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Medical Xpress / Targeting HIV's hidden reservoirs: Lab-enhanced natural killer cells show promise

More than 30 million people with HIV must take antiretroviral therapy (ART) medications daily to keep the virus under control, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The drugs are effective ...

Feb 5, 2026 in HIV & AIDS
Phys.org / Well-behaved dogs generally have lower cortisol and higher serotonin, study finds

Dogs who scored well on the Wesen test, which is used to analyze a dog's temperament, tended to have lower levels of cortisol, often called the "stress hormone," and higher levels of serotonin, often called the "happiness ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / DIVE multi-agent workflow streamlines hydrogen storage materials discovery

Developing new materials can involve a dizzying amount of trial and error for different configurations and elements. Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a surge of popularity in energy materials research for its potential ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Extreme temperature changes increase number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, model finds

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, or OHCA, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide and 90% of cases are fatal. Patients lose cardiac function and circulation, and every minute they remain untreated decreases the likelihood ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / Anthropic, OpenAI rivalry spills into new Super Bowl ads as both fight to win over AI users

The two artificial intelligence startups behind rival chatbots ChatGPT and Claude are bracing for an existential showdown this year as both need to prove they can grow a business that will make more money than they're losing.

Feb 5, 2026 in Machine learning & AI
Tech Xplore / Fungi turn shredded mattress foam into lightweight building insulation

Swinburne researchers have turned old, unwanted mattresses into safe and sustainable building insulation materials using fungi. The team grew a common fungus together with shredded mattress foam to create a new material that ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Study identifies key predictors for chronic opioid use following surgery

For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most stop using these drugs as they heal, a considerable number of "opioid-naïve" patients transition into ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Addiction
Phys.org / Analysis reveals interhemispheric thermal imbalance as key to Asian-Australian monsoon variability

The Asian-Australian monsoon system (A-AuMS) is the world's most typical cross-equatorial coupled monsoon system. On a seasonal timescale, the summer monsoon in one hemisphere is usually linked to the winter monsoon in the ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / 'Football fever' peaks on match day, smartwatch study shows

The mean stress level of fans of the football club Arminia Bielefeld was 41% higher on the day of the German Football Association's (DFB-Pokal) 2025 Cup final compared to non-match days, according to a study published in ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / A genetic blueprint for avoiding killer T cell exhaustion

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and UC San Diego has uncovered new genetic rules that determine how powerful immune ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Study identifies key elements that determine impact of AI on jobs

Research by academics at King's College London and the AI Objectives Institute has shed light on why what matters is not just how much of a job AI can do, but which parts. Dr. Bouke Klein Teeselink and Daniel Carey analyzed ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Business
Tech Xplore / From trash to takeoff: Pilot plant produces 100 kg of sustainable aviation fuel per day from landfill gas

The aviation industry accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions. In response, the international community is expanding mandatory use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which is produced from organic waste ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech