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Medical Xpress / Blood test shows promise for detecting pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country, led the development of a new investigational blood test that could detect pancreatic cancer at ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Time is running out to catch a giant planet's strange orbit

A team of researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, spotted a rare kind of planet that's unusually hot and eccentric. TOI-1355 b orbits its star, TOI-1355, which is also much hotter than our sun, in a strange ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / How 30,000 archaeological treasures were saved from imminent destruction during Syria's civil war

A new study sheds light on how Syrian archaeologists risked their lives to rescue approximately 30,000 priceless artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum during the summers of 2014 and 2015 as the city faced the imminent threat ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / We may soon be able to read long-lost ancient scrolls damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

X-ray technology and artificial intelligence—along with the discovery of lead in the ink of fragments from a collection of ancient Roman scrolls—could soon help scientists read long-lost texts buried by the eruption of Mount ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / 'Lost' medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin

One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of Roebuck, an important fortress ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / Sacred springs of South Africa—pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested

Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where communities collect water and maintain longstanding cultural connections with the ...

Sep 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chromatin protein DAXX may help preserve brain immune cells during aging

As humans get older, their brains undergo various changes that can affect mental functions. The cells known to be affected by aging include microglia, the primary immune cells in the brain and spinal cord, which help eliminate ...

Sep 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Pilot system couples seawater desalination with hydrogen production

Seawater holds enormous potential for green hydrogen production, but realizing that potential remains far from straightforward. Direct seawater electrolysis can damage electrodes, whereas conventional freshwater electrolysis ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / Australia's vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds

Stretching more than 200,000 square kilometers (77,000 square miles) across southern Australia, the vast, flat plains of the Nullarbor mark one of the world's largest regions of limestone. It formed when an ancient shallow ...

Sep 19, 2026
Phys.org / For many group-living females, breeding and raising young are shared endeavors

Some female animals living in groups raise offspring that are not their own, sometimes without reproducing themselves. While the behavior of cooperatively breeding species is well documented, some aspects remain poorly understood.

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Why high levels of the amino acid cysteine are toxic to cells

Cysteine is one of the main building blocks that cells use to make proteins. But this amino acid is a double-edged sword—too much cysteine is toxic to the cell. Cells therefore keep free cysteine levels to a minimum, converting ...

Sep 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Activated donor immune cells may prevent severe complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Researchers have successfully conducted the first clinical trial using activated regulatory T cells (ATregs, Actileucel)—derived from white blood cells of healthy blood donors. This novel cell therapy aims to prevent graft-versus-host ...

Sep 20, 2026