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Medical Xpress / Personalized gene therapy helps teen with rare form of severe epilepsy walk independently

SCN2A-related developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) is a rare, severe form of childhood epilepsy and one of the most common causes of monogenic autism. The condition is caused by single mutations in the sodium voltage-gated ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Malaria parasite selectively consumes linoleic acid fats, revealing drug target potential

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have discovered that the malaria parasite relies on a specific type of fat to survive and multiply within the human host, uncovering a previously unknown vulnerability that could help guide future ...

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Redesigned lung cancer drug matches tumor control with fewer off-target interactions

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have developed a new chemical approach that could help make targeted cancer medicines safer and more precise. The discovery gives scientists a new way to design drugs that bind more selectively ...

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tiny BAP1 mutations can disrupt internal signals that suppress tumor growth

Scientists at the Institute of Biochemical Sciences at National Taiwan University have uncovered how tiny genetic changes can disable one of the body's most important tumor-suppressing proteins. Their study, published in ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Protecting your pets from heat stress: Expert advice

Warm weather often means more time outside with your pets, but higher temperatures also increase the risk of heat stress, which occurs when an animal's body cannot properly cool itself, causing its core temperature to rise.

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / UK in pole position to lead key instrument in NASA's hunt for Earth-like worlds

UK astronomers are a step closer to playing a leading role in NASA's search for alien life in the coming decades as they continue developing one of the core instruments of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). The exciting ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Wildfires: What can the UK and other nations learn from Australia's world‑leading fire response systems?

Wildfires are becoming a feature of the UK's hotter, drier climate. In July 2026, major fires swept through parts of the UK in a matter of days—notably setting Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano in the center of Edinburgh, ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Great Barrier Reef microbiome map reveals more than 500 new bacterial species

In 2012, Nature revealed that humans provide a home to thousands of different species of microbes in a series of papers that opened a path to understanding the impact of the human microbiome on our health.

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Left or right? Moths use a preferred side to inspect flowers for nectar

Just as humans exhibit right- or left-handedness, moths also have a preferred side on which they place their proboscis when inspecting a flower for nectar. This observation was made by Konstanz-based biologists in their latest ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Two-color lasers aim electron currents through semiconductor with no electric field

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a device that enables them to control the flow of electrons through a semiconductor using only laser light—no electrical power source required. The device was built to ...

Jul 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / How can rural communities benefit from South Africa's green energy transition? A solar farm in Limpopo offers clues

South Africa, which produces about 40% of Africa's carbon emissions, is moving away from coal-fired power toward renewable energy such as solar and wind.

Jul 25, 2026
Phys.org / Light-driven chemistry method could create antiviral compound libraries 10 to 100 times larger within weeks

As the world faces new and often untreatable viral threats, Simon Fraser University researchers have found a way to cut years off the time it takes to discover antiviral drugs. The new research enables scientists to quickly ...

Jul 22, 2026