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Tech Xplore / Unpredictable movements of autonomous robots can increase human discomfort
A research team from the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory and the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit at Toyohashi University of Technology investigated how the movements of autonomous mobile robots influence human emotional ...
Medical Xpress / What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention
What does it mean to have breast self-awareness?
Medical Xpress / Optimized solvent conditions improve drug retention and targeting in lymph node metastasis
Optimizing drug delivery to the lymphatic system is essential for effective cancer treatment, as lymph node (LN) metastasis is a critical factor influencing patient prognosis. A research team led by Professor Tetsuya Kodama ...
Medical Xpress / Study suggests link between viral infection and ALS
A large, multidisciplinary team led by researchers from Texas A&M University has made a potentially game-changing discovery about the development of devastating motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...
Phys.org / How NASA is homing in from space on ocean debris
In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International ...
Medical Xpress / In rare cases, autoantibodies can cause severe reactions to a discontinued Chikungunya vaccine
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that rare cases of brain inflammation linked to live-attenuated yellow fever and Chikungunya vaccines were due to autoantibodies carried ...
Tech Xplore / Hydrogel coating for solar panels boosts power generation efficiency
A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a simple and affordable hydrogel coating that not only enhances the heat dissipation in solar panels for cooling their "hot spots" effectively, ...
Medical Xpress / Soft biodegradable implants enable long-distance, wide-angle internal body sensing
In a study published in Nature, a team led by Prof. Su Yewang from the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Dr. Li Shuang from Tsinghua University and Prof. Yu Xinge from City University of ...
Medical Xpress / Salty drinking water could be a risk factor for high blood pressure
For most people, salt is something to see on their plate, not in their tap. But a global analysis suggests that drinking water itself could be an overlooked source of sodium and one that may quietly raise blood pressure for ...
Medical Xpress / Li-Fraumeni syndrome: How the immune system may shape inherited cancer risk
Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare hereditary disease that significantly increases the risk of developing cancer. Almost all affected individuals receive a cancer diagnosis at least once in their lifetime. A new study suggests ...
Medical Xpress / Are meat eaters really more likely to live to 100 than non-meat eaters, as a recent study suggests?
People who don't eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there's more to these findings than meets the eye.
Phys.org / How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power ...
