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Medical Xpress / Investment in blood cancer research has saved nearly 26 million years of life, but disparities remain

Over the past 75 years, advances in the treatment of major blood cancers have saved more than 25 million years of life in the United States, according to results of an analysis led by researchers at Blood Cancer United and ...

Sep 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones. These findings could inform robot design

You might naturally expect a wide, open path to be faster and easier to navigate than a narrow one, just as birds fly freely through the open sky, cars move quickly on empty roads, and a wide hallway seems easier when trying ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / A 'one-two punch' against aggressive breast cancer could offer an alternative to chemotherapy

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a frustrating ability to adapt. Although this aggressive form of breast cancer can initially respond well to chemotherapy, cancer cells often find ways to survive, allowing the disease ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Rocky Mountain find reveals new funnel-web spider far from its Northwest relatives

Researchers at the University of Idaho have identified a new species of spider in the mountains of northern Idaho and given it a name that pays tribute to the university itself: Hexura vandal. The spider belongs to a small ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Each breath is linked to brain activity, offering clues to epilepsy-related breathing failures

A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego shows that the brain does not simply respond to breathing as a steady rhythm. Instead, the detailed shape of each individual breath is closely linked ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Four-country study brings digital health coaching into everyday maternity care

Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have published the full study protocol for Bump2Baby & Me+ (B2B&Me+) in the journal PLOS One. The study tests how a digital health coaching program for pregnant women at risk ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Engagement-driven curation can trap culture consumers in 'overfamiliarity,' leading to less long-term satisfaction

Sometimes you can be too good at your job. Take streaming services, like Spotify or Netflix. With engagement as their main goal, their recommendation algorithms typically identify the content a user engaged with most in the ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Flexible nanopores shed new light on Parkinson's and ALS

In a promising milestone for nanotechnology, Constructor University has contributed to a study demonstrating self-assembling nanopores capable of detecting disease proteins associated with illnesses like Parkinson's and ALS.

Aug 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / A nutrition expert tested AI diet-tracking apps—here's what she found

Accurately tracking what you eat is notoriously difficult. Still, the rapid rise of AI-powered apps that could simplify the process intrigued Sibylle Kranz, a researcher at the University of Virginia School of Education and ...

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Stay sharp after menopause: How aerobic exercise can improve key thinking skills

Regular aerobic exercise—the kind that gets your heart pumping—can improve important thinking skills called executive functions, and the benefits appear especially strong for women after menopause, according to Rutgers researchers.

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer's malignant remote control: How tumors reprogram liver fat metabolism to disarm immune cells

In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century explored the genetic aberrations and microenvironmental peculiarities of tumors and their constituent cells. Such ...

Aug 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / CO₂ recovery method could unlock 137 billion barrels of U.S. oil reserves, says report

The solution to increasing U.S. oil production could be buried beneath existing oil fields, and a new University of Houston report suggests carbon dioxide may help retrieve it.

Sep 1, 2026