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Phys.org / How does glass 'shake' and why does it start flowing when pushed hard enough?

Glassy materials are everywhere, with applications far exceeding windowpanes and drinking glasses. They range from bioactive glasses for bone repair and amorphous pharmaceuticals that boost drug solubility to ultra-pure silica ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / How quiet galaxies stay quiet: Cool gas feeds black holes in 'red geysers'

Astronomers have long puzzled over how some massive galaxies stop forming stars and remain dormant for billions of years—even when they still contain gas that could, in principle, fuel new stars.

Jan 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How a rare genetic variant protects some people from developing blood cancers

Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most cancers, the cause is usually mutations in the DNA, which are genetic errors that accumulate as ...

Jan 5, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death.

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Personalizing cancer treatments significantly improves outcomes in clinical trial

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have led the first clinical trial in the world to show that cancer drug treatments can be safely and effectively personalized based on the unique DNA of ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Improving sleep isn't enough: Daytime function as a key to assessing insomnia treatments

About one in nine adults suffer from chronic insomnia and its residual effects like drowsiness, cognitive issues, and irritability, as well as increased health risks like diabetes and heart risks if left untreated. While ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Fatigue before cancer treatment linked to adverse events

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center-led investigators found that higher patient-reported fatigue before cancer treatment aligned with higher odds of severe, life-threatening, and fatal treatment-related toxic effects.

Jan 5, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / New framework unifies space and time in quantum systems

Quantum mechanics and relativity are the two pillars of modern physics. However, for over a century, their treatment of space and time has remained fundamentally disconnected. Relativity unifies space and time into a single ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Successful 40-Hz auditory stimulation in aged monkeys suggests potential for noninvasive Alzheimer's therapy

A research team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated for the first time in non-human primates that auditory stimulation at 40 Hz significantly elevates β-amyloid ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Restoring mitochondria shows promise for treating chronic nerve pain

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't function properly.

Phys.org / New group of potential diabetes drugs with fewer side effects can reprogram insulin-resistant cells to be healthier

Using a blend of computer modeling, structural and cell-based studies, scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute have designed a group of potential diabetes drugs that reprogram insulin-resistant cells into a healthier ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Scientists solve longstanding mystery about diseases driven by uncontrolled cell growth

For the first time, scientists have answered a longstanding question in cell biology about a partnership of proteins called the "KICSTOR–GATOR1 complex" which operates as a control system inside our cells, telling them ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology