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Tech Xplore / Why did your robotaxi stop? New system helps predict self-driving car mistakes

Self-driving cars are often controlled by deep learning models that sometimes fail in unexpected situations. For instance, the car might inexplicably brake and block the path of an oncoming emergency vehicle. A human driver ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / A molecular brake that keeps muscle architecture in check

Every movement we make, from blinking to sprinting, depends on the ability of muscle fibers to contract in a rapid and coordinated way. Achieving this precision requires an intricate internal membrane network known as the ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA approves first-in-class drug for polycythemia vera

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals' Mimrylo (rusfertide) as a new treatment for adults with polycythemia vera who have not achieved adequate control with existing therapies.

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / National call to action needed to strengthen primary care pipeline in medical education, argue experts

A primary care physician is hard to find. The thousands needed nationwide are even tougher to discover. A new paper led by a faculty member at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) points to why—and outlines ...

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Testosterone maxxing is all the rage—but when it comes to fatherhood, less might be more

Testosterone is having a moment. On social media, it's being lauded for everything from building muscle to gaining wealth and sexual dominance.

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown nerves match human sensory signal speeds, enabling tests of myelin repair

Rice University and collaborators in Switzerland have developed a platform to grow human-derived nerve cells and Schwann cells, supporting cells that form a protective coating called myelin around nerve fibers. This platform ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / An activity-based probe library for identifying protein function

Proteins are vital to living systems. They build and repair tissues, act as enzymes to speed chemical reactions, regulate hormones and transport nutrients—all of which are important for developing next-generation bioproducts ...

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Specialized bone marrow transplant replaces immune cells beyond the brain in mice

The immune system is made up of specialized cells and proteins that help defend the body from pathogens and cancer. Most of the time, the immune system performs its job remarkably well. However, in some situations, the immune ...

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / I'm trying to lose weight. Will exercising make me hungrier and eat more?

We've all been there. You spend an hour at the gym, and before you even reach the locker room, you start thinking about your favorite takeout meal—after all, you've earned it!

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Capturing localized protein and metabolic information from a single tissue section

Revealing how proteins and end products of biological activity (metabolites) change within specific tissue functional units during development or in response to environmental factors is beneficial for understanding localized ...

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers test far-ultraviolet light to prevent bird flu in poultry

When a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, tore through U.S. poultry farms in early 2025, farmers culled tens of millions of birds, and egg prices soared.

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires

Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some of the blazes that have consumed swaths of the island of Borneo.

Sep 4, 2026