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Medical Xpress / Ancient mind-body practice proven to lower blood pressure in clinical trial

A traditional Chinese mind-body practice that combines slow, structured movement, deep breathing and meditative focus lowered blood pressure as effectively as brisk walking in a large randomized clinical trial published in ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Cardiology
Phys.org / Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf's past

Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.

Feb 21, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Hydrogen-bond networks boost all-perovskite solar cell efficiency

The use of solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, has grown exponentially over the past decades. These devices are enabling the production of clean and renewable energy, which could contribute to ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / How root growth is stimulated by nitrate: Researchers decipher signaling chain

When 200 natural accessions of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana grown in a nitrate-enriched medium were compared, one observation stood out: some accessions formed significantly longer lateral roots than others. Genetic ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Honey bees navigate more precisely than previously thought

A team from the University of Freiburg led by neurobiologist and behavioral biologist Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw studied the flight behavior of honey bees. Using a drone, the researchers tracked honey bees as they flew between ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Will you notice this ad? New AI model predicts attention from content context

Researchers at the University of Maryland and Tilburg University in the Netherlands have produced an AI-driven innovation to reshape how marketers place digital ads. AdGazer, a predictive tool, evaluates both an advertisement ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / A key out-of-Africa site just got older: Dating methods push 'Ubeidiya site back at least 1.9 million years

A new study provides a clearer timeline for one of the most significant prehistoric sites worldwide for the study of human evolution. By integrating three advanced dating techniques, researchers have determined that the site ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered virus linked to colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we still lack a precise ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / Using light to probe fractional charges in a fractional Chern insulator

In some quantum materials, which are materials governed by quantum mechanical effects, interactions between charged particles (i.e., electrons) can prompt the creation of quasiparticles called anyons, which carry only a fraction ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Mint, eucalyptus and chili compounds reveal powerful synergy against inflammation in immune cells

Many everyday foods and seasonings—such as herbs, spices, and aromatic plants—contain natural compounds called phytochemicals that can regulate inflammatory pathways. For centuries, these ingredients have been used together ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Inflammatory disorders
Medical Xpress / Toxic exposure creates disease risk over 20 generations, epigenetic inheritance study suggests

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those are the findings of ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Genetics
Phys.org / Blood marker from dementia research could help track aging across the animal world

A protein called neurofilament light chain (NfL)—studied in humans in the context of neurodegenerative diseases and aging—is also detectable in the blood of numerous animals, and NfL levels increase with age in mice, ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Biology