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Medical Xpress / 'Personal lives' of lung cancer cells help predict response to treatment

University of Queensland researchers who mapped cancer cell "neighborhoods" in the most common type of lung cancer have found cell metabolism plays a critical role in determining how lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy. ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Catalina Island's deer to be culled to restore its ecosystem

California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina Island's entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the island ecosystem, sparking fierce opposition from an unusual coalition of ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Bubble bots: Simple biocompatible microrobots autonomously target tumors

The potential of microrobots is enormous. These miniature objects can be designed to carry out actions within the body, such as sensing biomarkers, manipulating objects like blood clots, or delivering drug therapies to tumor ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Duplicate medical records linked to 5-fold heightened risk of inpatient death

Patients with duplicate medical records are five times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and three times more likely to require intensive care than those with a single medical record, reveals US research ...

Feb 3, 2026 in Medical economics
Phys.org / Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress

When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the processes underlying these wave-induced ice fractures and predicting when they will occur could help ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Life expectancy study reveals the dangers of 'model minority' stereotype

The "model minority" myth holds that certain ethnic groups—for example, Asian Americans—are well-educated, hardworking, prosperous, and healthy. But a recent University of Toronto study examining life expectancy among ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / New research reveals stark regional differences in care after second trimester baby loss

The care that women receive following a miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy varies according to where in the UK and Ireland the woman is treated, new research shows. The study, led by the University of Aberdeen ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / AI voice analysis could diagnose a concussion within seconds of a player going down

In 2022, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to a game against the Buffalo Bills after sustaining a head injury that the NFL later acknowledged should have been classified as a concussion.

Feb 4, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Spider spinneret evolution: How a genome duplication event 438 million years ago set the stage

Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their webs. Spiders didn't begin their journey on Earth in the same way as they are known today. Arthropods ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study links psychotic-like experiences to 'older-looking brains' at age 20

Researchers from the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain, the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Center and University College London used brain imaging studies to uncover how psychotic experiences, such as brief hallucinations ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Study maps 30 rheumatoid arthritis biopsies, linking joint scarring to treatment resistance

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of its own joints, causing chronic pain, swelling, and stiffness. While there have been remarkable advancements ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Arthritis & Rheumatism
Tech Xplore / A smelly snapshot of the current state of electronic noses for robots

Robots are getting better at sniffing out smells thanks to improvements in electronic noses (e-noses). A comprehensive review of the state of robot olfaction, published in the journal npj Robotics, has surveyed recent advances ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Robotics