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Phys.org / Unprecedented 3D views of sensory cells accelerate hearing research

The cochlea is the spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear responsible for our sense of hearing. To fully understand hearing functions and open the door to new hearing loss treatments, scientists require intricately ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / No more jet lag? Scientists discover oral compound that helps 'reset' the body clock forward

A Japanese research team has discovered a new compound that can advance the body's internal clock—offering hope for faster recovery from jet lag and better adaptation to night-shift work. The compound, called Mic-628, specifically ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Parental firearm injury linked to increased mental health burden in children

Each year, 20,000 children and adolescents across the U.S. lose a parent to gun violence, while an estimated two to three times more have a parent who has been injured due to a firearm. To better understand the mental health ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Study confirms rare CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 variants reduce drug-metabolizing activity

A new in vivo pharmacokinetic recall study involving 114 participants in the Estonian Biobank has provided the first clinical confirmation that previously uncharacterized genetic variants in the drug-metabolizing enzymes ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Foundation AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery

While popular AI models such as ChatGPT are trained on language or photographs, new models created by researchers from the Polymathic AI collaboration are trained using real scientific datasets. The models are already using ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Lack of regulation of short-term insurance plans cuts timely cancer treatment

Following the 2018 federal expansion of short-term limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans, limited or no state regulation of plans was associated with decreases in timely cancer treatment initiation, according to a study ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Climate change could cause more than 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050

New research published today in Nature warns climate change could substantially increase malaria burden in Africa over the coming decades. The study projects that a middle-of-the-road climate scenario could trigger more than ...

Phys.org / Capturing the moment of organelle handoff inside living cells

For the first time, researchers have directly visualized how newly formed cellular organelles leave the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and transition onto microtubule tracks inside living cells. This new finding reveals that ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year

US self-driving car company Waymo said Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis in London, which are expected to begin operating later this year.

Jan 29, 2026 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / Can desert sand be used to build houses and roads?

The world may be running out of sand suitable for concrete. Researchers are therefore testing a possible solution for using desert sand as a material. Ren Wei and several researchers at NTNU and the University of Tokyo have ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / Novel nanomaterial uses oxidative stress to kill cancer cells

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new nanomaterial that triggers a pair of chemical reactions inside cancer cells, killing the cells via oxidative stress while leaving healthy tissues alone. The study ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago? Revisiting the great flood of 1607

People living on the low-lying shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary began their day like any other on January 30, 1607. The weather was calm. The sky was bright.

Jan 29, 2026 in Earth