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Phys.org / Survival training in a safe space—how staged risk helps young predators learn dangerous prey

Adaptation is essential for survival. Across species, it occurs over many generations through evolution and natural selection. Individual animals, however, can also adapt within their own lifetimes—through learning. For ...

Mar 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Prior authorization bans for buprenorphine alone may not improve treatment retention

State laws that ban insurance prior authorization for buprenorphine—a leading medication for opioid use disorder—may not help more patients stay in treatment for the recommended minimum of 180 days, Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Isolating vesicle-cloaked viruses in city and hospital wastewater

Viruses such as human norovirus can travel in vesicles, small fluid-filled sacs that are like shipping containers for cells. Viruses hidden in these containers are often harder to detect and may be more infectious than free-floating ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny flows, big insights: Microfluidics system boosts super-resolution microscopy

Understanding how cells are organized and how their molecular components interact in a coordinated and cooperative manner is a central goal of modern life sciences. To answer these questions, researchers need to observe many ...

Mar 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Personalized fMRI models decode moment-to-moment chronic pain in fibromyalgia

Chronic pain affects nearly one in five adults worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of disability. Unlike acute pain triggered by injury, chronic pain often arises spontaneously—without an obvious external cause—and ...

Mar 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Micro to mega engineering: Scaling up the 'world's smallest Nerf blaster'

BYU engineers had so much fun working with Mark Rober to create the "world's smallest Nerf blaster," they continued the work to see how big they could make it. The micro ant-blaster has become a mega launcher with the same ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Bird flu rampant among black vultures: Study points to year-round H5N1 circulation

More than four out of every five dead black vultures examined by University of Georgia researchers tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. The actual ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / The key to attacking 'undruggable' proteins: Transient clustering state reveals a moving target

Intrinsically disordered proteins lack a fixed structure, which is why they have been considered "undruggable" targets for drug development for years. However, these proteins play a key role in numerous diseases—ranging ...

Mar 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / A new class of Alzheimer's biomarkers: Why protein shape may beat protein levels

Researchers have identified a new type of blood-based biomarker test for Alzheimer's disease that measures structural changes in proteins, providing more information on the underlying biology of the disease than standard ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / 'Plug-and-play'—how plants steal genetic shortcuts to survive

Plants are fast-tracking their own evolution by "plugging in" genetic code stolen from their neighbors, according to new research that reveals the secret to their own successful genetic engineering. The study, led by Catherine ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Water interactions reveal how surface coatings reshape nanoparticle drug delivery

Researchers at Arizona State University have uncovered a key scientific principle that governs how what's coated on the surfaces of engineered nanoparticles may ultimately control how they work in our bodies. In a new study ...

Mar 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Using digital cognitive assessments for dementia diagnosis: Are primary care providers ready?

A Gerontological Society of America (GSA) report summarizes survey findings on the readiness of the primary care workforce to adopt digital cognitive assessments (DCAs) for use in the diagnostic process for cognitive impairment ...

Mar 7, 2026