid flow tipping points before simulations break down

David J. Silvester, a mathematics professor at the University of Manchester, has developed a novel machine-learning method to detect sudden changes in fluid behavior, improving speed and the cost of identifying these instabilities ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn't shutting down—but it's more complicated than previously thought

Recent seismic imaging off Vancouver Island has revealed something extraordinary: a tear in the subducting oceanic plate beneath the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The finding briefly raised the public's hopes that Cascadia might ...

Apr 10, 2026
Phys.org / Five warning signs that rivers are polluted—even when they look clean

After months of relentlessly miserable weather for most of the UK, spring brings renewed enthusiasm for spending time outdoors hiking, wild swimming, paddling, or on walks.

Apr 10, 2026