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Medical Xpress / Data-driven tool to help oncologists identify high-risk periods for metastatic breast cancer patients

Oncologists know that intensive treatment rarely helps patients in their final days, but recognizing when someone is entering that stage is difficult, especially in metastatic breast cancer, where an increasing number of ...

Sep 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Waterless recycling turns discarded plastic into trusses, decks and home foundations

The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they're hard to solve.

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains

"Why do people speak while they are sleeping?—Mubina, age 15, Uzbekistan"

Sep 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robot learns to sprint and perform spin kicks using AI trained on human motion data

Humanoid robots, robotic systems with body shapes and limbs resembling those of humans, could potentially assist people with manual tasks in various real-world settings. So far, however, most of these robots can reliably ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Fighting poverty today may build concern for the people of tomorrow

Does helping people struggling to survive today make any difference for future generations? New research from the University of Utah has documented evidence that it does. Rather than viewing present-day poverty and long-term ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / PISA 2025 and school rankings: Are we asking the right questions about schooling?

The publication of the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2025) on Sept. 8 prompted the usual flurry of commentary, comparisons and rankings. France has slipped, some countries have ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / University students are less physically active and more sedentary than older adults in their 70s, study finds

Researchers at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have found that, on average, university students are significantly less physically active and more sedentary than ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Algorithm opt-outs may curb manosphere reach, but not misogyny driving it

The federal government recently announced a suite of new laws designed to address harmful content on digital platforms.

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / What are we dying from?

Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population.

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Human embryo base editing can reach all cells but causes unpredictable genetic changes

A study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that new cutting-edge techniques can accurately edit genes in human embryos—giving scientists indispensable tools for understanding ...

Sep 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly mapped brain circuit offers clues to how slow nasal breathing eases anxiety

A slow breath in and out does the trick for many people when calming their nerves and dealing with anxiety, a disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Pranayama, Taoism and meditation have long used slow nasal ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Starfish program creates new jobs

In a win for people and the environment, new economic modeling from James Cook University researchers reveals that a $5 million investment to control crown-of-thorns (CoTS) starfish numbers in the Cairns region created 61 ...

Sep 14, 2026