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Medical Xpress / Why asthma risk differs by sex: Study links early-life exposures to lung gene networks

A new study has confirmed that male and female lungs are "wired differently" at the molecular level, providing further evidence supporting sex-inclusive respiratory disease research and treatment. The work is published in ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Tiny worm offers clues to combat chemotherapy neurotoxicity

Chemotherapy remains one of the most powerful tools in the fight against cancer, yet it often comes with significant long-term side effects that can dramatically affect patients' quality of life. Among the most debilitating ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Immunology
Phys.org / DNA-binding proteins from volcanic lakes could improve disease diagnosis

Scientists have uncovered new DNA-binding proteins from some of the most extreme environments on Earth and shown that they can improve rapid medical tests for infectious diseases. The work has been published in Nucleic Acids ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Scientists harness nature's chirality bias to design series of complex mechanically interlocked molecules

In nature, molecules often show a strong preference for partnering with other molecules that share the same chirality or handedness. A behavior that is quite evident in the phenomenon known as homochirality-driven entanglement, ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Fragile X study uncovers brainwave biomarker bridging humans and mice

Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in lab mice but then disappointed in humans. What would help is a noninvasive, objective readout of treatment ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Aggressive brain tumors build protective 'sugar shield' to survive extreme stress

For the first time, researchers have identified a previously unrecognized metabolic defense mechanism in aggressive brain tumors: a sugar-rich shield that surrounds tumor cells and protects them against a particularly destructive ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / New research results in changes to NHS guidelines

Hundreds of people with advanced bladder cancer across the UK can now receive three rather than six chemotherapy cycles following research by Queen Mary University of London which has led to a change to NHS treatment guidelines. ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Antarctic magnetic anomaly is a trace of an ancient continental collision, scientists find

Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from East Antarctica and determined that the magnetic anomaly in this region resulted from the convergence ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Established cancer drug can reactivate immunotherapy

Genetically modified immune cells can offer precious additional time to patients with advanced multiple myeloma. However, these therapies lose their impact as the molecules on cancer cells that immune cells recognize gradually ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / A possible first-ever Einstein probe observation of a black hole tearing apart a white dwarf

On July 2, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a routine sky survey. Its unusual signal immediately set it apart from ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Risk of Nipah spread low after cases in India, Bangladesh: WHO

The World Health Organization has said the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading was low after three cases of infection were recently confirmed in India and Bangladesh.

Medical Xpress / Nearly three quarters of US baby foods are ultra-processed, new study finds

An alarming 71% of grocery store baby food products in the United States are classified as ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to new research published in the journal Nutrients. Researchers at The George Institute for ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Health