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**A Mysterious Gut Microbe Keeps Appearing in Healthy People Worldwide** By University of Cambridge - Published on 09 February 2026 A mysterious, hard-to-grow gut bacterium keeps showing up in healthy people worldwide—and it may be quietly protecting our microbiomes. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified a little-known group of gut bacteria that consistently appears in healthy people around the world. The bacteria, known as CAG-170, was found in unusually high levels in people [...] Read more: #GutMicrobiome #HumanMicrobiome #Microbiology #BacterialResearch #HealthyGut #Health #Bacteria #Microbiology
**Pancreatic Cancer Grows by Recruiting the Body’s Nerves** By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Published on 09 February 2026 Researchers found that nerves and cancer-supporting cells team up early to drive pancreatic cancer—breaking that alliance could weaken the disease before it fully forms. Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to find early and one of the most difficult to treat. Standard therapies often fail, which has pushed scientists to search for new [...] Read more: #PancreaticCancer #Neurobiology #CancerResearch #TumorMicroenvironment #Oncology #Health #Cancer #ColdSpringHarborLaboratory
**A Simple Eating Schedule Cut Crohn’s Disease Activity by 40%** By Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America - Published on 09 February 2026 Simply changing when you eat—not how much—may significantly calm Crohn’s disease symptoms and inflammation. A new randomized controlled trial funded by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation reports that time-restricted feeding, a type of intermittent fasting, led to meaningful improvements in Crohn’s disease symptoms and inflammation among adults who also had overweight or obesity. Led by [...] Read more: #CrohnsDisease #IntermittentFasting #Nutrition #ClinicalTrial #GutHealth #Health #Diet #Gastroenterology
**Immune Cells Meant To Fight Cancer Are Secretly Helping Tumors Grow** By University of Geneva - Published on 09 February 2026 Researchers have found that tumors can rewire neutrophils to promote cancer growth rather than suppress it. Forecasting whether a tumor will stay contained or accelerate is still one of oncology’s biggest unknowns. A team at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research reports that one of the immune system’s most [...] Read more: #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #Neutrophils #TumorMicroenvironment #Oncology #Health #Cancer #Immunology
**Hidden Risk in a Common Fruit: Bananas Contaminated by Mining Disaster** By SĂŁo Paulo Research Foundation - Published on 09 February 2026 The study examined the potential health risks linked to consuming cocoa and cassava grown in Linhares, a municipality located in a region affected by the FundĂŁo dam collapse in Minas Gerais, Brazil, ten years ago. A team of researchers in soil geochemistry, environmental engineering, and health from the University of SĂŁo Paulo (USP), the Federal [...] Read more: #Science #Technology #Research #EnvironmentalScience #SoilGeochemistry #Science #Agriculture #EnvironmentalScience
**Scientists Find a Sneaky Way To Starve Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Cells** By University of Geneva - Published on 09 February 2026 Researchers from UNIGE and Marburg have shown that D-cysteine, the “mirror” form of cysteine, can selectively target specific cancer cells. Many cancer treatments harm healthy tissue along with tumors, often leading to serious side effects. To reduce this collateral damage, researchers are searching for therapies that act only on cancer cells. An international research team [...] Read more: #CancerResearch #TargetedTherapy #DCysteine #OncologyInnovation #CancerTreatment #Health #AminoAcid #Mitochondria
**Scientists Discover a Giant Hidden Lava Tunnel Beneath Venus** By University of Trento - Published on 09 February 2026 Scientists have uncovered evidence of a gigantic empty lava tunnel beneath Venus, revealing a hidden volcanic world on Earth’s mysterious twin. Volcanic landscapes are not limited to Earth. Scientists have previously identified signs of volcanic activity, including lava tubes, on Mars and the Moon. Now, researchers at the University of Trento have found compelling evidence [...] Read more: #Venus #LavaTunnel #ExoplanetGeology #PlanetaryScience #Volcanology #Space #Planets #Venus
**Breakthrough AI Tool Identifies 25 Previously Unknown Magnetic Materials** By Beth Potier, University of New Hampshire - Published on 09 February 2026 New research may help reduce reliance on rare earth elements used to power modern technology. Scientists at the University of New Hampshire are using artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the search for new magnetic materials. Their approach has produced a searchable database containing 67,573 magnetic materials, including 25 previously unknown compounds that retain their [...] Read more: #AI #MaterialsScience #MagneticMaterials #RareEarths #Innovation #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning
**Hubble Captures a Wild Stellar Nursery Glowing With Newborn Stars** By ESA/Hubble - Published on 09 February 2026 Hubble captures a dazzling stellar nursery where newborn stars light up and carve their way through glowing clouds in a nearby galaxy. This striking image from the Hubble Space Telescope offers a fresh perspective on a faraway region where stars are actively forming. The view was captured alongside a recently released image and focuses on [...] Read more: #discovery #scienceNews #tech #research #Space #Astronomy #EuropeanSpaceAgency
**Halley’s Comet Has the Wrong Name, New Research Suggests** By Leiden University - Published on 09 February 2026 Evidence from medieval chronicles suggests that the periodic nature of Halley’s Comet was recognized centuries earlier than previously believed. Edmond Halley is widely associated with identifying the repeating path of the comet that carries his name, but new research suggests he was not the first to recognize its cycle. According to work by Professor Simon [...] Read more: #HalleysComet #Astronomy #CometResearch #SpaceScience #SolarSystem #Space #Astronomy #Comet
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**AI Boom Could Add Nearly a Million Tons of CO₂ Annually, Researchers Warn** By Kate Giles, IOP Publishing - Published on 08 February 2026 Growing AI adoption could modestly increase U.S. carbon emissions, highlighting the need for energy-efficient AI systems. A study published in Environmental Research Letters estimates that expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the United States could raise annual carbon dioxide emissions by about 900,000 tons. Although this represents a measurable increase, the authors emphasize [...] Read more: #AI #CarbonEmissions #CO2 #ArtificialIntelligence #SustainableAI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #CarbonEmissions
