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Medical Xpress / Clinical data gaps keeping life-saving antibiotics from children

Life-saving antibiotics that could treat severe infections in babies and children aren't accessible due to a lack of data around safety and dosage, new research shows. Two wide sweeping reviews, led by Murdoch Children's ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Managing long COVID energy levels with a new activity-tracking app

The first study to test a digital tool designed to help people with long COVID manage their energy levels has been developed by a team of researchers. The paper published in Nature Communications is titled "A Digital Platform ...

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
Phys.org / Measuring the quantum extent of a single molecule confined to a nanodroplet

There is no measurement that can directly observe the wave function of a quantum mechanical system, but the wave function is still enormously useful as its (complex) square represents the probability density of the system ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Physics
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
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
Tech Xplore / China will ban hidden door handles on cars starting in 2027

China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla's electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year.

Feb 3, 2026 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / Waymo raises $16 bn to fuel global robotaxi expansion

Self-driving car star Waymo on Monday said it raised $16 billion in a funding round that valued the Alphabet subsidiary at $126 billion.

Feb 3, 2026 in Automotive
Medical Xpress / Risk for Lyme disease in Ohio is equal to Connecticut, study shows

The risk for being bitten by a tick infected with bacteria that cause Lyme disease is as high in Ohio as it is for those living in Northeast states that have dealt with Lyme disease for over 50 years, according to a new study.

Medical Xpress / For people with traumatic brain injury and their caregivers, recovery of basic communication is an 'acceptable' outcome

A study of more than 500 people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their caregivers, co-led by researchers at Mass General Brigham, found that survey participants viewed the ability to regain basic communication ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Multi-agent AI and robots automate materials discovery in closed-loop lab system

Traditional processes used to discover new materials are complex, time-consuming, and costly, often requiring years of sustained effort. Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated powerful capabilities ...

Feb 1, 2026 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Rural India powers global AI models

Tending crops by day and then logging on for a night shift of data labeling, 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indian workforce helping power an artificial intelligence revolution.

Feb 3, 2026 in Business