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Phys.org / Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets form 'arms' in response to their environment

Oil-in-water droplets respond to chemical cues by forming arm-like extensions that resemble filopodia, which are used by living cells to sense and explore their environment.

Dec 9, 2025 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Fully digital design paves the way for scalable probabilistic computing

Artificial intelligence and machine learning could become dramatically more efficient, thanks to a new type of computer component developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Tohoku University, ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Hardware
Medical Xpress / Reversing treatment resistance in prostate cancer: Study solves longstanding puzzle in tumor biology

Scientists at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) have discovered a key mechanism that makes prostate cancer cells resistant to the latest drugs used to treat them. Their findings, reported in the current ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Dietary restriction fuels T cells with ketones, boosting their cancer-fighting stamina

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators. The findings lay the groundwork for developing dietary strategies ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Rethinking long-term allergy treatments: Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice

Researchers led by the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris, have developed a vaccine that elicits anti-Immunoglobulin E antibodies in humanized mice, protects against Immunoglobulin E-mediated anaphylaxis, and shows no detectable ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ingenious concrete and ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Violence against women and children among top health threats, global study reveals

Sexual violence against children and intimate partner violence against women are two of the most devastating yet persistently underrecognized global health challenges and rank among the top risks for mortality and morbidity ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Sensational Viking Age grave newly uncovered

Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val in Bjugn, in Trøndelag County. A discovery by a metal detectorist alerted researchers to the find.

Dec 9, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / How errors in the cytoskeleton lead to a smaller brain

Why do some children develop a brain that is too small (microcephaly)? An international research team involving the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ), Hannover Medical School (MHH), and ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Geomorphological approach evaluates Galápagos watersheds

Galápagos is a living laboratory where every environmental decision matters. On Santa Cruz, the most populated island of the archipelago, freshwater is a limited and increasingly vulnerable resource due to urban growth, ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Machine learning models could help diagnose ALS earlier through blood biomarkers

Using machine learning models, researchers at Michigan Medicine have identified a potential way to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, earlier from a blood sample, a study suggests.

Phys.org / Warped galaxies linked to satellite patterns and cosmic web alignment

A research team led by Professor Woong-bae Zee at Sejong University has uncovered compelling evidence that the distinctive warped shapes of many disk galaxies are closely tied to both their surrounding satellite systems and ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Astronomy & Space