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Medical Xpress / Mice with miniature goggles reveal how different visual experiences give rise to different neural wiring

Visual experience triggers the formation of a web of neural connections in different brain areas in order to make sense of the world—and in particular, of feedback connections, which send information from higher-level visual ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Cold plasma specifically neutralizes adenoviruses

Medical gas plasma can render adenoviruses harmless within a short period of time. This has been demonstrated by a recent laboratory study conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP). The key ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Dentistry
Medical Xpress / Established cancer drug can reactivate immunotherapy

Genetically modified immune cells can offer precious additional time to patients with advanced multiple myeloma. However, these therapies lose their impact as the molecules on cancer cells that immune cells recognize gradually ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify promising Alzheimer's disease drug target

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have identified a promising drug target for Alzheimer's disease. The team found that removing an enzyme from neurons in the brain substantially reduces amyloid plaques—a ...

Phys.org / Quantum Twins simulator unveils 15,000 controllable quantum dots for materials research

Researchers in Australia have unveiled the largest quantum simulation platform built to date, opening a new route to exploring the complex behavior of quantum materials at unprecedented scales.

Feb 6, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile

Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Tiny worm offers clues to combat chemotherapy neurotoxicity

Chemotherapy remains one of the most powerful tools in the fight against cancer, yet it often comes with significant long-term side effects that can dramatically affect patients' quality of life. Among the most debilitating ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Fragile X study uncovers brainwave biomarker bridging humans and mice

Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in lab mice but then disappointed in humans. What would help is a noninvasive, objective readout of treatment ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Seven-day buprenorphine injection matches daily tablets for ED opioid treatment

More than 15 years ago, Yale's Gail D'Onofrio started studying the effectiveness of sublingual (under-the-tongue) buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department. At the time, buprenorphine ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / Earthquake data provide solid footing for AI foundation science model

There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are now putting actual seismic waves to work, using data from the ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Antarctic magnetic anomaly is a trace of an ancient continental collision, scientists find

Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from East Antarctica and determined that the magnetic anomaly in this region resulted from the convergence ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Commonly used drugs could help prevent delirium after surgery

A new study has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of delirium in older people following surgery. Delirium—a sudden state of confusion and memory problems—affects around one in ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry