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Medical Xpress / Pancreatic tumors eliminated in mice without resistance developing

Current drugs for pancreatic cancer lose effectiveness within months because the tumor becomes resistant. Now, a group from Spain's National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has been able to avoid the development of resistance ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Little blue penguin chick reared by its parents at aquarium

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating another milestone in their little blue penguin breeding program. For the first time, a penguin chick has been raised and reared by its penguin ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Two huge hot blobs of rock influence Earth's magnetic field, study reveals

Exploring Earth's deep interior is a far bigger challenge than exploring the solar system. While we have traveled 25 billion km into space, the deepest we have ever gone below our feet is just over 12 km. Consequently, little ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / RNA molecule discovery could lead to potential new breast cancer therapy

QIMR Berghofer scientists have discovered a cancer-fighting RNA molecule that could hold the key to a new way of treating the most common form of breast cancer. The team are developing their findings into a potential RNA-based ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Two in five cancers worldwide are likely preventable, says new research

Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide in 2022 may be associated with modifiable risk factors, according to an analysis of 36 cancer types from 185 countries. The findings suggest that reducing exposures such as tobacco ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science

British scientists said Thursday that a world-first AI tool to catalog and track icebergs as they break apart into smaller chunks could fill a "major blind spot" in predicting climate change.

Feb 5, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Urban light pollution disrupts nighttime melatonin in wild nurse sharks

Artificial light from major coastal cities can disrupt the nighttime biology of sharks, according to new research that provides the first-ever measurements of melatonin—a hormone tied to biological rhythms—in wild sharks.

Feb 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Ancient American pronghorns were built for speed

The fastest land animal in North America is the American pronghorn, and previously, researchers thought it evolved its speed because of pressure from the now-extinct American cheetah. But recently, that theory has come under ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / A common immunosuppressant may alter brain immune cells during early development

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that an immunosuppressive drug affects microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain. In mouse models, the drug reduced levels of guanosine nucleotides, which are essential ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / 300 experts in 35 countries map 25 priorities to curb gambling harms

Hundreds of international experts in gambling addiction are urging a more coordinated approach to enhance interventions and therapies, while aligning research priorities to tackle the escalating problem.

Feb 5, 2026 in Addiction
Phys.org / Governments urged to fix faulty radar in economic models disregarding climate risk

Economic models used by governments, central banks and investors are increasingly understating physical climate risk because they rely on assumptions that break down as the world moves toward higher levels of warming, according ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Under snowpacks, microbes drive a winter-to-spring nitrogen pulse, study finds

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is unfolding.

Feb 3, 2026 in Earth