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28 Feb 2026

Ashgabat’s White City and the Problems Behind the Facade

Ashgabat is covered in white marble and grand monuments paid for with gas money. Behind the shiny buildings, Turkmenistan faces water and food shortages and tight limits on information and movement.

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28 Feb 2026

HIF1 protein linked to tendon pain

Researchers at ETH Zurich found that part of the HIF1 protein controls gene activity in tendon cells and can trigger tendinopathy. Experiments in mice and human tissue show HIF1 remodels collagen, makes tendons brittle and may cause pain.

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27 Feb 2026

Family background and graduates' wage expectations

A study of college-educated job seekers in China followed two groups for three months and recorded weekly wage expectations. Graduates from lower-class families set lower initial wages and adjusted them more; researchers recommend wage-setting coaching at universities.

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27 Feb 2026

Attention cycles seven to ten times per second

Scientists found that human attention shifts in a steady rhythm about seven to ten times per second. This rhythm helped early humans notice danger but can make modern people more vulnerable to phone and computer distractions.

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27 Feb 2026

More precise DNA editing could help cystic fibrosis

Researchers refined a DNA base-editing tool to make it more precise. The advance may improve treatment for some cystic fibrosis mutations and make genetic therapies safer, but the work is still at an early preclinical stage.

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27 Feb 2026

Atlas maps how aging reshapes cells

Scientists at Rockefeller University profiled nearly 7 million cells from 21 organs in mice at three ages. The atlas reveals cell-type shifts, coordinated changes across organs, strong sex differences and genomic sites linked to immunity.

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27 Feb 2026

Common medicines can change immunotherapy

Researchers say everyday prescription and over‑the‑counter medicines may change how well cancer immunotherapy works. They call for better recording of all medicines and more studies to confirm these effects.

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27 Feb 2026

Live music and well-being: the crowd effect

A new study finds that attending live music events can improve well-being. Researchers say a social feeling called collective effervescence — a shared sense of connection and sacredness in crowds — helps explain the benefit.

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27 Feb 2026

Immune cells may explain why women have longer pain

New research finds that a subset of immune cells, monocytes, release interleukin-10 (IL-10) to switch off pain. These IL-10-producing cells were more active in males, a difference linked to sex hormones and seen in mice and people.

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27 Feb 2026

Iran’s long internet shutdown and new censorship model

Protests in December 2025 and January 2026 caused a near-complete internet shutdown in Iran. Authorities later moved to a white-listed model, and reports and company documents link deep packet inspection tools and a firm called Protei to the controls.

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27 Feb 2026

New inflammatory pathway may explain some rheumatoid arthritis treatment failures

A Washington State University study found that a lesser-known TWEAK–Fn14 pathway can join with TNF to increase inflammation. Blocking Fn14 reduced this surge and may explain why some patients do not respond to TNF inhibitors.

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27 Feb 2026

Study of probiotic yeast behaviour in the gut

Researchers examined how the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii acts in the gut to guide future drug delivery. They measured yeast gene activity in germ‑free mice and found gut‑active promoters and signs of safety.

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