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Medical Xpress / Lucid dreaming could be used for mental health therapy, new study says

Lucid dreaming (LD) is one of the most fascinating parts of human consciousness, where you realize you are actually dreaming while you're still asleep and, in some situations, can decide what happens next. There is a growing ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / 2023–2024 El Niño triggered record-breaking sea level spike along African coastlines, study finds

Africa's coastlines are under growing threat as sea levels climb faster than ever, driven by decades of global warming caused by human activity, natural climate cycles, and warming ocean waters. Between 2009 and 2024, the ...

Feb 8, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Parkinson's disease triggers a hidden shift in how the body produces energy

Weight loss is a well-recognized but poorly understood non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Many patients progressively lose weight as the disease advances, often alongside worsening motor symptoms and quality of ...

Medical Xpress / Broken legs, skier's thumb and 'sled head': Just some of the injuries risked by Winter Olympians

The sports featured at the Winter Olympics defy gravity and physics. Many competitors move at breakneck speeds down steep, snowy inclines or careen across icy surfaces in a bid to set world records and earn their place on ...

Phys.org / AI framework fuses data and literature to speed high-entropy alloy discovery

High-entropy alloys are promising advanced materials for demanding applications, but discovering useful compositions is difficult and expensive due to the vast number of possible element combinations. Now, researchers have ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Unraveling the mystery of why some cancer treatments stop working

Cancer researchers working on immunotherapies have made a big discovery: SLAMF6, a molecule on the surface of immune cells that prevents T cells from effectively attacking tumors—and, in mice, they've found a way to neutralize ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / 3D imaging traces vascular amyloid spread in the human brain, from surface arteries to deeper vessels

Researchers at Niigata University have used advanced three-dimensional (3D) imaging to reveal how amyloid β (Aβ) deposits spread along blood vessels in the human brain in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). By analyzing ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Cancer cell study sheds light on cachexia's origins

New research from the University of Oklahoma, published today in Cancer Cell, describes for the first time a "triangle regulation theory" of cancer-induced cachexia and anorexia. Cachexia is a muscle-wasting and fat-loss ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Research shows companies can gain advantage by prioritizing customer privacy

For many companies, customer privacy is often seen as a regulatory burden that limits data use and personalization rather than as a business opportunity. Research by Natalie Chisam at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / Third exoplanet detected in the planetary system HD 176986

Using HARPS and HARPS-N spectrographs, astronomers have observed a nearby K-type star designated HD 176986, known to host two super-Earth exoplanets. The observations resulted in the discovery of another planet in the system ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Artificial wetlands can protect water quality

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València highlights the importance of these ecosystems as key tools for improving water ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Changing the way we warn about natural disasters

With extreme weather events, fires and floods growing increasingly common, general warnings are no longer adequate. Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization and others, ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Earth