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Phys.org / Dodo birds more clever than we thought

The Mauritian dodo—a global symbol of human-caused extinction and one of the world's largest pigeons—may not have deserved its reputation as a silly simpleton and may have been the only member of its group to live in the ...

Aug 8, 2026
Phys.org / The lasting impacts of West Nile virus on Pennsylvania bird populations

A new study out of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine suggests that West Nile virus (WNV) has had impacts on one in five Pennsylvania bird species, demonstrating how decades of community science ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Broccoli could treat untreatable rare nerve disease, research finds

The secret ingredient for treating a rare nervous system disease could be hiding in the fridge, Swinburne researchers have discovered.

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New therapy eliminates gum disease bacterium while preserving beneficial oral microbes

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have created an innovative treatment for periodontitis that targets and eliminates harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial oral microbes essential for health. The findings were ...

Aug 4, 2026
Phys.org / Roads and dams put European eels at risk, scientists offer strategy to save them

Roads, dams and other infrastructure built to make life easier for people have unintentionally made survival harder for another form of life—critically endangered European eels.

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Parkinson's-linked α-synuclein blocks protein transport in neurons, disrupting cells' waste recycling

Parkinson's disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the buildup of abnormal clumps of the protein alpha-synuclein inside brain cells, but scientists have long struggled to understand ...

Aug 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Magnesium sulfate infusion before very preterm delivery protects more babies from cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood and is more likely to occur in babies born very preterm. The condition can affect movement, posture and coordination, with impacts that can last throughout ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New analysis explains why bone marrow cancer T cells may need therapeutic activation

A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute, and Medical Clinic V at Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) has characterized T cells in the bone marrow of patients ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Phages unlock essential vitamin B12 by bursting open gut bacteria

All living organisms need vitamin B12 to form red blood cells and DNA, as well as to build and support brain and nerve cells. But it's hard to come by: Humans don't make it. Animals don't make it. Plants don't make it. In ...

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Butterfly ranges shift worldwide amid climate change, with most species expanding their reach

A global analysis of range-shift records for 1,758 butterfly species—10% of known butterfly species—found that 80% had expanded their range and that 79% of all recorded range shifts were linked to climate change and extreme ...

Aug 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Radiopharmaceutical may benefit patients with metastatic prostate cancer sooner

Earlier use of a targeted radionuclide therapy delays metastatic prostate cancer progression when administered as part of a trio of drugs, according to a Phase III clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, ...

Aug 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / MBNL1 identified as a potential cancer drug target for a type of childhood leukemia

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and collaborators have discovered that the RNA-binding protein MBNL1 promotes the growth of a form of childhood leukemia characterized by KMT2A gene rearrangements. The ...

Aug 10, 2026