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Phys.org / Chemists rapidly assemble fusicoccadiene, a complex fungal molecule tied to cancer research

A Florida State University chemist has developed a method to rapidly assemble significantly complex natural molecules with potential for biomedical applications, opening the door for novel drug therapies based on the molecule's ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs may cut risk of major heart complications after heart attack

Weight-loss (GLP-1 mimicking) drugs may help prevent further tissue damage following a heart attack, significantly reducing the risk of further life-threatening complications that affect up to half of all patients, according ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / Synthetic gene medicines may disrupt DNA repair

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), used to treat genetic diseases, can affect how cells repair damage to their DNA. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications. The findings ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Forget flatfooted lumbering T. rex. New research shows it walked on tiptoes

Powerful, fierce and the king of the Cretaceous world, Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate apex predator. But it was also surprisingly dainty on its feet, according to new research. Findings published in the journal Royal ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Trees cover rock, eventually: Study maps how bare Georgia bedrock turns into forest

In the forests of the southeastern United States, dense tree cover dominates most landscapes. That's why the Appalachian Trail is sometimes nicknamed "The Green Tunnel." But avid hikers know that often in the Southeast, they'll ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Self-propelling microbes switch up swimming strategy to optimize light intake

Researchers in Hong Kong and the UK have revealed how one species of self-propelling microbes can actively change the path of their swimming motions, depending on how much light they receive. Reporting in Physical Review ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Personalized fMRI models decode moment-to-moment chronic pain in fibromyalgia

Chronic pain affects nearly one in five adults worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of disability. Unlike acute pain triggered by injury, chronic pain often arises spontaneously—without an obvious external cause—and ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Permafrost is key to carbon storage. That makes northern wildfires even more dangerous

The devastating wildfires in northern Canada in recent years have climate consequences that go far beyond smoke and carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, according to a new study co-authored by two NAU researchers. ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Metasurface-based SLM could enhance AR, VR and LiDAR performance

Many cutting-edge technologies, ranging from augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to LiDAR (light detection and ranging) systems, rely on components that enable the precise control of light. These components include ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Targeting the untargetable cancer—rezatapopt, an oral p53 reactivator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center investigators and collaborators have tested rezatapopt, an oral p53 reactivator designed for tumors with TP53 Y220C, and observed antitumor activity across multiple solid tumor types ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Fecal transplants from older mice found to significantly improve ovarian function and fertility in younger mice

A new study details how fecal transplants from older female mice significantly improve ovarian function and fertility in young mice. The surprising results reveal a direct link between the microbiome (the collection of all ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Physicists discover long-predicted 'clock magnetism' in an atomically thin crystal

Strange things happen to materials when you peel them down, layer by layer, from thick chunks all the way to sheets just an atom thick. Reporting in the journal Nature Materials, a team led by physicists at The University ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Nanotechnology