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Phys.org / Engineered nanobodies improve respiratory defenses in preclinical study

In a multi-institutional study published today in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported that engineered bispecific nanobodies successfully strengthened mucosal ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / People with 'binge-watching addiction' are more likely to be lonely, study finds

While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a study published in PLOS One by Xiaofan Yue and Xin Cui from Huangshan University in China.

Jan 21, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify promising new target for Alzheimer's-linked brain inflammation

A multidisciplinary team has developed a selective compound that inhibits an enzyme tied to inflammation in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's, while preserving normal brain function and crossing the blood-brain barrier.

Jan 21, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / South Pole Telescope detects energetic stellar flares near center of galaxy

Researchers from the South Pole Telescope project team looked deep into the center of the Milky Way, discovering powerful, surprising bursts of light from two accreting white dwarf systems.

Jan 20, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Scientists plan deep-sea expedition to probe 'dark oxygen'

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing "dark oxygen".

Jan 20, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Delayed stroke care linked to increased disability risk

Gaps in the U.S. stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, according to a study published ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / LLMs can identify major depressive disorder via voice note recordings

A new medical large language model (LLM) achieved over 91% accuracy in identifying female participants diagnosed with major depressive disorder after analyzing a short WhatsApp audio recording where participants described ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Carbon-ion therapy offers nonsurgical option for early breast cancer treatment

For many women with early breast cancer, surgery is effective but life-altering. New five-year data from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) suggest that a precisely targeted, high-energy particle ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Liquid metal powers a whole new kind of motor

Researchers at UNSW have developed a new type of motor that spins, not with rigid components, but with a droplet of liquid metal. The breakthrough could transform soft robotics, flexible electronics, and medical devices.

Phys.org / Bubble netting knowledge spread by immigrant humpback whales, study finds

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that the social spread of group bubble-net feeding among humpback whales is crucial to the success of the population's ongoing recovery.

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Mobile lab pinpoints wood stoves and old power plants as Sarajevo's smog sources

Worldwide, it ranks among the cities with the highest levels of air pollution—and it's located in the heart of Europe: Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Previously, the spatial distribution of air pollutants ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Emerging solar cell material sets new efficiency record

UNSW engineers have made a major step forward in the development of a new type of solar cell that could help make future solar panels cheaper, more efficient and more durable.

Jan 20, 2026 in Engineering