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Medical Xpress / 'Junk DNA' may help defend against colorectal cancer

For decades, large portions of the human genome were labeled "junk DNA." New research from Western University and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) suggests these overlooked sequences may help protect ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / When it comes to networks, nature has an edge

Networks exist in both nature—such as biological systems like food webs and gene regulatory networks—and in engineered systems as seen in power grids. Though natural and engineered systems share an overarching goal—providing ...

Mar 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain tumors hijack sugar metabolism to evade immune attack, study shows

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor metabolize fructose to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth, reports a study published in the Proceedings ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / Mathematical foundations for noise-tolerant quantum catalysts in real-world environments

Quantum catalysts are specialized resources that enable quantum state transformations previously thought impossible, holding promise for advancements in quantum computing and thermodynamics. A recent international study has ...

Mar 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia study finds new biomarker, drug candidate to treat cognitive symptoms

Current schizophrenia medications treat symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, but do little for cognitive symptoms like disorganized thinking or executive dysfunction. As a result, many patients are unable to work, ...

Mar 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Nanoscale hotspots in OLEDs may shorten their lifespans in phones and TVs

The pixels in phone screens and other OLED displays appear to provide a uniform glow, but a team of University of Michigan Engineering researchers has discovered the light actually originates from nanoscale hotspots, some ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / Legal jargon increases guilty verdicts, reduces trust in judicial system, study finds

Jurors grappling with complex legal jargon are more likely to vote guilty while coming away less confident in their own performance and the judicial system, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Communication ...

Mar 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI helps to evaluate skin lesions in rare disease more accurately

There is a promising new drug for the rare disease mastocytosis, which is associated with skin lesions, among other things. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to use artificial intelligence to quantitatively ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / What's in your lipstick and water? New test flags hidden mutagens

Substances capable of mutating human genetic material—altering and permanently damaging it—are present in many everyday products. Researchers at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) have, for the first time, detected ...

Mar 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden drug reservoirs in cancer cells could explain treatment resistance

One of oncology's biggest challenges is that the same treatment can work well for some patients but fail completely in others. A study published in Nature Communications, by a multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Louise Fets ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants traveled hundreds of kilometers across ice-age Europe

Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archaeological finds discovered during lignite mining. The area in Saxony-Anhalt is one of the most important European ...

Mar 16, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum computers must overcome major technical hurdles before tackling quantum chemistry problems

Although the potential applications of quantum computing are widespread, a new feasibility study suggests quantum computers still face major hurdles in solving quantum chemistry problems. The study, published in Physical ...

Mar 13, 2026