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Phys.org / Adjustable DNA 'shield' can control timing and rate at which mRNA produces proteins in vivo

mRNA, widely known from the COVID-19 vaccine, is not actually a "therapeutic agent," but a technology that delivers the blueprint for functional proteins in the body and induces therapeutic effects. Recently, its application ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Seeing physics as a mountain landscape for classification of nonlinear systems

Imagine standing on top of a mountain. From this vantage point, we can see picturesque valleys and majestic ridges below, and streams wind their way downhill. If a drop of rain falls somewhere on this terrain, gravity guides ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Hospital visits for hallucinogen use linked to six-fold higher risk of later mania

People who have received emergency or hospital care in Canada due to hallucinogen use have a six-fold increased risk of receiving care for mania in the next three years, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Discovery of new marine sponges supports hypothesis on animal evolution

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug development. The same ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / New discoveries reveal Tell Abraq's role in ancient Persian Gulf trade

If there were a place that could be called the archaeological almanac of Saudi Arabian culture, it would be Tell Abraq, located on the west coast of the United Arab Emirates. This area contains traces of every cultural phase ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Switching risk and protective alleles improves Alzheimer's-disease-like signatures and disruptions in mice

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive degradation of brain cells, as well as an associated decline in memory and other mental functions. Earlier research found that different ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Bipolar planetary nebula reveals rare open cluster association

By analyzing the data from the SuperCOSMOS Hα Survey (SHS) and from the Gaia satellite, astronomers have inspected a bipolar planetary nebula designated PHR J1724-3859. Results of the study, published Nov. 19 on the arXiv ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Single dose RSV vaccine protection found to wane over 18 months

Research led by the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System in Portland, Oregon, found that a single dose of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine reduced RSV infections and RSV-related emergency visits, hospitalizations, ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tech Xplore / Mapping the cosmos of innovation: AI model charts the age and trajectory of 23,000 technologies

A team of researchers has built one of the most detailed open maps of emerging technologies yet assembled, allowing governments, companies and investors in the United States and worldwide to see what sits inside big fields ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Business
Medical Xpress / Cell nucleus shape may influence cancer treatment success

Cancer cells with a cell nucleus that is easily deformed are more sensitive to drugs that damage DNA. These are the findings of a new study by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The results may also explain why ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Pain med side effects may be masquerading as heart failure

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin—which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain—leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more side effects. This phenomenon, ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / First fertilizer: A chemical process that may have sparked life on Earth

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life on Earth.

Dec 2, 2025 in Earth