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Medical Xpress / AI-designed universal vaccine clears first human trial, targets future coronavirus threats with needle-free delivery
The first human clinical trial of a universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax (DVX) Ltd, has shown that the vaccine is safe and has no significant side effects.
Phys.org / Deep sea an untapped 'evolutionary engine' as dataset yields 500 million unique genes
The deep sea is a unique "evolutionary engine," with one of the richest and most unexplored sources of genetic diversity on Earth, according to a major new study that assessed its potential to transform biotechnology and ...
Phys.org / Amazon deforestation is falling, but progress is stalling
In 2025, the area deforested in the country fell below 1 million hectares in a year for the first time since 2019. A total of 984,794 hectares of native vegetation were cleared during 2025, a reduction of 20.6% compared with ...
Phys.org / Firms with independent board members are more willing to challenge risky CEO pay structures, says new research
The study, published in European Financial Management, focused on "inside debt," which includes pensions and deferred compensation awarded to chief executives. Unlike bonuses or shares, these payments can encourage CEOs to ...
Medical Xpress / Is the Ebola quarantine in the US legal? Expert weighs in
Countries across the globe are on high alert as health workers race to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Central and East Africa that has killed more than 100 people and infected almost 570, according to data from ...
Medical Xpress / Suicide prevention overlooks products still widely sold and promoted, analysis warns
Governments put up railings and barriers and regulate supplies of certain drugs to prevent people from dying by suicide. But other products associated with fatal self-harm, such as firearms, pesticides and alcohol, remain ...
Phys.org / Stretchy, soft, and sticky: Advancing the next generation of wearable and implantable sensors
Wearable and implantable biosensors have the potential to revolutionize health care by diagnosing, monitoring, and even treating a wide range of health conditions. Recent innovations in the lab of Wei Gao, professor of medical ...
Phys.org / Why plastic lingers: Water chemistry slows nature's cleanup
Scientists have long known that sunlight helps break down plastic. So, why do plastic products linger for decades and even centuries in rivers, lakes, and oceans—even when bathed in direct sunlight? Northwestern University ...
Phys.org / Q&A: Expert offers insight on stopping the New World screwworm
NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott is among a handful of people worldwide with the most thorough understanding of the genetics and life cycle of the New World screwworm, a blowfly that lays its eggs in wounds ...
Phys.org / How Argonaute, a key protein for RNA therapeutics, becomes activated
RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the most promising new classes of medicines. Eight small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs have already been approved worldwide for the treatment of genetic diseases, yet scientists have ...
Tech Xplore / Anthropic opens most powerful AI model to public with safeguards
Anthropic, maker of the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models, made the most powerful version of its technology available to the general public on Tuesday while restricting its use in sensitive areas.
Medical Xpress / Poll: Trust in CDC has fallen dramatically in the last year
A year after changes to federal leadership in the U.S. public health system, a new poll finds that trust in public health agencies has dropped dramatically. Only 50% of U.S. adults say they trust health recommendations from ...
