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Medical Xpress / When patients report symptoms, clinicians can judge cancer treatment side effects more consistently

A large multinational clinical trial has found that giving health care providers access to European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) patient-reported outcome (PRO) data significantly improves the ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Medical research
Phys.org / Tapping the engines of cellular electrochemistry and forces of evolution

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a unique resource in the form of the Center for Biomolecular Condensates at the McKelvey School of Engineering, which draws scientists from around the world to study ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Visualizing how cancer drugs reshape proteins linked to lung cancer

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) and the Cancer Research Institute at Kanazawa University have uncovered how targeted lung cancer drugs alter the shape and behavior of a key cancer-driving protein—revealing ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Gout medication may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.

Jan 26, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / Q&A: Even small amounts of online math practice can improve skills

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused, mastery-based learning, even with limited use.

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Checklist offers guide to verifying authenticity of nature and carbon credits

Global leaders have committed to halting and reversing the ongoing degradation of nature within the next few decades. But with tight public budgets, governments around the world are looking toward nature markets as one way ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery and Go convenience stores

Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail.

Jan 27, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult, but AI can help

When you hear the word "dinosaur," the first thing that might spring to mind is a hulking skeleton like Sue the T rex in Chicago's Field Museum or Sophie the Stegosaurus at the Natural History Museum in London. Dinosaur skeletons ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI

Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.

Jan 27, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / New tool will help manage one of Nevada's most critical freshwater sources

The Nature Conservancy in Nevada (TNC in Nevada), DRI, and the University of Wisconsin—Madison (UW-Madison) have developed the Nevada GDE Water Needs Explorer Tool. This new online resource helps land and water managers ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Nepal's green success story has a hidden social gap, research shows

In recent years, Nepal has been heralded as a global leader in community-based forest conservation. By handing over nearly a third of its nationally owned forest to local villagers in the 1980s, the country reversed years ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / New therapeutic target for breast cancer involves double-stranded RNA-binding proteins

A Purdue University team has discovered a new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. The research, led by Kyle Cottrell, an assistant professor of biochemistry, spotlights double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA)-binding ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Immunology