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Medical Xpress / Targeting cell division protein CDK2 could boost immunotherapy response across a wide range of cancers

New research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists suggests that cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitors, which are currently being tested as treatments that slow the growth of a narrow range of cancers, could ...

Sep 5, 2026
Phys.org / Germany's Isar Aerospace launches rocket into orbit from Norway

Germany's Isar Aerospace launched a rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday as Europe races to boost its ability to economically send satellites into space independently of the United States.

Sep 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Immediate coronary angiography fails to boost survival after cardiac arrest, trial finds

Immediate coronary angiography did not improve 30-day survival compared with a deferred strategy in patients without ST-segment elevation on an ECG after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. These were the main findings of the ...

Sep 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Aging blocks the retina's ability to regrow lost neurons, a first-of-its-kind study finds

A new study from the laboratory of Levi Todd, Ph.D., at Upstate Medical University has found that aging significantly limits the ability of support cells in the retina, called glia, to be reprogrammed into new neurons, a ...

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / CRISPR gene-editing therapy safely and continuously lowers cholesterol and triglycerides, first-in-human trial shows

A Cleveland Clinic first-in-human clinical trial has shown that a one-time infusion of a gene-editing therapy using CRISPR-Cas9 was effective and safe in reducing LDL ("bad") cholesterol and triglycerides in people with medication-resistant ...

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Salt may have helped turn Earth into a frozen world 700 million years ago

Earth may have been pushed deeper into a global deep freeze by something surprisingly ordinary: salt. Around 700 million years ago, Earth entered periods of extreme glaciation known as Snowball Earth, when ice is thought ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / A new type of LED light could bring significant efficiency gains

Researchers at Lund University have developed a new type of light-emitting diode based on thin, branched nanowires that could offer significantly higher efficiency and lower production costs than current technology. By controlling ...

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / In a third of cases, AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients that their symptoms aren't serious

In a third of cases, AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients that their symptoms are not serious, discouraging them from seeking a referral to a specialist, according to research presented at the European Respiratory ...

Sep 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bacteria in classroom dust associated with reduced lung function in children

Common bacteria found in classroom dust are associated with reduced lung function in children, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The research may show ...

Sep 6, 2026
Phys.org / Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town

Acrid smoke hung heavily over the Malaysian town of Serian, seeping into homes and cloaking roadside stalls, as residents navigated an air-quality emergency fueled by transboundary haze from Indonesia's raging fires.

Sep 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Long AI conversations reveal misinformation vulnerabilities across seven leading chatbots

The results are in: Which AI model is the most fallible? Persuadable? Correctible? University of Arizona researchers assessed seven different generative AI large language models, or LLMs, for these three qualities during ...

Sep 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Energy-hungry tissues expand cleanup crews to clear worn-out mitochondria

The body's heart muscle (for pumping blood), skeletal muscle (for movement and posture) and brown fat (for heat production) each require a lot of energy and make a lot of waste. That waste needs to be managed.

Sep 4, 2026