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Phys.org / Tissue repair slows in old age. These proteins speed it back up

As we age, we don't recover from injury or illness like we did when we were young. But new research from UCSF has found gene regulators—proteins that turn genes on and off—that could restore the aging body's ability to ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / A new valve for quantum matter: Steering chiral fermions by geometry alone

A collaboration between Stuart Parkin's group at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle (Saale) and Claudia Felser's group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden has realized ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / A nanomaterial flex—MXene electrodes help OLED display technology shine, while bending and stretching

The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology behind flexible cell phones, curved monitors, and televisions could one day be used to make on-skin sensors that show changes in temperature, blood flow, and pressure in ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / How policy, people, and power interact to determine the future of the electric grid

When energy researchers talk about the future of the grid, they often focus on individual pieces: solar panels, batteries, nuclear plants, or new transmission lines. But in a recent study, urban systems researcher Anton Rozhkov ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / Opinion: China's new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country's declining fertility rate

Once the world's most populous nation, China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates. In an attempt to double the country's rate of 1.0 children per woman, Beijing is reaching for a new ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles, research reveals

It's 7:45am. You grab a takeout coffee from your local café, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the office.

Jan 14, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Focus on exercise and diet after retirement, say experts

A new South Australian study has found little change in most people's diet and exercise after retirement—pointing to the need for positive lifestyle choices during your working life to maximize long-term health outcomes.

Jan 16, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / AI tools are expanding individual capabilities while contracting scientific attention, research finds

Artificial intelligence promises to accelerate scientific discovery and open new frontiers of inquiry. But new research from James Evans (Faculty Co-Director of Novel Intelligence; Max Palevsky Professor of Sociology & Data ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria molecule boosts lung cancer treatment response

UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made into a drug for testing ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Implant provides lasting relief for treatment-resistant depression, study finds

About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few treatment attempts, but up to one‐third of patients have treatment‐resistant depression, for which ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by researchers in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT that focused ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / More than just fear: A new profile of post-traumatic stress disorder

Trauma may be even more complex than previously thought. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often portrayed in popular media as subjects experiencing hypervigilance, flashbacks, and nightmares. While these fear-based ...