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**NASA Finds Earth’s Oxygen Follows a Hidden Magnetic Rhythm** By NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center - Published on 08 February 2026 Earth’s magnetic field and atmospheric oxygen appear to have moved in sync for half a billion years, pointing to a surprising connection between the planet’s deep interior and life-supporting conditions above ground. Magnetic Field and Oxygen Move Together Over Deep Time A new analysis by NASA scientists finds that changes in Earth’s magnetic field strength [...] Read more: #NASA #EarthScience #MagneticField #AtmosphericOxygen #PlanetaryScience #Earth #Atmosphere #Geophysics
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**Hubble Telescope Spots Strange, Massive Disk 40 Times the Size of Our Solar System** By NASA - Published on 08 February 2026 Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop. Astronomers working with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have captured images of the largest protoplanetary disk ever seen surrounding a young star. Observed in visible light for the first time, the disk appears far more turbulent and disordered than [...] Read more: #Hubble #HubbleSpaceTelescope #ProtoplanetaryDisk #PlanetFormation #Astronomy #Space #Astronomy #HubbleSpaceTelescope
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**A Hidden Brain Rhythm Could Be the Key to More Effective Parkinson’s Treatment** By University of Cologne - Published on 08 February 2026 Researchers have uncovered a fast-acting brain network that may determine how effectively deep brain stimulation improves Parkinson’s symptoms. Parkinson’s disease can make everyday movements slow, stiff, or shaky, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) is one of the most effective options for easing those motor symptoms. A new study suggests the benefit comes from influencing a [...] Read more: #Neuroscience #BrainRhythms #Parkinsons #BrainHealth #NeuralOscillations #Health #Brain #Neurology
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**Duplicate Medical Records Linked to 5x Increase in Hospital Death Risk** By BMJ Group - Published on 08 February 2026 New research suggests that patients with duplicate medical records face substantially higher risks during hospital stays, including greater chances of intensive care and death. Patients who have more than one medical record are far more likely to experience serious harm after being admitted to hospital, according to US research published online in the journal BMJ [...] Read more: #HealthcareData #EMR #PatientSafety #HealthcareIT #MedicalRecords #Health #BMJ #Healthcare
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**Boosting a Natural Molecule Reverses Alzheimer’s Brain Damage in New Study** By University of Oslo, Ullevaal University Hospital - Published on 08 February 2026 A major international study shows that increasing a naturally occurring molecule can help restore memory in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings raise hopes for the development of new treatments for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and affects close to 40 million people worldwide. As [...] Read more: #AlzheimersResearch #Neuroscience #MolecularBiology #ADTherapies #DrugDiscovery #Health #AlzheimersDisease #Dementia
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**Humans Reached Australia 60,000 Years Ago, New DNA Study Confirms** By University of Huddersfield - Published on 08 February 2026 Genetic data strengthens the case that humans first settled Sahul around 60,000 years ago, using multiple seafaring routes. A large research collaboration between the University of Huddersfield’s Archaeogenetics Research Group and the University of Southampton’s Centre for Maritime Archaeology has helped clarify when and how modern humans, Homo sapiens, first settled New Guinea and Australia. [...] Read more: #HumanMigration #AncientDNA #Sahul #MaritimeArchaeology #Genetics #Science #EvolutionaryAnthropology #HomoSapiens
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**Scientists Reconstruct a Giant 31-Foot “Dinosaur-Killer” Crocodile in Unprecedented Detail** By Columbus State University - Published on 08 February 2026 A full-scale Deinosuchus schwimmeri skeleton brings decades of paleontological research into a single, scientifically precise exhibit. Dr. David Schwimmer, a geology professor at Columbus State University and an internationally recognized authority on the giant prehistoric crocodilian genus Deinosuchus, has helped bring a long extinct predator into public view. His research informed the creation of the [...] Read more: #Paleontology #Paleobiology #FossilReconstruction #Deinosuchus #JurassicEra #Science #CretaceousPeriod #Crocodiles
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**The Sleep Sound Millions Trust May Be Stealing Your REM Sleep** By University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Published on 08 February 2026 Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may actually be working against the brain. Pink noise is widely used to help people sleep, but new research suggests it may interfere with the brain’s ability to recover overnight. A study from the University of [...] Read more: #SleepScience #REM #PinkNoise #SleepTechnology #Brainwaves #Science #SleepScience #UniversityofPennsylvania
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**A Microscopic Coral Trick Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef** By Queensland University of Technology - Published on 08 February 2026 Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could help restoration efforts focus on coral species most likely to survive and thrive. Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have identified essential biological mechanisms that enable corals to attach to reef surfaces, a breakthrough that could strengthen [...] Read more: #CoralReef #MarineBiology #EcoRestoration #AquaTech #MarineScience #Biology #Conservation #CoralReefs
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