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Medical Xpress / Changing the past in your imagination: Working with memories can reduce fear of failure

Certain imagery-based techniques can reduce the fear of failure that results from difficult childhood memories, according to research by scientists from SWPS University and the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology. The ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Cooling without gases: Molecular design brings solid-state cooling closer to reality

Some solid materials can cool down or heat up when pressure is applied or released. This behavior enables cooling and heating technologies that do not rely on climate-damaging refrigerant gases. In practice, however, a major ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Multidisciplinary study uses blood samples to identify diseases years before they start

What if doctors could tell you a disease was coming years before you felt a single symptom—and stop it in its tracks? That is the goal of a sweeping new research initiative launched by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Health informatics
Medical Xpress / Belzutifan+pembrolizumab post-surgery helps kidney cancer patients at high risk for relapse stay cancer-free longer

Patients with a common form of kidney cancer called clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) who have a high risk of recurrence after surgery showed significantly improved disease-free survival when treated with an oral combination ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Bronze Age mines in Spain may explain origin of Scandinavian bronze

During an archaeological survey conducted in February, researchers from the Maritime Encounters program at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, identified six previously unregistered Bronze Age mines in Extremadura, southwestern ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / How financial and practical stressors can affect emotional health during cancer care

A cancer diagnosis changes almost everything—but it doesn't stop life's other responsibilities. Bills still arrive. Work still needs attention. Family routines keep going. Trying to keep up with it all while managing treatment ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Astronomers inspect ultraluminous X-ray pulsar's magnetic field evolution in the Whale galaxy

Indian astronomers have investigated an ultraluminous X-ray pulsar in the galaxy NGC 4631, designated X-8. The new study, described in a paper published Feb. 16 on the arXiv preprint server, provides essential information ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Repeal of universal motorcycle helmet laws linked to 26% increase in crash-related hospital costs

Repealing universal motorcycle helmet laws is associated with a significant increase in crash-related inpatient costs, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Using Michigan's 2012 ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Dogs are more like toddlers than cats when it comes to helping humans

Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots—and that, in certain situations, ...

Feb 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Meekness isn't weakness. Once considered positive, it's one of the 'undersung virtues' that deserve defense today

What do you envision when you think of meekness? You probably see a mousy doormat, someone sheepishly acquiescing to the will of the stronger. When Jesus says, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth," you ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Promoters and enhancers: Tool catches gene-controlling DNA sequences doing each other's jobs

Researchers at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have uncovered new evidence that two major types of gene-controlling DNA sequences, promoters and enhancers, operate with a shared logic and often perform ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / New paper examines dementia inequities in Indigenous communities and the power of cultural resilience

An international collaboration, co-led by a University of Minnesota Medical School researcher, has published a paper in Alzheimer's & Dementia synthesizing global evidence on the origins of dementia inequities in Indigenous ...