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Medical Xpress / Immune cell 'bloodhounds' track cancer cells' unique metabolic signatures and eliminate tumors in mice

A technique that transforms immune cells into cancer-seeking bloodhounds may overcome a roadblock that has hampered immunotherapy for solid tumors, according to a new study by Stanford Medicine researchers. The approach equips ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / New lipid nanoparticle design improves precision of mRNA vaccine delivery

Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles behind mRNA vaccines, to steer the particles toward lymph nodes while reducing off-target delivery to the liver. The advance ...

Mar 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Novel AI-enhanced MRI boosts success rate in patients with arrhythmia

AI-enhanced single-shot cine MRI produces superior image quality and provides ventricular measurements comparable to conventional cine MRI, according to research published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Gran Dolina site at Atapuerca reveals almost exclusive use of local chert 400,000 years ago

A paper published in the journal Quaternary International reveals a distinctive technological behavior at level TD10.2-BB of Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Burgos), characterized by the almost exclusive use of local chert and linked ...

Mar 23, 2026
Phys.org / Critically endangered monkey gives birth after surgery saves her foot

A critically endangered monkey has given birth just months after pioneering surgery saved her from undergoing an amputation. Masaya, a 15-year-old roloway monkey at Chester Zoo, had a golf-ball-sized mass removed from her ...

Mar 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Continuous wearable monitoring reduces time with low oxygen after surgery, study finds

Patients continuously monitored after surgery experienced significantly less time with dangerously low oxygen levels compared to those monitored using routine spot checks, a new study from Wake Forest University School of ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / 'Gray-box' AI reveals why catalysts work while speeding discovery

Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly accelerating materials discovery, but can they also explain their results? Researchers from the Theory Department of the Fritz Haber Institute, ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Alternative pathways in proteasome biogenesis deciphered

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Potsdam and the University of Cologne has deciphered the step-by-step assembly of the eukaryotic proteasome. Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells have a clearly ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / New imaging technique maps membrane lipids in 3D at nanoscale

Biological membranes of cells and their subunits (organelles) are organized into tiny regions (nanodomains) made up of fats (lipids) and proteins. Those specialized regions carry out important tasks for the cell, such as ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Belt-like VO₂(B) single crystals unlock high-sensitivity gas detection at room temperature

An international research team has successfully synthesized oriented belt-shaped vanadium dioxide (VO2(B)) single crystals via a hydrothermal reduction method, using one-dimensional vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanofibers as ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists engineer a 'Trojan Horse' to conquer aggressive brain cancer

Scientists from National Taiwan University (NTU) and Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) have developed a precision-engineered nanoplatform to conquer glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive and deadly form of brain ...

Mar 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Severe infections may raise dementia risk

Severe infections increase the risk of dementia independently of other coexisting illnesses, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Pyry Sipilä of the University of Helsinki, Finland, ...

Mar 24, 2026