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Phys.org / Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history—that's why today's crisis looks so familiar

"Many women tell me they want to have a man in their life, but they are no longer willing to be the only person giving in the relationship. They don't want to be with a man who needs to be taken care of. In that case, it's ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Taming tumor chaos: Researchers uncover key to improving glioblastoma treatment

A study by Brown University Health researchers has identified a crucial factor that may help improve treatment for glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and common forms of adult brain cancer. The findings, published in ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / How the web is learning to better protect itself

More than 35 years after the first website went online, the web has evolved from static pages to complex interactive systems, often with security added as an afterthought. To mitigate risks, developers use security headers ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Internet
Phys.org / Signaling output genes shed light on evolutionary crossroads of vertebrates

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a spine—including all mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians—evolved. In a paper published in BMC Biology, ...

Feb 1, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Before crisis strikes—smartwatch tracks triggers for opioid misuse

Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2023, the nation recorded roughly 105,000 drug overdose deaths overall, ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Addiction
Phys.org / Hard-to-synthesize materials revived using AI: An LLM-based materials redesign technology

A research team led by Prof. Yousung Jung of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) has developed an innovative AI-based technology that uses large language models (LLMs) ...

Feb 1, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / AI enables a who's who of brown bears in Alaska

A team of scientists from EPFL and Alaska Pacific University has developed an AI program that can recognize individual bears in the wild, despite the substantial changes that occur in their appearance over the summer season. ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Potent DNA-recombination method developed for large cargo delivery in gene therapy

Delivery of therapeutic genes is essential for gene therapy. Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are a prime vector for carrying gene cargoes because of their superior gene segmentation flexibility and robust gene reconstitution ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / Thousands of alien plant species could invade the Arctic

More than 2,500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway is one of the areas that is particularly at risk.

Feb 3, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Novel antibody targets fat cell protein, offering new approach to treating metabolism-related liver cancer

Liver cancer is one of the three deadliest cancers worldwide, and metabolic dysfunction-related cases have become increasingly common in recent years. A research team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / NASA Moon mission launch delayed to March after test

NASA said Tuesday it's delaying until March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years, after encountering leaks during final tests.

Feb 3, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Targeting the 'good' arm after stroke can lead to better motor skills

Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, but a new randomized clinical trial has revealed that targeted therapy for the less impaired arm ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Neuroscience