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Medical Xpress / 'Celtic curse' genetic disease hotspots revealed in UK and Ireland

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a dangerous build-up of iron in the body, a study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests.

Feb 3, 2026 in Genetics
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 / Agave or bust! Mexican long-nosed bats head farther north in search of sweet nectar

Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave, their tongues designed to lap up the famous desert plant's nectar during nightly flights. It's not just a means of satisfying taste buds. It's a matter of fueling up for an ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / They're robots, and they're here to help: Computer scientist improves robot interactions with human beings

Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like humans do—even when they ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Software
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
Phys.org / Tiny radio transmitters reveal a hidden survival tactic in birds

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and—as we've just discovered—a very clever ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Dementia research must include voices of those with lived experience

A new Canadian study has found that people living with dementia (PLWD) are often excluded from research due to assumptions of incapacity and variations in institutional processes. The authors argue that with rights-based, ...

Phys.org / Superconductivity exposes altermagnetism by breaking symmetries, study suggests

How are superconductivity and magnetism connected? A puzzling relation between magnetism and superconductivity in a quantum material has lingered for decades—now, a study from TU Wien offers a surprising new explanation.

Feb 3, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / A fungus living in our body can make melanoma more aggressive

Cancer is one of the causes responsible for the most deaths worldwide. In 2020, for example, it resulted in ten million deaths. It has been estimated that microorganism infections caused between 13 and 18% of these cases. ...

Medical Xpress / High estrogen levels in brain may increase women's risk of stress-related memory issues

Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory scars. New research from the University of California, Irvine suggests that levels of estrogen in ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Some tropical land may heat up nearly twice as much as oceans under climate change, sediment record suggests

Some tropical land regions may warm more dramatically than previously predicted, as climate change progresses, according to a new CU Boulder study that looks millions of years into Earth's past. Using lake sediments from ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Epigenetic therapy could 'switch off' cancer genes for good

Monash University researchers, in collaboration with Harvard University, have discovered how to permanently "switch off" cancer-causing genes, revealing a new approach to cancer treatment. The breakthrough, published in the ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer