Anne-Sophie Brändlin | Abiraj Kumar | Abinaya Sivaramakrishnan12/12/2024December 12, 2024Centuries of deforestation have left much of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu devoid of green space. DW…
Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to…
Metabolic imaging offers a noninvasive approach for clinicians and scientists to investigate living cells using laser light, significantly enhancing the assessment of disease progression and treatment…
A pair of iconic, nature rich landscapes in Devon and Cornwall have been chosen to be both host and inspiration for two new community arts commissions. Challacombe Farm on Dartmoor and the Camel…
ISRO achieved a breakthrough with the CE20 cryogenic engine passing a critical sea-level test, essential for future missions like Gaganyaan. The upgraded engine can produce a thrust of up to 22…
The infections have been going undetected and comes as the recent emergence and rapid spread of avian flu in cows in the US has raised concerns for wider viral spread. More commonly known as bird flu,…
In 2025, we will celebrate the 150th anniversary of women’s access to university. But while gender equality has come far since then, there are still imbalances in the world of research. The Inge…
ORLANDO Fla. — Private companies called for more support Dec. 11 to better prepare for the U.S. Space Force’s upcoming commercial reserve program, which aims to tap into their space assets during…
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There's early evidence that a mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened 416 people and left 75 dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo over recent…
Deep Science Ventures, a UK-based venture studio, and General Inception, a US-based venture studio, today announced a collaboration to create a company focused on developing novel treatments for…
Space Lucy’s second slingshot of Earth. The Lucy spacecraft will perform its second Earth gravity assist on December 12, 2024. Video via NASA Goddard. Our planet Earth will give NASA’s Lucy spacecraft…
Sanofi has announced that its two combination vaccine candidates for COVID-19 and influenza (flu) have been granted fast track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in…
AstraZeneca’s (AZ) Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with an aggressive form of lung cancer. The drug has been specifically authorised…
A new in vitro system offers a nimbler way to predict age-specific human responses to vaccines, such as the COVID mRNA vaccine.
Elahere is the first and only novel therapy approved in the EU for patients with folate receptor alpha (FRα)-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC). This treatment is an FRɑ-directed…
Hot, dry winds carrying dust from the Sahara Desert are known as Calima. The winds can lift millions of tonnes of dust and fine sand up to 6km (3.7 miles) into the atmosphere, colouring the sky orange…
Corcept Therapeutics’ selective cortisol modulator failed to slow the progress of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a phase 2 trial and was also linked to “substantially more gastrointestinal…
Report claims that fossil fuel industry links ‘undermine academic independence’
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to limit the harms of smoking before its term ends, the Biden administration has proposed a rule that would…
12/12/2024December 12, 2024Cattle herders in Australia are hard-pressed to find workers to look after some 30 million cows. Robotics developers think they have the answer: SwagBot, a robot cow herder.…
A giant mug that was blown off the side of a building during Storm Darragh has been put back up.The large polystyrene mug, painted with scenes from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, had adorned The…
Pleno has plenty to talk about. The multiomics diagnostic startup has raised $25 million ahead of plans to launch its sequencing instrument early next year, and it’s also tapped a new CEO to lead its…
RevBio initiated its pilot trial of Tetranite in 2023. Image credit: SewCreamStudio / Shutterstock. US-based bone adhesive company RevBio has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration…
RJVA-001 was successfully delivered in large animal Yucatan pig models at low total viral dose Results confirm ability to directly target pancreas with novel delivery catheter and route of…
Exclusive Industry Role: Avextra is the industry partner in the first EU-funded project focused on psychedelic-assisted therapy for patients in palliative care suffering from depression, with a total…
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In a new spin on green electronics, researchers have made a biodegradable electronic circuit board from tree leaves. Such leaf-based electronics, or “leaftronics” as the team from Dresden University…
Scientists comment on new legislation on regulatory frameworks for clinical trials, as laid out by UK Parliament. Dr Catriona Manville, Director of Research Policy at the Association of Medical…
The idea that comets delivered water to early Earth has fallen out of favor in the past decade, but a new look at data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission to an iconic “rubber…
Researchers uncover varying links between added sugar sources—like sweetened drinks, treats, and toppings—and risks for conditions such as heart failure, stroke, and aneurysms.
12/12/2024December 12, 2024Beef herders in Australia are hard-pressed to find workers to look after some 30 million cattle. Robotics developers think they have the answer: Swagbot, a robot cow herder.…
New research indicates that medication used by hundreds of thousands in the UK could heighten the risk of dementia. Anticholinergics, prescribed to alleviate over-active bladders, work by reducing the…
Newswise — Rockville, Md. (Dec. 12, 2024)—New research reveals significant differences in gene expression related to metabolism, inflammation and cardioprotection in the fat tissue of lean and obese…
Australia on Thursday unveiled new proposals to force tech giants to pay Australian media organizations for the news that show up on their platforms.Most people now consume the news published on a…
Keros Therapeutics has halted dosing in two of the three treatment arms of a phase 2 trial of its pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) drug after receiving reports of fluid buildups around the heart.…
It has been known for nearly 20 years that slow, synchronous electrical waves in the brain during deep sleep support the formation of memories. Why that is was previously unknown. Now, writing in the…
Researchers uncover varying links between added sugar sources—like sweetened drinks, treats, and toppings—and risks for conditions such as heart failure, stroke, and aneurysms.
Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) has successfully led a bid to establish one of the UK’s new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) to…
It is as humbling as it is motivating to think about how much we still have to learn about the Universe. My collaborators and I have just tackled one of astrophysics' enduring mysteries: how massive…
Published: 06:30 EST, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 06:30 EST, 12 December 2024 It's often seen as a taboo subject. But a new study is finally lifting the lid on the female orgasm - and exactly what it…
Patients across Greater Manchester, and the UK, will have greater access to cutting-edge treatments and clinical trials following a government announcement of £100 million of private investment to set…
A pioneering therapy aimed at reversing a leading cause of stillbirth and premature birth has shown promising results in animal studies, led by decades of research on the placenta
Several rare immune disorders are caused by mutations in the patient's DNA. The University of Surrey and its collaborators found that targeting the mutated pathways with new drugs offers new hope for…
A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania suggests that a relatively inexpensive supplement could significantly enhance cancer treatment. The researchers analysed various diets and their…
JIUQUAN, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday sent a group of five experiment satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The five satellites were launched by a…
A visualization of starspots on the red giant star XX Trianguli. The size of the sun is shown on the left for comparison. Image via HUN-REN RCAES/ Zs. Kovári, MOME/ Á. Radván
The fruit is a key morphological innovation promoting explosive radiation of angiosperms. In addition, fruit provide an essential source of vitamins, proteins, fibers, and carbon-hydrates in the human…
The renovation and expansion project will increase The Children’s Inn’s capacity by 25%. Credit: The Children’s Inn at NIH. The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US has…
Biopharmaceutical company Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (KROS) announced Thursday that it has voluntarily halted dosing in the 3.0 mg/kg and 4.5 mg/kg treatment arms in the ongoing TROPOS trial based on a…
analog: Something that resembles, stands in for, or is similar to another thing. array: A broad and organized group of objects. Sometimes they are instruments placed in a systematic fashion to collect…
A new study investigating the female orgasm has found that women have more frequent and satisfying climaxes when they have high levels of “interoception” – the ability to focus on and sense body…
Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn't afford the electricity needed to run breathing assistance machines, recharge…
Subjects in the trial had a mean baseline EASI score of 27.3 and were either naïve to biologics or had previous treatments with therapies such as dupilumab. Credit: Pormezz / Shutterstock.
A study aimed at increasing understanding of how cells function has received funding of £6.4 million. The research will focus on a process known as S-acylation, in which fatty acids become attached to…
Published: 06:32 EST, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 06:32 EST, 12 December 2024 They are some of the universe's most unusual and fascinating objects.And now a study suggests that black holes might be…
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The full “Cold Moon” — also known as the “Long Nights Moon” and the “Moon Before Yule” — will be best seen during dusk at the time of moonrise where you are on Sunday, Dec. 15. However, there are…
The magnets that direct and focus the beams just before the collision point are one of the jewels of the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), the major upgrade of the LHC. The first magnets will be tested on…
The ATLAS-UC clinical research study is aimed at those with ulcerative colitis (UC), where the colon and rectum become inflamed and more severe symptoms can significantly impact people’s lives. The…
Tiny implantable sensors are helping University of Oregon researchers optimize the process of recovery from severe bone injuries. Scientists at the UO's Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating…
The acquisition is set to improve Bausch + Lomb’s capabilities in treating glaucoma. Credit: fizkes / Shutterstock. Bausch + Lomb has announced the acquisition of Elios Vision by an affiliate to…
Credit: Unsplash+ As the U.S. population ages, more adults are developing thinking and memory problems, called mild cognitive impairment. Scientists have been looking for ways to prevent or delay this…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a serious condition that affects the lungs, making it hard to breathe. It develops slowly over time and is often caused by damage to the airways and…
Type 2 diabetes is a common condition where the body struggles to use or produce insulin effectively, leading to high blood sugar levels. While metformin is often the first medication prescribed to…
Beta blockers are commonly prescribed after a heart attack to help prevent future heart problems. These medications work by slowing the heart rate and reducing the heart’s workload, which can help…
Credit: Unsplash+ Coffee is beloved worldwide for its rich flavor and energizing effects, but recent research points to another potential benefit: a reduced risk of liver disease. This finding adds to…
A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham has identified a unique brain network that links varied patterns of brain atrophy, or shrinkage, associated with schizophrenia. By combining…
Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience. As a top global destination, tourists are likely to follow local customs and…
A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the annual Geminid meteor shower early on Dec. 15, 2023. Yasser al-Zayyat/Getty Images If you're stargazing this week, you…
The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average per capita government spending on health in all country income groups fell in 2022 from 2021…
Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by Clostridium perfringens, a pathogen widely found in soil and the intestinal tracts of…
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It seems like everyone wants a piece of Lu Lu’s research.Biologists. Physicians. Astronomers. Climatologists. Physicists. Chemists. Materials scientists. The federal government. Even the occasional…
A new study has warned that consuming more ultra-processed foods could potentially accelerate biological aging.Ultra-processed foods have been getting more media attention in recent years as they…
The Hubble Space Telescope has spent more than thirty years providing some of the most incredible images of the known universe, but it's only for the last ten that scientists have pointed its gaze at…
The European Commission wants to significantly increase funding for cybersecurity research in 2025, according to a draft document obtained by Science|Business.If the plans are confirmed, there will be…
Internet use among adults aged 50 and older is associated with fewer depressive symptoms, higher life satisfaction, and better self-reported health, with benefits varying by frequency, duration, and…
Changes have not been made to collections due to take place on 23 and 24 December.But 25, 26, and 27 December collections have been rescheduled for exactly two weeks later, for 8, 9, and 10 January,…
The government has announced £100 million of public-private investment to set up 20 research hubs across the country, exposing patients nationwide to cutting-edge treatments for the first…
Poor diet, obesity, alcohol and smoking may be among the risk factors involved, researchers say.
electronRx, a leading digital medicine and biomarker company driving healthcare through pulmonary innovation, today announced that it will launch purpleDx, a cardiopulmonary assessment app built to…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- People struggling with their body weight experienced joy when new, more effective prescription drug options became the rage in 2023, but it seems many folks stopped taking…
On Nov. 14, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) — the Republican chair for the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and a longtime climate science denier — sent a letter to the Democrats asking for…
Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of…
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12 December 2024 Statement As Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO conducts research in the national interest that will benefit the Australian community – from navigating the energy transition…
Enabling & Support 12/12/2024 1 views 0 likes ESA’s Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets are poised to maintain Europe’s access to space as reliable workhorses for governments, academia and industry over the…
Duplication of the MECP2 gene (encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2) causes MECP2 duplication syndrome. Here the authors develop a Cas13Y system capable of targeting the MECP2 mRNA for degradation…
Tom Nolan, clinical editor; sessional GP, SurreyTom Nolan reviews this week’s researchEstablished surgical treatment for people with severe aortic stenosis who have obstructive coronary artery disease…
Low Carb Program Commission the multi-award winning structured education and behaviour change platform for your patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Diabetes Professional Care 2024 The UK's…
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, alongside NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG), formerly known as Liverpool University Hospitals, has been named as host for an NIHR Commercial…
The mechanisms of antibiotic action can be highly context specific. Using in-cell cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) of Mycoplasma pneumoniae — a causative agent of respiratory disease — we visualized…
Inflammasomes induce pyroptosis and, through poorly defined mechanisms, promote adaptive immune responses. High-resolution imaging of the explosive morphology of pyroptosis showed that minutes before…
Professor Eyal Zimlichman and Professor Mario Campone at the inauguration ceremony of the ARC Innovation Center at ICO. (Credit: ARC)As cancer continues to pose one of the most formidable challenges…
The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre has partnered with IBM and UKAEA, to work on the design of future experimental fusion powerplants. The collaboration will combine…
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter crashed early this year when its navigation system was confused by the featureless terrain it was flying over, project engineers concluded. Leaders of the…
Published: 14:00 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 14:00 EST, 11 December 2024 Whether it’s a delicate outline or a full sleeve, up to a quarter of people around the world now have tattoos.But how much…
Published: 04:58 EST, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 04:58 EST, 12 December 2024 Many job hunters will spend months perfecting their CV.But a new study may have you reassessing the wording on your…
Apple Intelligence is essentially a snazzy brand name for Apple's new-found focus on AI, triggered by the huge success of the ChatGPT.Here's a look at some of the best features of Apple Intelligence,…
Nuclear reactions are either fission (when an atomic nucleus is split into two lighter ones) or fusion (when two nuclei are combined into a heavier one). You can demonstrate both of these with a…
In systematic studies of radioactive isotopes, the so-called islands of inversion appear to be promising areas of the nuclear chart in which to look for phenomena that challenge the traditional…
A Japanese spacecraft has made a daring approach to a discarded rocket in Earth's orbit.The mission — undertaken by the satellite technology company Astroscale — intends to eventually remove the 36…
The research programme CircardiAgeing has been awarded £4,456,282 by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate the role of circadian rhythms in healthy ageing.…
Though M&A deal value and volume both declined in biopharma in 2024 compared to the year prior, PwC analysts still believe 2025 will be an active year for the sector. A look at 2024The volume of M&A…
Conducted at St Vincenz Hospital, the study assessed the scanner’s influence on BCS reoperation rates. Credit: SamanTree Medical / Business Wire. SamanTree Medical has revealed that its Histolog…
Neurons in the neocortex: Slow-wave sleep strengthens the connections between them, supporting memory formation. © Charité | Sabine GrosserTen “feelers” to track deep sleep: This friendly-looking…
An alcoholic beverage made from moldy rice may have provided the spark that led to the widespread adoption of agriculture in East Asia. Having detected remnants of this ancient rice beer on 10,000…
Screens for TVs, smartphones or other displays could be made with a new kind of organic LED material developed by an international team, co-led by University of Michigan engineers. The material…
Ten-year plan seeks to improve take-up and financial sustainability of continental STI programmes
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Dr Roger Eccleston has been appointed as the new STFC Executive Director, National Laboratories: Large Scale Facilities and Head of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Roger has been interim Executive…
New venture capital fund LongGame officially launched today with plans to deploy $40 million to invest in longevity biotech startups over the next four years. The brainchild of British crypto investor…
An expert has explained what is really going on after a new US study linked seed oils with bowel cancer
A recent government-supported study indicates a surge in colon cancer cases among young Americans may be linked to the consumption of certain types of cooking oils. The research points to the…
The human heart beats 60-100 times a minute, without you needing to pay any attention to it. Heart function is controlled by the brain’s autonomic nervous system (the parasympathetic and sympathetic…
New contract with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to boost data capabilities, sharing, and innovation – accelerating dialogue and data sharing between…
The Scream by Edvard Munch Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The Scream, Edvard Munch’s 1893 painting, is one of the most iconic compositions in Western art. Beneath a red sky, on a path with…
Thursday 12th December 2024 The Academy of Medical Sciences is pleased to announce that the following Fellows have been elected to the Academy Council. Each will serve a three-year term of office.…
A jet that's shooting out from black hole at nearly the speed of light is smashing into a mysterious object that astronomers can't identify. The supermassive black hole is at the centre of galaxy…
In a major boost for UK bioscience, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has backed four groundbreaking research projects through its Strategic Longer and Larger grants…
Given the assumption that dark matter is real, its interactions with regular matter are so subtle that even the most sensitive instruments cannot detect them. In a new study, Northwestern University…
20 new research hubs to be set up across UK to accelerate research into the next generation of treatments Funded through £100 million of private investment from pharmaceutical companies, boosting…
NASA's Mars helicopter proved so successful, the space agency plans to build a larger, more advanced chopper.After over 70 flights, the Ingenuity helicopter — the first craft to ever make a powered,…
The Mayor of Lancaster is embracing the festive chill throughout December to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.Coun Abi Mills, who is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, is taking…
SYDNEY — Australia's center-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay Australian media companies for news hosted on…
The NIHR is announcing £72 million of funding to establish 14 new Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) across England. The new centres will enhance the speed and efficiency of commercial…
Researchers compared the standard treatment for advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma with a similar therapy. They found that the alternative chemotherapy was effective at treating cancer while also causing fewer…
This VoxDevTalks is the final episode in a mini-series of podcast episodes covering the BREAD-IGC virtual PhD-level course on urban economics. In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips speaks to…
Councillor McNally added: "If you've got a smaller job that needs doing, or something you just want to give a new lease of life to, this could save you some money on buying new."Alongside our…
SPT-300 is being investigated as a potential therapeutic for a range of neurological and neuropsychological conditions, including major depressive disorder (MDD). Credit: Getty Images / Justin Paget…
WASHINGTON — Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Dec. 11 as the document, outlining principles for responsible space exploration, hit a milestone of 50 signatories. In separate ceremonies at…
“It seems like they intentionally neglected the ferry system just to create enough discontent so that people would accept construction of this bridge,” says Maria José Pacheco, executive secretary of…
The NIHR is announcing £72 million of funding to establish 14 new Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) across England. The new centres will enhance the speed and efficiency of commercial…
A new study led by King’s College London and the University of Southampton details generational health trends among adolescents and young adults in the UK. The study, published in PLOS ONE, has broad…
Fisher, K. J. & Lang, G. I. Experimental evolution in fungi: An untapped resource. Fungal Genet. Biol. 94, 88–94 (2016).PubMed Google Scholar Van den Bergh, B., Swings, T., Fauvart, M. & Michiels, J.…
Let me start with the following principle: “Energy is the only universal currency: One of its many forms must be transformed to get anything done.” Economies are just intricate systems set up to do…
The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences presented its 'Hospital of the Future' exhibit at New Scientist Live 2024 and was voted the most popular feature by the public for the third…
Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs) like hotels or large housing complexes create 30-40% of Gurugram’s waste. Failing to segregate their waste at source has fueled a landfill crisis, but the city's residents…
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned in 2024 on a chaotic platform that included promises to roll back access to gender-affirming care for transgender individuals. As with many of Trump’s proposed…
Identifying optimal catalyst materials for specific reactions is essential for advancing energy storage technologies and promoting sustainable chemical processes. To effectively screen catalysts,…
Ectopic pregnancy is defined as the implantation of a developing pregnancy outside of the endometrial cavity of the uterus and is the leading cause of early-pregnancy maternal mortality. This Primer…
A new study has shown that horses have been infected with H5N1 – avian flu – in Asia and that infections have been occurring in horses undetected. The latest research, led by the MRC-University of…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle because its gleaming star clusters resemble the bioluminescent bugs - in a discovery…
The Kenyan capital Nairobi is slowly introducing electric buses into the fleet of notoriously noisy and polluting matatus that ply its streets.Drivers selected to operate these Chinese-made and…
Stanford University researchers have found that the global objective of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is now nearly unattainable. Their findings indicate that the…
NASA’s Ingenuity was the first ever flying vehicle operated on another planet. It truly was a marvel, and every flight outperformed the hope of its designers – but on January 18, 2024, the little…
Professor Whitty’s report outlines a broad range of health opportunities and challenges for city populations, and includes case studies from core cities in England.
Novartis has teamed up with PTC Therapeutics to develop PTC518, a groundbreaking treatment that targets …
Cities are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the world. Around 70% of all anthropogenic emissions are produced in, around and by cities. At the same time, they have great scope for action to…
On 4 December 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) signed an agreement that will see ESA provide ground station support to the missions in ISRO’s…
OSLO/ OXFORD, UK, 12 Dec 2024—A team of scientists in the UK, Kenya and Tanzania will soon find out the extent to which chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne disease causing large outbreaks in…
Applications 12/12/2024 12 views 0 likes A novel sensor that simulates the measurements that would be taken by one of the proposed satellites vying to be ESA’s eleventh Earth Explorer, has endured an…
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Number of poorer students also hits record level, but international numbers fall, Ucas data show
Patients and families with rare genetic disorders, and people who have not developed a rare genetic disorder but carry a gene mutation, often give up trying to have a child. That’s because they think…
Published: 02:28 EST, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 02:35 EST, 12 December 2024 Cousin relationships are no longer a 'majority' in Bradford's female Pakistani community amid rising awareness of the…
Some young people receiving mental health care in hospital are being moved to settings like bed and breakfast hostels and caravans on holiday sites when they turn 18, an investigation has found.Others…
Rates of bowel cancer in young people are rising more sharply in England than in many other countries around the world, a study has found. Early onset bowel cancer in those aged 25 to 49 is increasing…
Rights organisations strongly criticised FIFA on Wednesday after world soccer’s ruling body officially awarded the 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Hosting the global showpiece tournament is the…
The federal government has revealed a new bargaining chip in the gamble to bring big tech back to the table with news publishers. The “news media bargaining incentive” is essentially a new levy issued…
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are crucial aspects of chemotherapy, aiding in the enhancement of treatment for patients with breast cancer (BC). At the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San…
It's not one of the better-known meteor showers of the year, but today sees the beginning of the Quadrantids, which can theoretically produce up to 120 shooting stars per hour at its peak — as much as…
A possible vaccine target against a number of cancers has been identified. Researchers found two strains of E.coli could be linked to higher rates of colorectal, bladder and prostate cancers in…
The impact of exposure to exhaust fumes on ambulance crews waiting outside emergency departments will be studied by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST). While crews are caring for…
A new study assessing provincial and territorial variations in reimbursement criteria of drug coverage for patients covered by Canada's public pharmacare programs for two common cardiovascular…
The report noted that "routine approaches" to resource allocation led to the decision to use existing staff, which created significant strain on the service.The report highlighted that the service's…
US Geological Survey. Mineral Commodity Summaries (USGS, 2021).International Energy Agency. Technology Roadmap—Low-Carbon Transition in the Cement Industry (IEA, 2018);…
There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in the United States, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and these long-forgotten facilities can pose a variety of risks to people unaware…
While a statutory target of 48% is already in place for 2030, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir said setting one for 2040 along with the first three carbon budgets put…
From hard-working newspaper reporter to world-saving superhero, Clark Kent makes the transition to Superman in just a few seconds. Now, scientists have discovered that human cells are home to their…
A galaxy lurking in the far reaches of the Universe, a mere 600 million years after the Big Bang, is giving us our best glimpse yet at what our own infant Milky Way might have looked like. Bursting…
A new team of experts is helping to provide genomic insights to enable more personalised cancer care across the East of England. Led by Dr Brent O’Carrigan, the clinical cancer lead at the NHS East…
ISU Abxis, an affiliate of the ISU Group, is stepping up the launch of its Gaucher disease treatment Abcertin (imiglucerase) in the Middle East and North African (MENA) market.ISU Abxis said Thursday…
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Congratulations, you won the 2024 Irish Universities Association National Three-Minute Thesis competition, what was involved in that?It’s a competition where you stand up and explain your PhD research…
NEWSLETTER (£) The rise in early-onset bowel cancer has been happening at a faster rate in England than in many other countries This is Everyday Science with Clare Wilson, a subscriber-only newsletter…
Five hundred and ten Korean psychiatrists have called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. “Only a decisive solution based on the constitution can help the people and the country recover…
The development of molecules to study and treat disease is becoming increasingly burdened by the time and specificity required to analyze the vast amounts of data generated by synthesizing large…
The club, nicknamed the Robins, plays at Crofters End in the Premier Division of the Essex Senior Football League.Mr Day, 69, said the damaged roof was about 30 years old and that it could cost up to…
Many entrepreneurs build companies to tackle problems they’ve experienced first-hand — and Kurtis McBride (BASc ’04, MASc ’07) is one of them. The Waterloo Engineering alum hit upon his startup idea…
Mr Iliffe has been left £500 out of pocket after get his aerial replaced and chimney repaired.On Ageas' refusal to pay out, he said: "They didn't want to know. They said the gust was only 53mph and it…
The discovery made in Glasgow is on a list of top five Scottish artefacts for 2024.
December 11, 2024 22:00 MST One of the intermediate steps that Granville Sewell does not mention, and which Eric Hedin sort-of-knows occur. (a), Reconstruction of a very early vertebrate, the fossil…
Earth's oceanic trenches are still shrouded in mystery, and for good reason. Plunging as deep as 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) beneath the surface, their dark, frigid waters are under mind-boggling…
(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) When some object stands in the path of light, the object casts a…
SK bioscience said Thursday it received approval from Australia’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) to initiate a phase 1/2 clinical trial for GBP560, its mRNA-based Japanese encephalitis vaccine…
Auszeichnung für bahnbrechende Forschung zum Lipidsignaling und zur synaptischen Signalübertragung. Der Wissenschaftler und Direktor am Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)…
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium, are happy to announce the establishment of the Centre of Excellence for Pharmacovigilance in…
It has been found that the training time of trainee doctors in Korea is longer than in foreign countries. Accordingly, a recent study stressed the need to work out plans to limit the training time of…
Expert Available to Comment on Upcoming International IPBES “Nexus” Biodiversity Report The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Nexus Assessment, a major global…
The medical community “joins the citizens.” As mass rallies occur every day to call for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, medical volunteer groups are being organized to work on the street. The…
Many young people experience loneliness – often defined as a subjective, unwanted feeling which occurs when we are unsatisfied with the quantity and quality of our social relationships (Paplau &…
BMC Medical Education is calling for submissions to its Collection on Medical education in low- and middle-income countries. Medical education serves as the cornerstone of healthcare systems, shaping…
Launceston's City Park will be monkey-free in about 25 years' time.City councillors have voted to sterilise the males in its captive macaque troop, which has called an enclosure in City Park home for…
The FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act cleared the House today. Congress has passed an NDAA every year since the first in 1961 regardless of rancorous divisions and appears on track to keep…
Astealthy quest is afoot in the forests of the Netherlands. Sitting atop a blade of grass, biding time till its next blood meal, is a hard tick. It attaches to an exposed leg of an unsuspecting…
Boryung said on Thursday it signed a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) agreement with Lotus Pharmaceutical, a Taiwanese oncology specialist, for the production of a cytotoxic…
People with constipation have an increased risk of major cardiac events, including heart attack, stroke and heart failure, especially if they also have high blood pressure, finds an international…
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered an 18-digit code that allows proteins to attach themselves to exosomes - tiny pinched-off pieces of cells that travel…
A coloured scanning electron microscope image of E. coli. Credit: Clouds Hill Imaging Ltd. / Getty Images We normally think of E. coli as something that makes us sick, but the bacteria also plays a…
NEW YORK -- Friends, family and supporters of the V Foundation for Cancer Research came together once again to honor the life and legacy of former ESPN anchor Stuart Scott in New York City on…
Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Britain announced Wednesday that a temporary ban barring the use of puberty blocker medication by minors is to become indefinite, stoking anger and criticism from LGBTQ advocates.…
Two biotech companies, Chroma Medicine and Nvelop Therapeutics, have merged to form nChroma Bio, a new company that combines epigenetic editing capabilities with in vivo delivery technologies.…
Ten years ago, Australia’s dedicated ocean research vessel, RV Investigator, sailed onto the marine science scene and began leaving an impressive list of achievements in its wake. We’re in the mood to…
Sleep is important for health and wellbeing, and if we don’t get enough sleep, it can impact our productivity and mood, as well as increase our risk of health conditions like cardiovascular…
The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren't one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can…
Big tech companies would have to either do deals with news organisations to help fund journalism or pay a charge to the Australian government, under a new plan announced by the Albanese government on…
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HUTCHMED (China) Limited (“HUTCHMED”) (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM; HKEX:13) today announces that the Center for Drug Evaluation of…
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023,…
Pezzolesi MG, Zbuk KM, Waite KA, Eng C. Comparative genomic and functional analyses reveal a novel cis-acting PTEN regulatory element as a highly conserved functional E-box motif deleted in Cowden…
China is readying an upgraded and more capable rocket for its first launch, to advance its ambition of creating large constellations of satellites. The first Long March-8A was this week placed on a…
Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United…
A simple change to the chemotherapy regimen for people with Hodgkin lymphoma could reduce the long-term health impacts that can result from treatment, according to researchers in Cambridge. The…
An investigation published by The BMJ today raises new concerns over the landmark clinical trial (PLATO) that was used to gain worldwide approval for the anti-platelet drug ticagrelor (Brilinta in the…
A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn't respond to prior vaccination,…
Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue. A…
The highly anticipated PROSPECT-Lung trial has officially opened, marking a significant step forward in the quest to improve treatment strategies for patients with resectable non-small cell lung…
The Post Office scandal continues to have a “severe” impact on the mental health and lives of the loved ones of victims, new research shows. Children (now adults), partners (including former…
A major outage is affecting users of popular social media and messaging services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp around the globe. All these platforms are run by the social media giant…
A Penn Medicine-led consortium of radiology and chemistry researchers across the United States will advance imaging of diseases like Parkinson's by testing radiotracers they identified that illuminate…
Metabolic imaging is a noninvasive method that enables clinicians and scientists to study living cells using laser light, which can help them assess disease progression and treatment responses. But…
Mathematicians aren't usually the first point of call on moving day. And really, why should they be? For nearly 60 years, they couldn't even tell you whether your fancy new three-seat sofa would make…
Cigarette smoking from childhood into early adulthood is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiac injury, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the…
A complete blood count (CBC) screening is a routine exam requested by most physicians for healthy adults. This clinical test is a valuable tool for assessing a patient's overall health from one blood…
Heuron, a medical AI company, said Thursday that the results of a study using its Parkinson's disease solutions Heuron IPD and Heuron NI were published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology…
A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 21 on November 14, 2024, entitled, "Adolescents and…
SpaceX is pulling out all the stops in preparation for the upcoming test launches of its gigantic Starship spacecraft next year.Footage shared by NASASpaceflight shows a large robotic arm appearing to…
The TIME is a dynamic network composed of cancer cells, immune cells, and stromal components. During the early stages of tumorigenesis, the TIME attempts to eliminate abnormal cells through immune…
The secret of the female orgasm may have been revealed by scientists in a pioneering study. Researchers led by the University of Essex found that women climax more frequently if they have high levels…
An image, circa 2000, of key facilities at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA is grappling with aging infrastructure that hindres its ability to carry out future missions, a recent report concluded.…
Kanlaon Volcano emitted more sulfur dioxide gas on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Thursday.In its bulletin, PHIVOLCS said 7,019 tonnes of sulfur…
Korean medical researchers have found a link between the number of meals a day and the risk of developing insulin resistance.A team of researchers led by Professor Kwon Yu-jin and Senior Lecturer Ryu…
Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Officials for Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to join the international commitment to responsible space exploration.…
Published: 21:00 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 21:12 EST, 11 December 2024 People receiving organ transplants have reported strange changes in their emotions, tastes, and memories. This phenomenon…
A small plane split in two after crashing onto a busy Texas roadway, damaging vehicles and scattering debris.According to the Victoria Police Department, the crash occurred at an intersection in…
The story so far: On November 25, the Indian government announced the launch of its ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ (ONOS) plan to improve access to expensive research journals to the country’s public…
One of the strangest galaxies in the neighborhood of the Milky Way has just presented astronomers with a fascinating mystery.It's called Centaurus A, and huge jets of plasma shooting from its central…
Imagine a world in which a vaccine is a cream you rub onto your skin instead of a needle a health care worker pushes into your one of your muscles. Even better, it's entirely pain-free and not…
Rising rates of early-onset bowel cancer are a “global phenomenon”, and some of the steepest increases are happening in England, according to a major new paper published today in The Lancet Oncology.…
Cells in the immune system don't always fight; they often rest and wait for threats, like viruses or bacteria. When such threats emerge, the cells activate to defend the body. This delicate balance…
Case Western Reserve University researchers have made significant progress in developing zinc-sulfur batteries, a potentially safer and more sustainable energy storage option than widely used lithium…
In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be the task of miniature robots. Not little metal humanoid or even bio-mimicking robots; think instead…
Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies…
In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Matteo Lambertini MD, PhD, professor at University of Genova in Italy, shared that risk-reducing mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy were associated with…
A crackdown on feral cats is helping to return the once dwindling numbat population in southern Western Australia to healthier numbers.Two populations of the critically endangered marsupial remain in…
Staying hydrated is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to protect your kidneys and prevent kidney disease. Your kidneys, two bean-shaped organs located in your back, are essential for keeping…
DNA is like a blueprint for our bodies, containing instructions for how we grow, function, and stay healthy. Within DNA, there are genes that carry specific directions, such as determining our eye…
Credit: Unsplash+ Asthma is a chronic condition that affects the airways in your lungs, making it hard to breathe. For people living with asthma, preventing attacks is a top priority. While medication…
Credit: Unsplash+ Healthy bones are essential for staying active and independent as we age, but bone density can decrease over time, leading to conditions like osteoporosis. Fortunately, there are…
A wildfire burning through Malibu that has sent thousands of people fleeing for safety, including Hollywood celebrities, forged west on Wednesday, as firefighters battled to save homes from the blaze.…
ChatGPT, one of the most popular Ai-based platforms powered by OpenAI has reportedly been down, impacting businesses and users.The posted message on the platform’s website is read as “ChatGPT is…
A new approach to treat rosacea and other inflammatory skin conditions could be on the horizon, according to a University of Pittsburgh study published today in Science Translational Medicine. The…
Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates over time may be more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills, according to a study published in the December 11, 2024, online issue of…
A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional species become extinct every…
A team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, grown tumor organoids -- three-dimensional miniature tumors in the laboratory -- that mimic the different…
A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows that early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates are rising in 27 of 50 countries/territories worldwide, 20 of which have…
A study has found that hospitalists' working hours have increased, and their working conditions have deteriorated since the government-doctor conflict began 10 months ago. Some 34 percent of…
ChatGPT, one of the most popular Ai-based platforms powered by OpenAI has reportedly been down, impacting businesses and users.The posted message on the platform’s website is read as “ChatGPT is…
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Thursday that it has formed a consortium with Tionab Therapeutics, Daehan Nupharm, and Dalim Biotech to develop a once-monthly injectable obesity treatment based on…
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler MP and Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney MP announced La Trobe’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS)…
Full document Background NASA’s Mars Exploration Program (MEP) is a science-driven, robotic-focused effort to characterize and understand Mars, including its current environment, climate and…
Recycling all the human and livestock feces and urine on the planet would contribute substantially to meeting the nutrient supply for all crops worldwide, thereby reducing the need to mine fertilizers…
Trillions of bacteria work in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, helping produce everything from beer and facial creams to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in…
Rising CO2 emissions are accelerating global warming and climate change. But what if scientists could repurpose excess CO2 into a potential energy source? Electrochemical reduction is a promising way…
A news feature on the research paper "Next-generation cell-penetrating antibodies for tumor targeting and RAD51 inhibition" by Rackear et al. was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on November 22,…
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The majority of children who started smoking tobacco at age 10 years or in their later teens continued to smoke until their mid-twenties. Continuous smoking from childhood significantly increased the…
A study has found that hospitalists' working hours have increased, and their working conditions have deteriorated since the government-doctor conflict began 10 months ago. Some 34 percent of…
The University of Queensland’s (UQ) capabilities in drug discovery and development are set to be strengthened by a new partnership between the university’s commercialisation company, UniQuest, and…
The human brain is the central control organ of our body. It processes sensory information and enables us, among other things, to form thoughts, make decisions and store knowledge. With how much our…
‘Heading’ is a widely used technique in soccer where the players control the direction of the ball by hitting it with their head. Now, a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological…
Published: 19:20 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 19:22 EST, 11 December 2024 The number of under-50s with bowel cancer is growing at one of the fastest rates in the world, a major study warns.While…
Penn Engineers have made a critical breakthrough that bridges a major healthy equity gap for pregnant people with pre-eclampsia, a condition that arises due to insufficient blood flow to the placenta…
Breast cancer, the most common cancer among women, is notorious for its ability to develop resistance to a wide range of treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and…
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with Peking University, China, have made a discovery regarding the TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1) ion…
Funded through a £100 million of public-private investment from pharmaceutical companies, boosting economic growth New centres will shift research into the communities across the country, giving more…
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to millions of deaths in India. The research, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, emphasises the…
If you are reading this, you are probably not alone.Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of…
Currently, 5,788 exoplanets have been confirmed in 4,326 star systems, while thousands more candidates await confirmation. So far, the vast majority of these planets have been gas giants (3,826) or…
As the world becomes more reliant on space technologies for vital functions like climate monitoring, the environmental consequences of space activities also become increasingly urgent and in need of…
In the her latest blog to mark UHC Day, ILC’s Research and Policy Officer, Anna Van Renen, challenges common myths about ageing and highlights the benefits of investing in longevity for all economies,…
New legislation is being laid in Parliament today that will address the research sector’s need for a more efficient, streamlined and adaptable regulatory framework for clinical trials. It will make…
La Niña conditions are expected to lead to a slightly cooler average global surface temperature in 2025, though it does not mean the planet as a whole has stopped warming
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will receive £3.1 million in government funding to help accelerate medical research. Patients are set to benefit from ground-breaking treatments…
A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows that early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates are rising in 27 of 50 countries/territories worldwide, 20 of which have…
The arrival of Paxlovid in December 2021 marked another turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic-;an effective antiviral that has since successfully treated millions. But like many antivirals before it,…
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new clinical study being done at UCSF could change the way doctors treat patients with traumatic brain injuries.For years, this area of medicine has gone underfunded and under…
Most galaxies are thought to play host to black holes. At the center of Centaurus A, a galaxy 12 million light years away, a jet is being fired out into space. Images that have been captured by NASA’s…
A study published in The Lancet Oncology looks at colorectal cancer incidence in young and older adults. Dr Sarah Bailey, NIHR Advanced Fellow, University of Exeter Medical School, said: “I’d agree…
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden highlighted the progress made in the first year of their White House initiative.
The study, published today in The Lancet Oncology, was led by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. It compares the lasting effects of two…
National Institute of Health (NIH)scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how "bad" cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body.…
Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report December 11 in the Cell Press journal Cell Stem Cell. Treating…
Endovascular therapy, or EVT, – a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels – is 2 ½ times more likely than standard medical management to achieve a positive outcome after…
More and more people under 50 have been diagnosed with bowel cancer in different parts of the world over the past few decades
Published: 18:30 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 18:31 EST, 11 December 2024 The number of under-50s with bowel cancer in England is growing at one of the fastest rates in the world, a major study…
People around the world are living longer lives than ever before. But new research from the Mayo Clinic finds our health isn’t keeping up with our longer lifespans.The study, published Wednesday in…
Posted: December 11, 2024 6:22 pm ET | Last Updated: December 11, 2024 6:22 pm ET | Panama and Austria have become the 49th and 50th signatories, respectively, of the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led set…
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Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) are currently expanding and creating new electricity substations across central and southern Scotland to cater for the increase in renewable energy being…
After discovering that his Cybertruck had a fatal flaw, allowing snow and ice to perfectly build up in front of the headlights, owner Joe Fay has encountered yet another glaring issue.After bragging…
In early 2012, federal officials summoned Michael Imperiale from his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to a large conference room in Bethesda, Maryland. There, they handed the virologist drafts of two…
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named numerous Ochsner Health hospitals as 2025 High Performing hospitals for Maternity Care. This is the…
Published: 09:18 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 09:18 EST, 11 December 2024 Half of British pets will have their own stocking and be given a full Christmas lunch on the 25th, research has revealed.A…
Published: 09:03 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 09:49 EST, 11 December 2024 In the popular Christmas song 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town', children are told that Father Christmas 'knows when you've…
While the emergence of colourful butterflies is a welcome sign of summer, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes is an annoying part of the season. Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the…
Scientists are researching whether two biological tools used to control Australia's rabbit populations are still working, amid concerns the calicivirus and myxomatosis disease are losing their…
Two decades of satellite data show that the most destructive U.S. fires burn in grasslands and shrublands fanned by strong winds.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- From 2019 to 2022, there was an increase in electric-powered scooter and bike (e-scooter/bike)-related injuries resulting in emergency department visits,…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Elevated blood pressure variability (BPV), especially in older Black adults, is associated with lower cognitive scores, according to a study published…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In most countries, prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates decreased or were stable in the most recent five-year period, but increasing trends were…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Health span-lifespan gaps, resulting from health-adjusted life expectancy lagging behind longevity gains, are growing worldwide, with women exhibiting a…
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Earlier this week, police arrested 26 year-old Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with second-degree…
Grief, as you may well know, is inexplicably complicated. Yet, it’s not a one-size-fits-all experience, as it may look different for you as it does for the next person. Nevertheless, grief can still…
A new sleep study suggests irregular sleep patterns have a big impact on risk of heart attack and stroke Experts have cautioned that your nightly routine could have a signifi
Credit: Craig Bettenhausen/C&EN Lava has been gurgling to the surface near Reykjavík, Iceland, on and off over the past several months. At the end of November, the eruptions got dramatic. Large and…
December 11, 20244 min readRising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its historical normsBy Chelsea Harvey & E&E News
Ponatinib Risk Management in CML/ALL| Image Credit: © ivlianna stock.adobe.comThe implementation of risk management measures over a 10-year period not only improved the safety of ponatinib (Iclusig)…
(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) The House on Wednesday passed an $895.2 billion defense policy bill after Democrats blasted the inclusion of a provision — pushed at the 11th hour by Speaker Mike…
What a difference a fraction of an inch can make.Having one of the 33 bones in his spine out of alignment by less than half an inch apparently diminished Luigi Mangione’s quality of life to the point…
Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and ‘weighed’ a galaxy that existed about 600 million years after the big bang.
By most accounts, Wilms tumor treatment is a success story. For those younger than 20 who develop this most common form of childhood kidney cancer, five-year survival rates are over 90%.But for the…
People who have more deep forehead wrinkles than usual could be more prone to cardiovascular disease A study has revealed that a key indicator of potential heart problems could be visible on the…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman in remarks Dec. 11 outlined an ambitious vision for U.S. space leadership, emphasizing the critical need to maintain technological…
Monarch butterflies are well-known and beloved migratory pollinators in North America. NNehring via Getty Images For generations, monarch butterflies have traveled thousands of miles across North…
Unless you are in the habit of reading the ingredients list on your laundry detergent, you are not likely to be familiar with sodium carbonate. Yet this industrial chemical of great importance has a…
New Jersey lawmakers are sounding the alarm after dozens of unidentified drones have been reported flying over the state in recent weeks.Gov. Phil Murphy said on Sunday that there have been 49 reports…
Newswise — The mind-body problem remains a central issue in the philosophy of mind. This paper examines how out-of-body experiences (OBEs) might provide insights into the relationship between the mind…
A study in mice has found that maternal gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development. The researchers, headed by Parag Kundu, PhD, at…
Increasingly frequent and severe wildfires have become a yearly concern for many Arctic communities, and a chapter of a new U.S. report involving one Canadian university – Université de Montréal –…
Breast cancer | Image Credit:© Sebastian Kaulitzki - stock.adobe.comFindings from the third pre-specified analysis of the phase 3 OlympiA trial (NCT02032823) presented during the 2024 San Antonio…
Photo: Greg Dupree, Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Styling: Claire Spollen Longevity is a top health priority for many Americans – regardless of their age. Not only do we want to live longer, but…
TUPPER LAKE, NY — Geospatial imagery and services provider Planet Labs PBC, after two major restructurings and staff reductions since mid-2023, reported its sixth consecutive quarter of growth and is…
In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Megan Tesch MD, MPH, breast medical oncologist from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shared that higher levels of certain tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, just got a lot richer.The private space company's valuation has sky-rocketed to $350 billion following a secondary share sale, CNBC reports, a…
Reading time: 3 minutesAerial image of a newborn humpback whale calf off Maui. (Photo credit: Lars Bejder)Proper intake of food is essential for pregnant humpback whales to pull off
The army’s immense logistical needs included maintaining large quantities of equipment, yet little is known about how this was done in remote areas, far from military supply centres.Evidence suggests…
A 'social robot' that can become extremely angry has been built to teach customer service staff how to handle foul-mouthed complaints in the best way
Worried psychologists are urgently looking at the effects that AI is having on human brains and they believe bots like ChatGPT are having ominious impacts
Danish pharma company Bavarian Nordic is shutting down its U.S.-based R&D site in San Diego and laying off all 48 employees there, according to a notice filed in California on Dec. 9. The first round…
Breast Cancer | stock.adobe.comPatritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) with or without letrozole (Femara) given as neoadjuvant therapy showcased comparable pathologic complete response (pCR) and objective…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies has raised $100 million to expand its satellite-based mineral exploration capabilities and take the technology to the moon. Teachers’ Venture…
It wasn't that long ago when cigarettes and soda were go-to convenience store vices, glamorized in movies and marketed toward, well, everyone. Then, lawmakers and voters raised taxes on cigarettes,…
Investigators who previously found that a daily statin pill helps prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV have now discovered a potential mechanism that may help to stabilize plaques and…
Imagine a world in which a vaccine is a cream you rub onto your skin instead of a needle a health care worker pushes into your one of your muscles. Even better, it's entirely pain-free and not…
A complete blood count (CBC) screening is a routine exam requested by most physicians for healthy adults. This clinical test is a valuable tool for assessing a patient's overall health from one blood…
The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important…
A new class of magnetism called altermagnetism has been imaged for the first time in a new study. The findings could lead to the development of new magnetic memory devices with the potential to…
Researchers have pioneered a new technique at the Swiss Light Source SLS called X-ray linear dichroic orientation tomography, which probes the orientation of a material's building blocks at the…
Image credit: REDPIXEL | stock.adobe.comThe FDA has granted fast track designations to 2 combination vaccine candidates to prevent influenza and COVID-19 infections in individuals 50 years of age and…
As Inauguration Day draws closer, members of the current administration and incoming President’s transition teams prepare for the massive turnover. One of the major areas that’s sure to change is what…
Philosopher Shannon Vallor and I are in the British Library in London, home to 170 million items—books, recordings, newspapers, manuscripts, maps. In other words, we’re talking in the kind of place…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) began announcing the selection of the 2025 APhA Awards and Honors Program recipients. The APhA Awards and Honors Program is the most…
In an unusual twist of Britain’s industrial past, similar tufa terrace formations can be found in the White Peak of Derbyshire at a place known as Harpur Hill, south of Buxton.While the formations at…
Current hypotheses suggest that all life on Earth evolved from a common ancestor that diversified into the variety of organisms seen today. Scientists propose that the eukaryotic branch of this family…
The five women—Marie-Jose Loshi, Monique Bitu Bingi, Lea Tavares Mujinga, Simone Ngalula and Noëlle Verbeken—took legal action against the Belgian state for the suffering they endured as children. AP…
Arlette Chavez was a typical 3-year-old who loved jumping on the bed, riding her bike, and playing tag, said her mother, Lesly Rivera. When this active preschooler started complaining of pain in her…
Innovations in rare blood disorders took center stage at the 2024 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition, with key research presented on immune thrombocytopenia, hemophilia,…
Outcomes and therapy options have greatly improved over the years for patients with breast cancer (BC); however, many of these therapies are highly associated with adverse events (AEs) and toxicities.…
The mysterious "car-sized" drones plaguing the skies of New Jersey since last month have now been spotted in the Big Apple.Additional sightings of the apparent UFOs were reported in the Empire State…
How can we explain the morphological diversity of living organisms? Although genetics is the answer that typically springs to mind, it is not the only explanation. By combining observations of…
People with difficulty seeing close up have higher odds of recurrent hospitalizations, according to a new study. Researchers did not find higher hospitalization odds for those who had a hard time…
Credit: Camille Delbos/Art In All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images Tomatoes are a staple crop in Rwanda's Bugesera district.
SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceflight training startup Orbite has raised $4 million to expand its business, which combines astronaut training with luxury vacations. After raising $4 million in a Series A…
Breast Cancer | Image Credit: © Axel Kock – stock.adobe.comThe combination of elacestrant (Orserdu) and abemaciclib (Verzenio) provided clinical benefit with acceptable safety in patients with…
A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn't respond to prior vaccination,…
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to health care professionals and researchers when it comes to interpreting diagnostic images. Where a radiologist can identify fractures and other…
Kumamoto University scientists have unveiled a novel compound, HPH-15, with dual effects of reducing blood glucose levels and combating fat accumulation, marking a significant leap in diabetes…
We know a knight can move across the chessboard faster than the king, but exactly how much faster? Christian Táfula Santos, a doctoral student in UdeM’s Department of Mathematics, has done the math…
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates over time may be more likely to have problems with thinking and…
The past few years have seen significant events disrupt global agricultural economies. These have included the COVID-19 pandemic, recession, rapid inflation, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, all of which…
What if scientists could manipulate the brain to control the emotional power of memories? Steve Ramirez, a Boston University neuroscientist, believes a small structure in the brain could hold the key…
BYLINE: By Amber Rose Argonne and Yale researchers shed light on the structure of a photosynthetic hybrid for the first time, enabling advancements in clean energy production.Photosynthesis is one of…
Actor Jamie Foxx’s recent health crisis, which involved a brain bleed and stroke that left him in a coma for 20 days, has drawn significant public attention. This serious medical event highlights the…
Austria became the 50th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA headquarters this afternoon. Ambassador Petra Schneebauer signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the Government of…
The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds were recently captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit aboard the ISS. Don Pettit / NASA, via X NASA astronaut Don Pettit has done it again: captured a breathtaking…
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A Netherlands-flagged cargo ship has been temporarily banned from entering Australian ports due to safety fears over its storage of ammonium nitrate.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)…
HEERLEN, THE NETHERLANDS—The 2,000-year-old tomb of a Roman soldier—including evidence of his name—has been discovered […]
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American Heart Association CEO emphasizes investments in cardiovascular disease WASHINGTON, D.C., December 11, 2024 — The President and First Lady today hosted the inaugural White House Conference on…
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The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State researchers. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction,…
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Conservationists have succeeded in restoring tiger populations in a region where they were virtually absent for more than 50 years in Russia. This restoration took place from 2012-2021 in the Pri-Amur…
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Researchers have conducted the first bioarchaeological analysis of the diets of people living in Ukraine over 5,600 years ago. The results shine light on the lives and somewhat grim deaths of these…
If you looked at two snapshots of the same maple tree taken in July and December, you’d see a dramatic change from summer’s full green crown to winter’s bare branches. What those two photos don’t show…
The identity of a mystery man who washed up in a Queensland river a year ago continues to puzzle police. On November 30 last year, horrified members of the public on the Sunshine Coast called police…
UNVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The microelectronics industry is nearing a tipping point. The silicon chips at the heart of everyday electronic devices are running into performance limits, raising the need for…
In the scenarios prioritizing EJ, the researchers first modeled closing plants with the most EJ areas within a 10-mile radius. With the climate priority scenarios, researchers modeled retiring plants…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) has announced the results of its most recent seed-funding competition. The center awarded more…
Bats play a crucial role in tropical regions as pollinators, seed dispersers and agricultural pest controllers. But they are exposed to a wide range of threats, pollution among them.Two recent papers…
The Syrian rebel coalition that ousted President Bashar al-Assad last weekend said that it has further consolidated control over the country’s east as it seeks to build a new political order in the…
WASHINGTON (December 11, 2024)— Two judges halted the Kroger-Albertsons Merger yesterday in separate court cases concluding it would lessen competition in the market and The Associated Press reports…
Mysterious pairs of "rogue," Jupiter-size objects may have arisen from embryonic stars, a new study suggests. The theory could explain some characteristics of these Jupiter-mass binary objects…
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Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., has been awarded the American Society of Hematology’s Mentor Award for 2024. As director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nimer lifts up and guides other researchers…
New research shows that fitness level is more important than bodyweight when it comes to cardiovascular health and mortality. The meta-analysis found that higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels had…
The Australian government’s recent decision to ban under 16s from social media has focused attention on the harms it can cause – especially for young people. But young people are just one segment of…
With the incoming Trump administration, changes to the United States’ cyber policy and priorities can be expected. While speculation remains around who will be nominated for the top cyber positions…
HELSINKI — An Omani space company has joined China’s effort to build its International Lunar Research Station as Beijing continues efforts to attract partners. Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s…
Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket is just a few milestones from its maiden launch.…
Grim "wanted" posters for healthcare executives have started cropping up around New York City in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's stunning assassination last week — and cops are…
NASA is about to publish the world’s first off-world aircraft accident investigation. Aside from making history, the report will help the agency plan ahead for the next generation of flying vehicles…
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The onset of dementia can come as a shock, but various signs could predict the condition as long as 20 years before symptoms.A new study published by the RAND Corporation in California identified…
Assuming dark matter exists, its interactions with ordinary matter are so subtle that even the most sensitive instruments cannot detect them.In a new study, Northwestern University physicists now…
Alice W. Lee, PhD, MPH, of California State University, Fullerton, discusses her study on ovarian cancer survival disparities among disaggregated Asian American subgroups, emphasizing the need for a…
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Breast Cancer | stock.adobe.comFindings from an international, retrospective cohort study showed that risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) were associated…
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As the remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5°C dwindles – expected to run out in just 6 years – a new Nature Communications study has found that greenhouse gas emissions from tourism…
Many vitamins are produced in chemical factories, often synthetically, but researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have succeeded in developing a natural and simple method for producing…
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Illinois Grainger Engineering researchers examined sustainable aviation as a process that connects communities and mobilizes people, goods, and services—all while minimizing negative impacts on human…
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LAB eN², which aims to nurture early research from academic institutions into novel therapeutics, has selected its first three projects to move forward in the program from Boston University, Harvard…
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Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The outgoing president and first lady on Wednesday hosted the first-ever conference on Women's Health Research. The White House Conference on Women's Health Research brought together…
Tourists have been getting a lot of flak recently. Venice has started charging €5 ($5.30) for day-trippers and limits the size of tour groups. Rome is considering a €2 fee to see the Trevi fountain.…
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A recent study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science sheds light on gender differences in psychological well-being among single adults. Researchers found that single women reported…
December 11, 2024 — Researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded more than $9.9 million in the latest round of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project funding.…
Recognized for their exceptional contributions to their respective fields, six UC Santa Barbara researchers have been named among the most influential scientists in the world, landing on Clarivate’s…
[embedded content] NASA/Steve ParcelThe most effective way to prove a new idea is to start small, test, learn, and test again. A team of researchers developing an atmospheric probe at NASA’s Armstrong…
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Australia's top meteor shower, the Geminids, will grace our skies again this weekend.The annual shower, which is formed when the Earth moves through the debris of a weird asteroid called 3200…
Some areas of modern Europe were pretty populated during the Stone Age. Archeological evidence shows that settlements in present day Ukraine may have had 10,000 to 15,000 people living there. Now, a…
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Hockeystick SPAC charts. Wallstreetbets Reddit page buzz. Short squeezes. Everything to the Moon euphoria. 2024 was a throwback year for space stocks, with some valuations soaring by triple…
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Nothing is supposed to escape a black hole's event horizon — yet new research suggests it may secretly leak information. That leakage would appear in subtle signatures in gravitational waves, and now…
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The swimming pool at a Florida high school has been shut down indefinitely after a large number of iguanas on the property forced the Department of Health and the School District of Palm Beach County…
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It's the most wonderful time of the year, but it's not the festive season that has Tasmanian scientists giddy.A "phenomenal" number of jelly-like creatures called "salps" have been spotted at beaches…
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It's no secret that multi-hyphenate CEO — and richest man in the world Elon Musk — has become significantly detached from reality.He's long surrounded himself with sycophants, going as far as to buy…
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A fossil skull of a prehistoric amphibian, found in a 230-million-year-old burrow in Wyoming, turned out to be from an unknown species. David Lovelace In prehistoric times, western Wyoming was a land…
Team Led by Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Irving Medical Center Wins ARPA-H Award for Up to $41MResearchers will build a wireless bioelectronic device to treat obesity and diabetes.A…
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Rusakevich AM, Schefler AC. Retinoblastoma: Recent Trends in Diagnosis and Management. Curr Surg Rep. 2022;10:51–6.Article Google Scholar Dimaras H, Corson TW, Cobrinik D, White A, Zhao J, Munier FL,…
Hepion Pharmaceuticals and Pharma Two B have terminated a reverse merger agreement that was expected to close by the end of the year. The decision was mutual, meaning neither company will have to pay…
Ten major banks are funding Paraguayan beef producers implicated in the destruction of forest spanning an area the size of New York City, a new report finds. The analysis, from watchdog group Global…
According to Protaryx, its device is intuitive to use for clinicians of all experience levels. Image credit: mi_viri via Shutterstock US-based Protaryx Medical has completed a first-in-human trial of…
If there's one thing everybody but Danny DeVito needs, it's a way to appear more likeable. Fortunately, psychologists have looked into how to do just this in many different studies.One such study…
We know that interstellar objects occasionally visit our solar system. So far, we have only discovered two interstellar objects (ISOs), but that’s mainly because we can only distinguish them from…
High-Risk TNBC | Image Credit: © Sebastian Kaulitzki - stock.adobe.comSeveral biomarkers, including T-cell inflamed 18-gene expression profile and tumor mutational burden (TMB), were positively…
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The largest private satellite built in Australia was blasted into space attached to a SpaceX rocket in March, swaddled in a thermal blanket made by a designer who normally fashions violin bags and…
The northern lights are hard for most people to spot in person: They mainly occur during the winter in upper reaches of the Northern Hemisphere. An even rarer sight is an anti-aurora or black…
A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year is nearly as important to the world’s vegetation as how much. Reporting Dec. 11 in Nature, the researchers showed that even in years…
The California Academy of Sciences is celebrating a new addition to its Osher Rainforest — a red-crested turaco chick.The chick joins an array of other baby animals on display this month, including…
A research group led by Johannes Müller at the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, at Kiel University, Germany, have shed light on the lives of people who lived over 5,600 years…
A new study details generational health trends among adolescents and young adults in the U.K. The study, published December 11, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Olivia Righton from King’s…
German survey respondents rated images of tattooed models as less beautiful than images of the same models with no tattoos, however younger people, tattoo artists and those with body art tolerated…
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Panama became the 49th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA headquarters this morning. Ambassador José Miguel Alemán Healy signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the Government of…
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BYLINE: Stacey Schmeidel Newswise — Wellesley, Massachusetts — Stunning new photographs by a Wellesley College-led team of astronomers have revealed a newly forming galaxy that looks remarkably…
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Warm days may ignite the Red Planet’s huge dust storms.
53% of Americans give impulsively to charities at the checkout, and certain demographics tend to give more, according to a new survey conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of…
Crick group leader Alessandro Costa has been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award for £3m over eight years to study DNA replication using cutting-edge imaging technologies. Alessandro Costa at the Crick
Eleven months after the Ingenuity helicopter made its final flight on Mars, engineers and scientists at NASA and a private company that helped build the flying vehicle said they have identified what…
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Two 2001 images from the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor orbiter show a dramatic change in the planet’s appearance when haze raised by dust-storm activity in the south became…
In the face of piling controversy — and a second lawsuit concerning the welfare of children — Google has taken pains to downplay its relationship to the embattled AI chatbot startup Character.AI.About…
This piece is part of “The Cure for Everything:” A series of stories that looks at the breakthroughs, setbacks, and overall status of vaccines and cures for hard-to-treat diseases and viruses, from…
This piece is part of “The Cure for Everything:” A series of stories that looks at the breakthroughs, setbacks, and overall status of vaccines and cures for hard-to-treat diseases and viruses, from…
Many young adults can kick their vaping habit with a little coaching and support. New research published Tuesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that nearly half of a group of 18-…
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Police now sound confident that the handgun and suppressor found in possession of Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, were fabricated…
NEW ORLEANS -- Patients who completed a questionnaire monitoring the use of their new anticancer medications received more and faster interventions from pharmacists to address adverse events (AEs), a…
Ingenuity may be down, but it's not out.Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) gave an update on the downed Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Wednesday (Dec. 11) during the 2024 Annual…
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George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management, in partnership with Schoen Cooperman Research, unveiled the findings from their U.S. Post-Election Trust in Government Study.…
When charitable people know nothing about a recipient, religious believers give the same amount of money as non-believers. However, something fascinating happens when their religious affiliations are…
Archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has been on the hunt for Cleopatra VII’s tomb for nearly 20 years, believes she’s found a bust that depicts the Egyptian queen.The claim has put some at odds with…
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A patterning method using gallium-based engineered sacrificial capillary pumps for evacuation is described for generating structures in soft natural hydrogels across several length scales and enabling…
We introduce a major scientific endeavour called π-HuB (proteomic navigator of the human body), its aim being to generate and harness multimodality proteomic datasets to enhance our understanding of…
The BIH and Bruker Corporation (Bruker) have entered into a strategic partnership to further develop spatial tissue typing technologies (MALDI imaging) in translational research and clinical trials.
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Micro-CT scans of the bone needles and the other examples of bone they were compared against © 2024 Pelton et al. / PLOS One under CC-BY-4.0 Archaeologists in Wyoming have uncovered needle fragments…
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The immediate brain boost you get after exercising may last more than a few short hours.A new study suggests the cognitive benefits from a single bout of exercise continue for 24 hours.Researchers…
Researchers discovered a vulnerability in viral enzymes that could lead to novel treatments for diseases as diverse as COVID and Ebola, while also minimizing side effects and reducing the odds of drug…
WASHINGTON (December 11, 2024)—The U.S. Department of Justice, through Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, submitted two significant briefs yesterday urging the Supreme Court to reject petitions in…
An ebook is one of two file formats that are intended to be used with e-reader devices and apps such as Amazon Kindle or Apple iBooks. Why is an eBook better than a PDF? A PDF is a digital…
The protein GDF-15 is a potent immunosuppressor that is overexpressed in many solid tumours and impedes the effects of cancer immunotherapy. In a first-in-human clinical trial, the GDF-15-targeting…
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Image: The next-generation catheter is designed to improve the way atrial fibrillation is treated (Photo courtesy of 123RF) As atrial fibrillation (AF) becomes increasingly prevalent, a new next…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after seeing a population decline of about 80%. The service announced a proposal to list the butterfly as…
A total of 66 subjects have been enrolled in the trial for various cancer types. Credit: Kmpzzz/Shutterstock. Lisata Therapeutics has completed the enrolment of subjects for th
For children genetically predisposed to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), exposure to cigarette smoke in the family home could raise that risk even higher, new research shows. "A higher genetic MS risk…
A structural study of native dystrophin glycoprotein complex from mouse skeletal muscle reveals an extended tower-like architecture that provides multiple binding sites on both sides of the membrane…
Cryo-electron microscopy structures of apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100) in complex with the LDL receptor (LDLR) provide insight into binding interfaces and explain how mutations in apoB100 or in LDLR can…
Satellite data and field observations show that global annual-scale vegetation indices are sensitive to the daily frequency and intensity of rainfall, independent of the total amount of rainfall per…
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A platform for mRNA lipid nanoparticle delivery to the placenta to treat pre-eclampsia is shown to improve fetal and maternal health in mice and has potential clinical applications in obstetric…
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If you’ve ever had a doctor order a blood test for you, chances are that they ran a complete blood count, or CBC. One of the most common blood tests in the world, CBC tests are run billions of times…
A new app developed by Cornell computer science researchers helps users record highly accurate time-lapse videos of body parts – a surprisingly difficult task and an unmet need in remote medicine and…
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the part of the genome found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of the cell. An analysis of mitochondrial genomes from nearly 60,000 people shows where selection has…
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Even as Americans live longer, they spend more of their years in poor health than any other country, a new study shows.People in the US live with illness for 12.4 years on average – up from 10.9 years…
Neurofeedback is a non-invasive technique which usually uses electroencephalography (EEG) to measure electrical activity in the brain and provide real-time feedback to the individual. This approach is…
More than £160,000 in grants have been awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society in 2024.In recent years the Society has been able to support projects ranging from an educational seismology network in…
TUPPER LAKE, NY — Satellite ground antenna manufacturer Hanwha Phasor of Britain and the United States, which has struggled for years to introduce a product but recently promised an electronically…
Download the Nature Podcast 11 December 2024 In this episode:00:45 A potential treatment for pre-eclampsiaResearchers have shown in mice experiments that an mRNA-based therapy can reverse the…
Kelsey Marques, PharmD, RPh, PGY1 Resident at Shore Medical Center, explores the potential benefits and challenges of dose rounding in health care settings. She explain that rounding doses within a 5%…
Clinical trials have long struggled to reflect the diversity of the US population, leaving critical gaps in data for conditions like psoriasis that vary significantly by skin pigmentation, race,…
Women worried about losing their locks during chemotherapy can safely take hair-loss drugs during breast cancer care, a new study says. Minoxidil -- the active ingredient in over-the-counter Rogaine -…
Patients with high-risk, BRCA-positive breast cancer who received olaparib (Lynparza) after standard treatment continued to have better survival outcomes than those who received placebo after a median…
The body mass index (BMI) has long been used to measure body fat, but its influence on breast cancer risk is more complex than previously thought. While BMI offers a snapshot of body fat at a given…
An mRNA therapy could treat the potentially deadly pregnancy disorder preeclampsia, which currently has no cure, a new study in rodents finds.In preeclampsia, pregnant people develop persistently high…
The researchers used a sophisticated mathematical model to estimate the global and regional prevalence and incidence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and genital ulcer disease (GUD) for 2020.…
Hope for a much-needed treatment for the common pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia has been raised by a successful test of an mRNA therapy in mice
English Paxi explores iceJoin Paxi on an adventure to the North and South poles, to learn more about ice and its role in keeping Earth cool.Italian Paxi osserva il ghiaccioUnisciti a Paxi in…
Synopsis December 11, 2024• Physics 17, s155 Calculations have uncovered two previously unknown forces that act on nonspherical particles in a sound field. Figure caption The use of sound waves to…
Celebrating the Holiday Season GW experts available for comment WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2024) - With the holiday season underway, many people are looking forward to festive foods, gatherings with loved…
Two Presidents ago, political appointees engaged in behavior that didn't make much sense(1) and had no benefit for public health. For example, they declared there was an epidemic of something they…
Cryptocurrency will be used to reward peer reviewers for an experimental title called ResearchHub Journal.Credit: bizoo_n/GettyAn experimental journal is paying peer reviewers
Even when diagnosed early, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a higher mortality rate compared with other breast cancer subtypes due to its aggressive nature. However, results from the…
Pancreatic cancers- one of the most lethal cancers, has an exceptionally high mortality rate. One reason is that effective treatments are hard to find because different cancer cells in the same tumor…
Published: 10:42 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 10:44 EST, 11 December 2024 Officials have launched a search for a suspect who killed a Texas father in the middle of a freeway while he was driving…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- During the first 12 months after primary unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), gait becomes more symmetrical, but aberrant gait…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology and published online Nov. 25 in Practical Radiation Oncology,…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Weaker handgrip strength (HGS) appears to be associated with a higher likelihood of having diabetes mellitus (DM) among postmenopausal women, according to…
The next president of the US, # 47, was heard to proclaim very recently the slogan ‘Drill Baby Drill‘. This slogan was first used by Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele of Maryland at the 2008…
SAN DIEGO -- Pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) delayed disease progression versus other available options in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who had previously received a covalent Bruton's…
A new proof has brought mathematicians one step closer to understanding the hidden order of those “atoms of arithmetic,” the prime numbers. The primes — numbers that are only divisible by themselves…
An impact-driven, outcome-guided, priority-based, and ethically conducted health research agenda in Africa urgently needs a standardised approach to health research prioritisation, a pan-African…
Large-scale protein and gene profiling have massively expanded the landscape of cancer-associated proteins and gene mutations, but it has been difficult to discern whether they play an active role in…
A Maryland jury has convicted both former CytoDyn CEO Nader Pourhassan, Ph.D., and ex-Amarex CEO Kazem Kazempour on several charges tied to defrauding biotech investors. Pourhassan was found guilty of…
Although gene therapies have incredible potential for health outcomes and could have long-term savings, a report presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 2024 Midyear…
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The Emulate Liver-Chip S1 offers a breakthrough in predictive toxicology by accurately replicating the complex biology of the human liver sinusoid. Utilizing multiple primary human liver cell types…
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Tech giant Apple on Wednesday rolled out major updates to its artificial intelligence offerings that integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into its native applications, including…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing liver resection, hypovolemic phlebotomy reduces perioperative red blood cell transfusions compared with usual care, according to a…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel), an autologous 41BB-ζ anti-CD19…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for tension-type headache have a significantly lower likelihood of butalbital prescription,…
The gas jet system has another benefit: resilience. Because the sheet of gas has no parts to break, the technology can scale to very high repetition rates, which the lab is working toward for future…
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), on Wednesday, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Aliada Therapeutics, further strengthening its neuroscience pipeline and R&D capabilities.Aliada Therapeutics' lead…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elizabeth Dowling Mount Sinai Press Office[email protected]Mount Sinai Researchers Move Closer to a Cure for DiabetesNew research confirms a novel route for human beta…
A phase 3 prostate cancer trial of Candel’s oncolytic virus has met its primary endpoint, sending the stock up more than 200%. The phase 3 hit was however offset by the failure of a midphase study…
Baltimore, MD—A team of researchers led by Carnegie Science’s Will Ludington, Karina Gutiérrez-García, and Kevin Aumiller identified genes that enable a beneficial bacterial species to colonize…
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that 8.6 lakh candidates have enrolled in the IndiaAI Future Skills platform, a program aimed at democratizing…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Dupilumab treatment improves signs and symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD) in young children, according to a study published in the December issue of…
Life as a scientist in Latin America isn’t always easy — and this is especially true for women. Latina researchers have had to find creative ways to bypass the gender gap from an early age: at 15,…
Shares of Q32 Bio (QTTB) are down 65%, following disappointing results from its SIGNAL-AD clinical trial.SIGNAL-AD is a Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating lead drug candidate Bempikibart in adult…
In a testament to the quality and national competitiveness of biomedical research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the school secured $683 million in research funding from the…
Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia are devastating disorders that emerge following the buildup of misfolded proteins in the brain. The newest generation of Alzheimer’s therapeutics…
We have very specific predictions for how particles ought to decay. When we look at B-mesons all together, something vital doesn’t add up.
Nothing is certain except death and taxes, the saying goes — but there’s another sure thing to add to that list: change.“The more we resist change, the more we suffer. There’s a phrase I like. It…
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile and low…
A new-to-science predator has been identified from the hadal depths of the Atacama Trench, a first for this island-like ecosystem in the Southeast Pacific. Here, scientists had loaded bait traps with…
Let’s face it: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have largely failed to create the type of equitable change they intended. But what if—in an ironic twist—these initiatives sometimes…
A groundbreaking new database could lead to vast improvements in precision oncology by documenting sex-based differences in cancer treatment efficacy, biomarkers, risk factors, and microbial…
Diversity training programs vary widely in effectiveness. Successful programs emphasize skills training, role-playing, and broader organizational efforts, while short, one-off, or narrowly focused…
Somewhere in the middle of the ocean, a merchant mariner lowers a cylindrical robotic ocean observing instrument from a ship into the sea to record ocean temperature and salinity. Another instrument…
Newswise — Cigarette smoking from childhood into early adulthood is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiac injury, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of…
A new annual survey from the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF NCSES) sheds light on research and development performed by the federal…
New research at indigenous Alaskan archaeological sites dates the origins of human-canid friendship in the Americas to 12,000 years ago, 2,000 years earlier than previous evidence. Food sharing is a…
In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology-Medical Oncology at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio,…
Africa must strengthen health systems through innovation and collaboration to achieve universal health coverage, write Mengistu Asnake, Rispah Walumbe. The economic case for investing in health…
“Because Ingenuity was designed to be affordable while demanding huge amounts of computer power, we became the first mission to fly commercial off-the-shelf cellphone processors in deep space,” said…
Just over a decade ago, a story did the rounds about a man who was stranded in his snow-covered car for two months during a desperately harsh Swedish winter. He was only able to survive, his doctor…
Patients saw an average 14.5% relative improvement in disease-free survival when compared with the placebo arm of the study after 54 months. Credit: shutterstock / Peakstock Candel Therapeutics’s…
LONDON/MEXICO CITY - Intolerable heat. Unsurvivable storms. Inescapable floods.In 2024, billions of people across the world faced climatic conditions that broke record after record: logging ever more…
Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced the release of the new version of its KnowItAll software, with numerous advances to…
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stands as the dominant form of liver cancer, ranking as the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Often diagnosed at advanced stages, the therapeutic…
Less than a year after completing a series B extension round, Angitia Biopharmaceuticals has set its sights even higher with a $120 million series C that the biotech will use to push its three…
Have you recently opened YouTube or TikTok and immediately gone looking for cat videos? If your answer is “yes”, then you’re not alone: the global consumption of cat-related media online is simply…
Breast Cancer | stock.adobe.comResearchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will present more than 30 research studies at the 47th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 10-13, 2024.…
The researchers employed advanced quantum benchmarking techniques, including Randomized Benchmarking (RB) and Cross-Entropy Benchmarking (XEB), to measure the fidelity of their quantum gates. The…
Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can help land managers plan for the future.
The global trial is anticipated to enrol nearly 700 subjects across North America, South America, Australia, Europe, and Asia. Credit: Volha_R/Shutterstock. Daiichi Sankyo h
Innovative iPSC models are transforming neuroscience drug discovery and research.
During her highly unusual college experience traveling the world, Wolu Chukwu saw the power of communities. She attended Minerva University, a San Francisco-based college that rotates its students to…
The clinical trial landscape is changing. What do organisers need to know to navigate potential disruption? Source: Shutterstock. As smaller, leaner organisations that must utilise resources…
Deploying new innovations can help clinical trial resilience amid adversity. Credit: Gorodenkoff via Shutterstock. Clinical trials are the testing ground for new therapies. Ensuring the supply chains…
A Geminid fireball competes with the waning gibbous Moon on December 11, 2022. Moonlight will affect this year's shower as well.Eliot Herman It's a tough year for the Geminids. The annual meteor…
The test leverages host-response technology to measure proteins in blood samples. Credit: AnaLysiSStudiO / Shutterstock. MeMed has received breakthrough device designation (BDD) from the US Food and…
Professor Waljit Dhillo, Dean of NIHR Academy added: "I’m excited to welcome Kirsty as the first researcher funded under this new partnership with the MND Association. We are committed to helping…
One of the first AI factories wanted by the EU to create a thriving European ecosystem for training advanced AI models and developing AI solutions will be Italian. The IT4LIA AI Factory project of…
Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole’s powerful jet striking an…
Researchers are calling on amateur scientists to help protect flood barriers in their communities.
People with disabilities (PWD) make up 25% of the U.S. population. They face elevated mental health concerns and are more likely to utilize mental health services compared to non-disabled individuals.…
In times of stress and busyness, it’s easy to reach for extra doses of caffeine to boost productivity and combat fatigue. That extra boost may be doing you more harm than good.Kristen Chang, assistant…
Before you continue! Marine habitats are under threat, and wildlife faces unprecedented challenges from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. But we have the solutions to make our ocean and its…
Shobhana Narasimhan gives a talk in Bengaluru on the topic of women in science.Credit: CreativeMornings BengaluruThe global impact of India’s materials-science research is on the rise, with Nature…
Materials science is a field that is seeing strong growth in the Nature Index. From 2019 to 2023, there was a 25% increase in the number of articles in the database related to the subject and last…
A rendering of a bottlebrush elastomer and carbon-nanotube composite that researchers believe has potential use as a brain electrode.Credit: Xu, P. et al. Nature Commun. 14, 623 (2023)/CC BY 4.0When…
A worker checks on the production of low-carbon materials in Huaibei, eastern China.Credit: NurPhoto/GettyBuying an ice cream in hot weather presents a challenge for those who prefer to linger over…
Global issues, such as climate change and improving sustainability in manufacturing, and technological opportunities, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, are driving forward the…
DNA purification microchip.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPLMuch of the scientific discourse around climate change, at least in public-policy debates, relates to tracing the status and effects of…
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, if approved the Tillbridge project would be able to power around 300,000 homes.Renewable energy developers Tribus Clean Energy and Recurrent Energy…
Famed park on the San Mateo County coast is getting an upgrade, just in time for its popular annual wildlife spectacle Originally Published: December 11, 2024 at 6:00 AM PST
The Moon has captivated human imagination for centuries, but reaching it requires overcoming immense scientific and logistical challenges. How long does it take to travel to our natural satellite? The…
Infinity contains everything, including multiple kinds of infinities. Mathematicians have long known that there are many kinds of infinities (technically, there are an infinity of them).Mathematicians…
If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans.…
A study comparing visual inspection methods for sterile pharmaceutical preparations found that manual visual inspection (MVI) and semi-automated visual inspection (SAVI) were more effective when…
Good morning! I’m Lauren Weber, a health accountability reporter focused on the forces behind medical misinformation. Today I’m diving into our coverage of the man most people know as Dr. Oz. We…
Capstan Medical has reeled in $110 million to continue its mission of bringing robotic surgery to a previously untouched sector of medicine: the replacement of cardiac valves to treat structural heart…
Substance-use disorders (SUDs) are characterized by chronic relapse. However, many of those affected eventually do achieve recovery. Engeln and Ahmed describe insights from clinical and preclinical…
Metastability is a concept from dynamical systems. In the brain, it is thought to reflect the balance between the cooperative and independent functioning of brain areas or neuronal populations. In…
NEW YORK—Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in…
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has developed a new reporting standard for health economic valuations of AI technologies. Named CHEERS-AI (Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation…
A study from the University of Essex has uncovered a crucial link between women’s ability to experience sexual pleasure and their connection to internal bodily sensations, potentially offering new…
Cleveland Clinic scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that challenges a long-held medical assumption: our urinary tract is not sterile after all.Their research reveals that healthy kidneys…
breakfast in bowl A new study reveals that consuming the right amount of calories at breakfast – about a quarter of your daily intake – could be key to reducing cardiovascular disease risk. The…
Around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s—846 million people—are living with genital herpes infection, suggest the latest global estimates, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted…
Katherinne Herrera-Jordan (arriba), Sandra Cauffman (derecha) y Clara O'Farrell (abajo). Credit: Idalia Candelas This story is available in English. Esta historia está disponible en inglés. Sally Ride…
The trial (NCT06207370) evaluates tafenoquine combined with standard treatment for babesiosis, addressing a critical unmet medical need.The clinical site is led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
A cutting-edge study has uncovered crucial new insights into the effects of equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) on aircraft navigation systems, shedding light on the hidden dangers posed by these…
Deep tech innovation is creating extraordinary business and societal opportunities in space — not least the prospect of space-based data centers and distributed network infrastructure that will…
NASA is planning to fly its F-15B jets through supersonic shock waves in order to help test its revolutionary X-59 jet.When aircraft break the sound barrier, they produce shock waves that reverberate…
A comprehensive review highlights the progress, challenges, and future prospects of prostate cancer vaccines, emphasizing their potential to deliver long-lasting immune responses despite hurdles in…
New research has revealed the best growing industries for businesses in the UK, with Health and Social Care at the top. Experts at MRP software for small manufacturers MRPeasy collected data from the…
European Institute of Innovation and Technology aims to help fill “skills gaps” in industries
A third case of bird flu has been confirmed in Norfolk.The government's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) said highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected at a poultry farm in Dereham.Two cases…
Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic, Inc., are working together to sharpen their ability to provide monitoring and change-detection data to US and international government customers.The arrangement,…
China’s ban on the export of rare materials that are critical components for space solar panels could accelerate an ongoing industry pivot, according to some experts.The ban focuses on materials used…
The Anthropic Principle states that the universe’s parameters suggest that it was built to support life. However, some scientists find this conjecture ultimately non-falsifiable, as humans—being…
How to get the perfect cup of coffee? Credit: MarkSweep/Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roasted_coffee_beans.jpg. A new study in published in Scientific Reports suggests…
Genetic research has advanced dramatically in recent years, progressing from enhancing food crops through genetic insights to exploring the possibility of resurrecting extinct species. While the…
Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking method (CSAC) to harmonize satellite ocean color data across various satellites, which paved the way for the generation of reliable, global-scale, long-term,…
Researchers at ETH Zurich have produced a new material based on aerogel that insulates buildings better than conventional materials. This insulating material offers two-and-a-half times better…
Q32 Bio still sees potential for its anti-IL-7R antibody as an alopecia treatment despite failing a phase 2 eczema study—but investors appear unconvinced. The biotech—which went public earlier this…
The Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart is honoured for her development of new materials The Leibniz Prize, awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), is…
Esophageal cancer remains a major health threat worldwide, with considerable regional disparities in incidence and mortality. Key modifiable risk factors—smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity—are…
At just two years old, George achieved a world-first – but not one his family would ever have wanted him to have. George first started showing signs of being unwell in June 2023. His parents…
It was the moment I’d worked for all my life, and somehow it was even better than I’d imagined it: they named the crew of the Mars mission, and I was the engineer. “Lauren Skye Singh,” they said, and…
A study finds that many published papers are not accessible to low-vision and blind readers.Credit: Getty Around three out of every four PDF versions of scholarly papers are largely inaccessible to…
The life of billions of people inhabiting Earth is owed to a temporary organ that supported and nourished them in a mother's womb. The placenta, or afterbirth, is considered sacred by some cultures,…
With the help of a new experiment, researchers at Linköping University, among others, have succeeded in confirming a ten-year-old theoretical study, which connects one of the most fundamental aspects…
Gastroschisis Trends and Ecologic Link to Opioid Prescription Rates — United States, 2006–2015. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6802a2.htm#suggestedcitation.Brebner A, Czuzoj…
It looks like Eli Lilly’s oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) imlunestrant may need some extra help to reach a broad patient population with ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.…
A study links undetected diabetes in hemochromatosis patients to increased mortality, highlighting the need for early detection and revised clinical guidelines.
Late-breaking research reveals there is no benefit from high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) for patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in remission following…
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Actor Jamie Foxx has shared the details of a life-threatening medical emergency he experienced last year after doctors discovered he had suffered a brain…
Editor's note: this story was originally published on BioPharmInternational.com.Novo Holdings has received approval from the European Commission (EC) for its acquisition of Catalent and the subsequent…
Viasat ($VSAT) won a five-year contract worth up to $568M that will put its satellite comms tech into the hands of more troops.The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, awarded by the…
Life is short, the old saying goes, but in the world of animals, we humans are pretty fortunate: Our species is quite long-lived. With 122 being the oldest documented age, humans can enjoy decades…
It is estimated that around 250 million people worldwide have coronary artery disease, with a higher incidence in men. Image credit: 13_Phunkod via Shutterstock. US-based Terumo Health Outcomes (THO)…
Thyroid vascularization and hemodynamics become altered in thyroid pathologies, which could thus inform diagnostics, therapy planning, and follow-up. However, the current noninvasive methods used in…
Researchers from University of Bristol have discovered that freshwater fish populations inhabiting polar regions are outperforming their equatorial relatives. Researchers have found that large-bodied…
Regulatory changes are reshaping toxicology, with precision now at the forefront. We explore how accurate …
When choosing a Christmas tree, the decision between real and artificial trees should go beyond personal preference and tradition. Dr. Kelsey Leonard, an assistant professor and Director of the…
Lithium is among a basket of metals viewed as essential to the energy transition. Yet Europe and the US mine and process remarkably few of these resources, relying often on countries such as China for…
Double Victory for Bedfont®: Crowned ‘Medium Business of the Year 2024 and ‘Best of Kent’. Bedfont®, located in Harrietsham, Kent, has over 48 years of expertise in designing and manufacturing medical…
When Hurricane Helene’s torrential rains and raging floodwaters devastated western North Carolina last September, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses lost electricity. More than a week…
December 11, 20242 min readWhy do some Labrador retrievers overeat? Do cats and dogs dream like humans do? Is your cat actually obsessed with you? In 2024 we got answers to these and other questions…
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video HealthGlobal issues 21 minutes ago Little kids often fall down and hurt themselves. Or…
Researchers from the Granada Biosanitary Research Institute (ibs.GRANADA) and the University od Granada have revealed positive and negative associations between exposure to a combination of different…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River are ending the year at an impasse in negotiations over the writing of new rules for dealing with chronic water…
Despite recent progress, space industry executives stress the need for greater integration of commercial technology with military capabilities to enhance the resilience and effectiveness of hybrid …
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- A smart microgrid, the first of its kind in China, has been put into operation at a port in the eastern province of Jiangsu as a pioneer initiative in implementing the…
It can feel like a shameful moment, bracing yourself to hand over a Christmas or birthday gift that’s days or months overdue for one reason or another. But slackers take heart — a new study has found…
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday that the strain of bi
A review of practice learning requirements for nursing and midwifery students has revealed highly varied learning experiences and supervision, and calls for action to ensure high quality education.…
Published: 05:50 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 07:00 EST, 11 December 2024 With its profound portrayal of redemption and damnation, there's no doubt 'The Last Judgement' is one of the most stunning…
Published: 07:24 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 07:26 EST, 11 December 2024 The UK Government has given the go-ahead for a controversial plan to store 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)…
A multi-million pound expansion by an English meat processing firm into Scotland has been approved.Shropshire-based Pickstock has been granted planning permission to build an abattoir close to the…
As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phones, electric vehicles, and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant…
Cutting early life exposure to parental smoking may lower the risk of developing MS (multiple sclerosis) in those who are genetically predisposed to the disease, finds research published online in the…
This study assesses acute ischemic stroke costs in Latin America, revealing treatment variations and economic challenges that impact healthcare accessibility.
Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health have developed an innovative tool that simulates blood flow in the aorta, helping heart surgeons plan surgeries more precisely. The…
New work suggests ways to target the BCL11A protein with drugs, enabling patients with sickle cell disease to produce non-sickling fetal hemoglobin. (Image: Orkin l
Research highlights the person-specific interplay between gut microbiota and high-carbohydrate diets, uncovering new insights into glycemic sensitivity and precision nutrition.
Three quarters (75%) of the public support sharing some of their personal health data to aid the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the NHS, a Health Foundation report has found.…
Merck & Co – known as MSD outside of the US and Canada – and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have initiated a late-stage study to evaluate an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 drug in adults who are…
GSK and Duality Biologics have entered into an exclusive option agreement worth over $1bn for DualityBio’s preclinical antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). The deal gives GSK an exclusive option to obtain a…
Researchers say the fast and non-invasive AI-powered test shows the subtle changes that occur in the bloodstream at the initial stages of breast cancer
The burden of heat-related death could shift from the elderly to young people by century's end, according to a new study.In a future scenario that sees average global temperatures go at least 2.8…
A key location in space engineering, recreated using LEGO: this is a copy in miniature of the Concurrent Design Facility at ESA’s technical centre ESTEC in the Netherlands, responsible for originating…
Research Excellence Framework team confirms longform outputs will not have an open access mandate
Having a quality breakfast that provides the right amount of energy to face the day, around a quarter of daily intake, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. This is highlighted by a study…
Discseel Technologies reports on the state of the spinal industry DALLAS, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, an important study exposed a shocking reality: one unnecessary spine surgery is…
Slowly repeating bursts of intense radio waves from space have puzzled astronomers since they were discovered in 2022.In new research, we have for the first time tracked one of these pulsating signals…
The Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UKRI, is launching its first two Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE), which will develop transformative new advanced therapeutics for currently…
Two Boston-area biotechs are shedding staff and merging together to form a new genetic medicines company. Chroma Medicines and Nvelop Therapeutics are fusing their names and science to launch nChroma…
Italy's mafias make more than three billion euros a year from the tourism sector and are primed to pocket even more from large-scale upcoming events, a research institute warned on Tuesday.Organized…
Climate tipping points are a specter looming over our future — thresholds beyond which the Earth’s systems switch into new states, often abruptly and irreversibly. The long-frozen soil beneath the…
Breast cancer's resistance to treatment is a major hurdle in improving patient outcomes. A recent study explores how tumor angiogenesis—the formation of abnormal blood vessels in tumors—plays a…
Truby, R. L. & Lewis, J. A. Printing soft matter in three dimensions. Nature 540, 371–378, (2016). Google Scholar Ravanbakhsh, H. et al. Emerging technologies in multi-material bioprinting. Adv.…
- Updated safety & efficacy data in locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients will be presented from a phase 1 clinical study evaluating BL-B01D1, an EGFRxHER3 bispecific topoisomerase…
Phase 1/2 study initiated for ATX-559, a first-in-class inhibitor of DHX9, focused on patients with BRCA1/2-deficient breast cancer and MSI-H and/or dMMR solid tumors Second program targeting KIF18A…
Research reveals the widespread impact of magnesium deficiency on cardiovascular disease, emphasizing the importance of improved dietary intake for public health.
Giepmans, B. N. G., Adams, S. R., Ellisman, M. H. & Tsien, R. Y. The fluorescent toolbox for assessing protein location and function. Science 312, 217–224 (2006).Article CAS PubMed &
The influence anatomy exerts on communication between brain regions remains unclear. In this Review, Greaves et al. synthesize how methods of structural connectivity integration constrain inference…
The pollution of the environment with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is an unprecedented societal challenge. The spread of these long-lasting, bioaccumulative and potentially toxic…
MUNICH, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HMNC Brain Health, a clinical-stage precision psychiatry biopharma company, pioneering the development of personalized therapies powered by predictive…
San Diego Supervisors learned a key lesson Tuesday: Their fire chief can impose stricter fire safety rules on battery storage projects without their blessing.And that’s just what San Diego County Fire…
For the first time, the Arctic Report Card assessed that the Arctic is faltering as a reliable area for storing carbon away from the atmosphere (Natalie et al., in Arc2024). It was its first failing…
Imagine if an interstate freeway was suddenly built through your neighborhood, sending speeding trucks loaded with tons of freight whipping past schools, coffee shops and houses. Now imagine there…
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s new light transport aircraft Simorgh, designed and developed by experts at the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), has successfully conducted a test…
For years now, aspiring parents have been designing their children. Screening embryos for disease-causing genes during IVF, selecting their future baby’s sex, picking egg and sperm donors to influence…
artificial intelligence: A type of knowledge-based decision-making exhibited by machines or computers. The term also refers to the field of study in which scientists try to create machines or computer…
More than 200 million 15 to 49 year olds had at least one symptomatic outbreak of genital herpes infection in 2020, according to new global estimates Around one in five of the world’s under 50s are…
Climate change is putting the future of some seals at risk as icebergs on which they depend become smaller, and the movements of the ice in the oceans change. Recent research in the Johns Hopkins…
The technology is set to eliminate the need for blood cartridges and decrease reliance on central labs, thereby easing the workload for hospital staff. Credit: PaeGAG / Shutterstock. Inspira…
Biopesticides hold great promise for sustainable agriculture, but navigating the regulatory landscape can pose significant hurdles.
HELSINKI — China appears set to launch the first satellites for a long-expected national low Earth orbit megaconstellation after rollout of a Long March 5B rocket at Wenchang spaceport. Images posted…
Crick group leader Alessandro Costa has been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award for £3m over eight years to study DNA replication using cutting-edge imaging technologies. Alessandro Costa at the Crick…
In May 2023 Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI in San Francisco, California, embarked on a 17-city world tour to promote artificial intelligence (AI) tools. One of the stops in the first week of…
The actively-shielded 7 T animal MRI superconducting magnet coil structure is shown in Fig. 1a, which was wound by NbTi superconducting wire. The adjusting coils consist of four paratactic solenoid…
A clinical benefit rate of 62.5% was noted among subjects with both mutant and wild-type oestrogen receptor alpha gene disease. Credit: Andrei_R/Shutterstock.
The study demonstrates high concordance between next-generation sequencing-based MSI and immunohistochemistry-based MMR measurements across more than 190,000 patientsIRVING, Texas, Dec. 11, 2024…
Around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 are living with genital herpes infections – more than 1 in 5 of this age-group globally – according to new estimates released today. At least 1 person…
When baby Atlantic puffins in Iceland venture out of the cliffside burrows where they had hatched, they look for the light of the moon. It will guide them to the sea. But nearby town lights sometimes…
Recruitment of Cases with Abnormal Promyelocyte Increase If you are a clinician and have patients meeting any of the following conditions: 1. Increased promyelocytes identified by cytomorphology or…
Around 900,000 years ago stone tech 2.0 was released into Spain. University of Santiago de Compostela anthropologist Diego Lombao and colleagues found the earliest known European example of advanced…
The brightness of the moon may dull it slightly this year, but it's worth keeping an eye out for "shooting stars" during this weekend's peak of the strongest annual meteor shower—and the only one from…
Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend aren’t working.That is the main finding of our new research, published in Nature…
We are glad to announce that we are joining the 2025 AAS Winter Meeting. We welcome you to visit our exhibit and speak to the editors about publishing articles in one of our list of journals, or…
Juana Valle never imagined she'd be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago. Escaping city…
Cellectar Biosciences is laying off 60% of its employees and halting work on its sole clinical-stage radiotherapy after the company received feedback from the FDA that a fresh study would be required…
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Spruce Biosciences has trimmed the only drug from its pipeline in the wake of a second phase 2 failure this year, leaving the biotech’s future direction uncertain. The CRF1 receptor antagonist, called…
Irene is the Chief Science Officer of SWHR, a society dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health. This Q&A accompanies Irene's Editorial…
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Health Institute, a leader in healthcare research and market-based policy proposals, has released today a significant report on artificial…
A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a…
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The University of Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History has launched a global study to uncover how people around the world perceive Viking warriors and the enduring legacy of the Viking Age. The Great…
Spruce Biosciences has trimmed the only drug from its pipeline in the wake of a second phase 2 failure this year, leaving the biotech’s future direction uncertain. The CRF1 receptor antagonist, called…
10 December 2024 The Geological Society has signed a joint letter with the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining calling on…
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has made a surprising discovery that could change how memory works in electronic devices. By modifying the materials in organic transistors—special…
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh say their new method could improve early detection and monitoring of the disease and pave the way for a screening test for multiple forms of cancer. Standard…
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Scientists at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have made a breakthrough in understanding how some prostate cancers transform into aggressive forms that are much harder to treat. The…
Bardgett, R. D. et al. Combatting global grassland degradation. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 2, 720–735, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-021-00207-2 (2021).Article ADS Google Scholar
Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good?As summer gives way to an early autumn on the…
This book that tells the compelling story of world famous racehorse, Alydar and his career, the gruesome details of his mysterious death, and the long process of unearthing of the facts and the…
Inflammation is the body’s natural defense against injury or infection, but when it becomes chronic, it can lead to serious health issues like heart disease, arthritis, and diabetes. The good news is…
Most of us have had our blood pressure checked—that familiar band wrapped around the arm, tightening as it measures how hard our heart is working to pump blood. High blood pressure, or hypertension,…
Blood pressure is an important measure of health. When it’s too high, it can strain your heart and lead to serious problems like heart disease or stroke. While sodium (salt) is often blamed for high…
The gallbladder is a small organ tucked under your liver that plays an important role in digestion. It stores bile, a liquid that helps break down fats in your food. While most people don’t think…
Stress is a normal part of life. We all feel it when deadlines loom, bills pile up, or unexpected challenges appear. But when stress becomes a constant companion, it can take a toll on both your mind…
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Have you ever thought about what blood pressure really means? It’s the force of your blood pressing against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body. If that force is too strong, your…
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute have developed a groundbreaking drug that may provide relief for people suffering from chronic nerve pain, a condition that…
Credit: Unsplash+ Parkinson’s disease is a challenging condition that affects millions of people around the world. It is known for causing movement problems, tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with…
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Event display of a candidate event for Higgs boson pair production. (Image: CERN) Since the CMS and ATLAS experiments announced the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, they have been measuring its…
Jacobsohn DA, Vogelsang GB. Acute graft versus host disease. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2007;2:1–9.Article Google Scholar Socié G, Ritz J. Current issues in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood.…
Staff at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford are helping to find the most effective treatment for children with a common chest infection.Clinicians working on Padua ward are one of 32 teams…
“Remarkable historical find at Sverresborg. Skeleton at the bottom of the old well. Could it be the Baglers’ victim, thrown into the well in 1197, as the saga claims?”This was the headline in…
Immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade via the Dobbs decision, giving states control to restrict abortion, Google recorded the highest volume of searches for “vasectomy” in the…
Personal communication with friends and family – particularly through social media – is one of the most important ways in which people form their national identity, a new book argues. ‘Doing Nation’…
The Internet is a vast ocean of human knowledge, but it isn’t infinite. And artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have nearly sucked it dry.The past decade of explosive improvement in AI has been…
Cattle walk along an illegally deforested area in an extractive reserve near Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 12, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File The next United Nations climate…
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A microscope image of toxoplasma gondii, shown in pink, blue and yellow. Read time: 3 minutes A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii…
Food waste recycling which is usually weekly will be fortnightly for some.Cheltenham resident Clive Wilce was surprised by the plan: "I haven't seen anything from the council but I think it will be…
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Newswise — Cleveland Clinic researchers have found definitive proof of a kidney microbiome that influences renal health and kidney stone formation, demonstrating that the urinary tract is not sterile…
Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Here, the couple is pictured in the Bahamas, where Edward served as governor between 1940 and 1945. Ivan Dmitri / Michael Ochs Archives /…
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Artist’s concept of asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Most asteroids are rocky or metallic, and they don’t vent stuff into space. But 3200 Phaethon appears to be made of different materials from most asteroids.…
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“As a scientific discipline, proteomics isn’t really that old – it’s like protein biochemistry gone crazy,” Dr. Jennifer Van Eyk, professor of cardiology, director of the Advanced Clinical Biosystems…
12/11/2024December 11, 2024New Zealand has a problem with animal species that were introduced to the country by European settlers hundreds of years ago: feral cats, rats, stoats and possums. They are…
The rugby community has rallied around the loved ones of former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing in an area flooded by Storm Darragh.Police fear Mr Voyce has died after trying…
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CABI has taken part in a presidential round table event and highlighted its support for Burundi’s smallholder farmers to increase their livelihoods and food security. Dr Dennis Rangi, Dir
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Science needs to rethink its relationship with business and the state, says William Cullerne Bown
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Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites, is a leading cause of death in children under five in many parts of Africa. Blood-stage malaria - when the parasite infects red blood cells - causes…
from the Cure ME teamThe HHV-6 studyThank you to over 200 participants in the study on the association between symptom exacerbation and HHV6 in people with ME/CFS. The Brunel CureME team, Dr Jackie…
Are you ready for a rare lunar phenomenon that won’t happen again for almost 19 years? This weekend will see the rise of the “Cold Moon,” the name for December’s full moon. However, the moon will…
Keeping medicine usable is not always easy in rural Kenya. But solar-powered mobile clinics and vaccine refrigerators are helping to reshape the country's health inequality. These technologies ensure…
WASHINGTON — A pair of major geomagnetic storms this year led to unprecedented “mass migrations” of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit that create new concerns about space traffic…
David (Dave) Allen will join the Crick as Director of Translation in January 2025. Dave Allen Dave originally joined the pharmaceutical industry as a bench scientist, and was awarded successive…
The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in the region: It was the rainiest summer on record, and plant life bloomed…
The new Medical Research Council Centres of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) will receive up to £50 million each over 14 years. The centres will build on the huge progress made in genomics, allowing the…
The design of the system aims to enhance the quality of care while decreasing radiation exposure and physical strain on medical staff. Credit: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock. Mic
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has launched its first two Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE), aiming to develop advanced therapeutics for currently untreatable disease. The new Centres will…
Professor Christine Holt CBE FMedSCi FRS, a Professor of Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, opened the evening by sharing Professor Robert Hindges' research highlights and…
The global small molecule drug discovery market is set for significant growth. Explore the key …
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Published: 03:27 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 03:39 EST, 11 December 2024 Analysts have raised the alarm about potentially harmful pesticides linked to cancer and infertility that are found in…
Chris McCausland, who is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa, is competing in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing final this weekend, but he is not the only person with a visual impairment taking to the…
German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large…
At the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, experts presented on the pivotal FDA approvals of ribociclib (Kisqali; Novartis) and inavolisib (Itovebi; Genentech, Inc.) for…
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ECDC collects, analyses and shares data on more than 50 infectious disease topics. ECDC experts assess risks to Europe and provide guidance to help countries prevent and respond to outbreaks and…
Emergency medics on a Great North Air Ambulance Service training course North East researchers have warned that emergency responders risk burnout every day - and there is a "real danger" of long term…
Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are…
The world has made progress toward eliminating malaria, with 44 countries and one territory (La Réunion) certified as malaria-free. Egypt, where malaria has existed since at least the time of the…
The news comes as a number of confirmed and suspected bird flu cases have also been reported in Norfolk.Previous restrictions at a farm near Hornsea in East Yorkshire after an outbreak reported on 5…
Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea. These microscopic organisms are found all over the world, from marine sediment…
The impact of immunotherapy in oncology over recent years is undeniable. Novel therapeutic approaches have led to durable responses in some patients with metastatic disease, with some even…
Could advanced alien civilizations be leaving behind massive energy-harnessing structures in space? A groundbreaking new study introduces a technique to identify Dyson rings—hypothetical…
A raging wildfire in Malibu, California, is 0% contained as of Tuesday evening after destroying at least seven structures and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for tens of thousands, according to…
The quest to unravel the mystery of dark matter has led scientists to explore unconventional ideas, and now a bold new proposal suggests Jupiter might hold the key. Researchers believe that the…
Blue Origin has confirmed its New Glenn rocket is on track for launch before the end of 2024. The company made the announcement alongside confirmation that the Blue Ring payload – which replaced the…
Many people believe that when different communities interact across boundaries, it can undermine natural resource management. However, when several communities use the same resource, these connections…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on December 10, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects that has pushed…
Merck Biopharma Korea said Wednesday that it signed a partnership agreement with LG Chem to distribute its Glucophage family of type 2 diabetes treatments in Korea.The portfolio includes Glucophage IR…
India is set to achieve groundbreaking milestones in space exploration with plans to establish its own space station, Bharat Antariksha Station, by 2035 and to land an Indian astronaut on the Moon by…
The harm that lead exposure can do to people's health is long-established. A recently published study has revealed just how much harm childhood lead exposure can cause and how such lead exposure drove…
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has rolled out its contribution to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's next-generation supply vehicle that will transport essential cargo to the International Space Station.
Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Tuesday, December 10. PLOS has been awarded a $3.3million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, underscoring its commitment to pioneer a…
Mayo Clinic researchers found that a gene variant, the TPMT∗8 allele, is associated with reduced metabolism of the thiopurine class of drugs. TPMT∗8 is relatively common in individuals of African or…
The combination of Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in treating urothelial cell carcinoma showed excellent results in Asian patients, according to a new study.Last Saturday,…
Viatris Korea said Wednesday that its online medical information platform, M2MLINK, marked its fifth anniversary in October. The platform is managed by the company’s medical division. M2MLINK allows…
Members' Bills require at least 18 MSPs from at least two of the larger political parties before they can be introduced, and the government can also stop the proposal if it is going to change the law…
Mr Rushton said his medication's bulky packaging meant he produced a lot of waste despite living alone and his bin is "overflowing by week two".He worried that his health could be further affected if…
Two years ago, a medical professional approached scientists at the University of Tabriz in Iran with an interesting problem: Patients were having headaches after pacemaker implants. Working together…
Previous research has found that the gifts people choose often don’t match what recipients prefer. Building on this, the current study explores a new mismatch: the belief about the importance of…
If you’re in the eastern United States marveling at a tree close to 100 feet tall with limbs that spread nearly as wide, there’s a good chance you’re looking at a white oak. Identifiable by its…
A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 21 on November 18, 2024, entitled, "Prostaglandin E2…
A new podcast series is setting out to explore questions of identity, culture and belonging among young Europeans living in Scotland. The podcast, called I’m Migrant’, features stories from young…
Though painful, social rejection can be a powerful learning tool, new USC research suggests. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uncovers the neurological…
Mark Deaville, cabinet member for strategic highways at Staffordshire County Council said some investigative work into the flooding had taken place and that gullies on the road are "inspected…
The Hat Factory, as it is locally known, closed in 1999, ending the town's long history as a major centre for the British hatting industry.It is believed that Tommy Cooper's famous fez was made…
After a five-day manhunt, authorities have arrested and charged a man with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Today on “Post Reports,” we bring you the latest in the case — and a look…
Judges ruled that pharmacy chains cannot be held liable for allegations they violated an Ohio public nuisance law by flooding communities with pain pills. Today at 9:17 p.m. EST 5 min The Ohio Supreme…
New research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests that one's biological age, which can be higher than his or her chronological age –…
Multinational Phase III study is evaluating leniolisib tablets in children aged 4 to 11 years with APDS, a rare primary immunodeficiency Data consistent with the improvements seen in the previously…
A new study has confirmed genital herpes is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world that does not have a cure and is lifelong.The burden on global health is immense.…
AI-powered analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) aging can predict the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), according to researchers from Severance Cardiovascular Hospital and Yonsei University…
A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that more than half of calories consumed at home by adults in the U.S. come from ultraprocessed foods.…
There is growing interest in the role of the gut microbiome in mental health disorders (Nikolova et al, 2021; Clarke, 2023). Recent evidence suggests that the composition and function of the…
Questions:1. On December 10, 1907, the Brown Dog riots in London saw around a thousand medical students clash with police over what the students perceived to be a threat to their ability to conduct…
A humpback whale has been found travelling a record-breaking distance spanning three oceans to mate, raising an alarm about global challenges affecting the migratory behaviour of the species. Whales…
A new study of nearly 500,000 nursing home residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications has found an increase in negative behaviors compared to those who were not given such drugs. The…
Climate scientists have used artificial intelligence to assimilate some of the world’s leading climate models and concluded that the planet is heating far faster than predicted.The trio of leading…
So often when we think we understand something, another thing comes along that forces us to pause, reconsider, and broaden our minds to encompass these new and fascinating pieces of information. Take,…
Arkansas has officially implemented a “phone-free” pilot program at school districts across the state. The program, championed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is currently underway at 112 school…
C Biopharma’s intracerebroventricular (ICV) Hunterase, a treatment for severe Hunter syndrome, is expanding globally by entering Russia following Japan. Hunter syndrome is a rare congenital disease…
Over the next three weeks, India is targeting to send its first uncrewed or experimental mission as part of Gaganyaan – which envisages a demonstration of ISRO’s human spaceflight capability – while a…
The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of composites industry activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier…
Prestige BioPharma said Tuesday that it has hired Dr. Julien Rea from AbbVie as the director of Global Commercial Operations to lead the global commercialization of its Herceptin biosimilar Tuznue…
In spite of the advances made towards making quantum computers practical, qubit-based systems remain unstable and highly vulnerable to errors, something Google may have taken a major step towards…
A study links healthy plant-based diets to improved physical performance and strength in aging adults, emphasizing diet quality over quantity.
Some pharmaceutical companies are facing production disruptions and management instability due to a series of legal violations and internal conflicts.Korea Union PharmA legal battle between former and…
Ironman study reveals how race location, climate, and participant demographics influence performance, with findings offering key guidance for triathletes aiming for top results.
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasingly observed in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, data on the incidence and prevalence of CAD in cirrhotic patients are heterogeneous, and the…
AI-powered MRIs could cut the potentially toxic dyes used in traditional MRIs by up to 80 percent, but will patients embrace AI-driven brain scans?
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£1m research project to advance ‘deep brain stimulation’ set to revolutionize Parkinson’s treatment and management. People with Parkinson’s disease are to benefit from cutting edge AI technology that…
When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin…
Sarcopenia, a musculoskeletal condition associated with old age, begins to take hold around the age of 60 and by 80, it's believed that half of Brits are affected. However, those concerned about their…
Buchbinder, R. et al. Low back pain: a call for action. Lancet 391, 2384–2388 (2018).Article PubMed Google Scholar Fehlings, M. G. et al. The aging
A major UK patient trial of a new biomarker testing protocol for sepsis, led by University of Manchester researchers, has shown it is possible to safely stop antibiotic treatment earlier than current…
Scientists uncover key proteins driving brain aging, offering critical insights into timing interventions to preserve brain health and combat neurodegenerative disorders.
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 4:36 pm Press Release: Malaghan Institute Professor Kjesten Wiig has been appointed Director of the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research at the organisation’s AGM today,…
Researchers in Sweden explored chemical exposures in plasma samples and uncovered links between environmental factors and breast cancer risk influenced by age, parity, and menarche.
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Life can be tricky. We have so many decisions to make. It's a good thing we have an orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus to help us. These areas of the brain, according to researchers at UC Santa…
The odds on whether a child survives a cardiac arrest may depend on where they live, according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. This study found that certain social…
Today, carbon-fiber materials are nearly ubiquitous in the industrialized world, found in everything from hockey sticks to passenger airliners. With hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon fiber…
Internet users in Pakistan have reported widespread connectivity issues, including delays in social media messages, difficulties uploading files, and problems sending voice notes. These challenges…
The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping.Fifty percent of UK adults say they don't read regularly (up from 42% in 2015)and almost one in four young people aged 16-24 say…
Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disease of unknown etiology with a clinical presentation ranging from asymptomatic disease to organ failure. While some patients with sarcoidosis have spontaneous…
Study demonstrates how metabolic imaging differentiates high and low oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) subtypes of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). By assessing metabolic activity, it also…
Delirium and cognitive decline are common complications of anesthesia and surgery in older adults. Evidence-based recommendations on strategies to reduce the risk of postoperative neurocognitive…
The swallowable PillBot aims to transform endoscopy procedures costing thousands into single remote diagnostic sessions.
DOVER, Del. and EPALINGES, Switzerland, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilatus Biosciences Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to…
It’s safe to eat Dungeness crab meat taken from the waters of northern California after tests showed it no longer poses a health threat, state officials said.That clears recreational fishing for…
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), widely distributed in plants, are known to induce liver failure. Hepatic platelet accumulation has been reported during the progression of PA-induced liver injury (PA…
Different types of cancer have unique molecular 'fingerprints' which are detectable in early stages of the disease and can be picked up with near-perfect accuracy by small, portable scanners in just a…
Colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, may be fueled by the food on our plates. Researchers at the University of South Florida and Tampa General…
In its most basic form, a shoulder replacement involves replacing the worn-down arthritic joint with metal and plastic (polyethylene). The surgical term is referred to as arthroplasty, which is…
Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain motion and function in the ankle joint by replacing a damaged or arthritic…
Implementing the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) program leads to better postoperative outcomes and preserves independence in older cancer patients undergoing…
Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $1.4 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to investigate a new therapeutic approach for the most common form of kidney cancer. The grant…
Knee replacement surgery (also called knee arthroplasty) is an operation performed to alleviate the pain of severe degenerative disease of the knee. This pain is most commonly due to:Osteoarthritis…
Gaining insight into the peculiar relationship between the genes we possess and the characteristics they express is undoubtedly one of the most intriguing quests in biology. Understanding the…
Researchers from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have discovered a new pathway for forming long-term memories in the brain, suggesting that they can form independently of…
Experts from the NHS have issued a warning over two often overlooked early signs of a heart attack. The health service launched a campaign in response to research indicating a widespread lack of…
Published: 21:00 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 21:01 EST, 10 December 2024 Certain types of cooking oils may be fueling a surge of colon cancers in young Americans, a government-funded study…
Syntara aims for FDA ‘breakthrough’ therapy status for its myelofibrosis drug candidate FAK! More promising results from Amplia’s pancreatic cancer trial Oh, you shouldn’t have! Broker Morgans’…
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Morgan E, Arnold M, Camargo MC, Gini A, Kunzmann AT, Matsuda T, et al. The current and future incidence and mortality of gastric cancer in 185 countries, 2020–40: a population-based modelling study.…
We are thrilled to announce that the Sustainable Venture Prize, a first-of-its-kind prize and the driving force behind Startup Yale, has been renamed as the Planetary Solutions Prize and will be…
As Jackson School students, Joyce Guo MPP ’24 and Graeme Clements MPP ’24 took part in a research project in which they explored the AI competition between the U.S. and China. The project, organized…
Scientists have developed a groundbreaking type of battery that lasts far longer than current lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). This innovation could lead to EVs that outlive…
The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of the fundamental forces, have been finely tuned to support life. Whether this is true or not or…
Credit: Unsplash+ When people think about exercise, they often focus on its benefits for the body, like building strength or losing weight. But did you know that moving your body is just as important…
Credit: Unsplash+ Your digestive system does more than just process food—it’s home to trillions of tiny organisms, mostly bacteria, that play a huge role in your health. These bacteria, often called…
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UH Hilo biologist Natalie Graham’s goal is to develop methods for early detection using DNA and predictive modeling.
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Most of us have heard the phrase “correlation does not equal causation”. But understanding how scientists move beyond identifying correlations to establish causation remains a mystery to many. Finding…
Researchers at MIT have developed EXPLINGO, a system that transforms complex machine-learning explanations into clear, human-readable narratives. By leveraging large language models, EXPLINGO enables…
Scientists have developed MovieNet, a brain-inspired AI that interprets videos by mimicking how neurons process visual scenes, outperforming humans and existing AI in recognizing dynamic patterns.…
Published: 20:29 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 20:29 EST, 10 December 2024 Medications for over-active bladders that are taken by hundreds-of-thousands of Brits could increase the risk of…
The 21st century is the age of disinformation. Yet again we’ve seen the potential impact of disinformation on the political winds of elections, but another storm of disinformation is brewing – when it…
The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties are well understood but the planetary orbits have evolved and changed since…
Climate change is likely to reduce snowpack in the Swiss Alps over the next several decades, but warmer temperatures could make the snow that does fall more vulnerable to a certain type of avalanche1.…
NitroFusion introduces a groundbreaking one-step image generation AI that democratizes access to high-quality diffusion models. By leveraging a dynamic adversarial framework, it delivers…
Evidence for the effects of sex hormones on inflammation, myelination and neurodegeneration has implications for both cisgender and gender-diverse individuals with multiple sclerosis. Here, the…
Ultra-high energy cosmic rays, which emerge in extreme astrophysical environments -- like the roiling environments near black holes and neutron stars -- have far more energy than the energetic…
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Welcome to the St Emlyn’s podcast. I’m Iain Beardsell. And I’m Natalie May. And we are at the London Trauma Conference, coming to the end of four great days of education, from which we have recorded…
Chronic pain is a condition that affects millions of people, often lasting for months or even years. It can be caused by conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, or back injuries, and it often makes…
Australian nurses in residential aged care homes wanted technology solutions that support their work in providing palliative care.A recent study by Flinders University researchers explored the…
Policymakers are scrambling to find a solution to stop a massive, ongoing hack of U.S. telecommunications networks by a Chinese state-backed cyber group known as Salt Typhoon. House lawmakers received…
Floods can shape someone's health before they're even born, according to new research. The findings will be presented on Tuesday, 10 December at AGU's 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. A new…
Normally, America's smokiest cities lie out west. But Canada's unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities in smoke farther east than is usual, according to new research to be…
You're standing at a bus stop, waiting for a ride that seems like it will never come. At first, you're hopeful that it will be here any second. But as the minutes laggardly drag on, doubt creeps in.…
Researchers at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) have realized a new design for a superconducting quantum processor, aiming at a potential architecture for the large…
Groundbreaking AI-powered climate projections reveal that even rapid emissions cuts won't prevent record-breaking heat, underscoring the urgent need for adaptation investments.
Harbor seals in icy regions use icebergs shed by glaciers as safe platforms to give birth, care for young and molt. New research finds that as glaciers change with the climate, the resulting changes…
Fewer patients who underwent dialysis from 2012 to 2017 signed up for Medicare and instead opted for private insurance, a new study finds. The study covered 2,005 people with end-stage kidney disease…
BYLINE: Laura Thomas Newswise — A groundbreaking University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes -the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species - have…
This research introduces a groundbreaking multi-target quantum compilation algorithm combining Genetic Algorithms and Variational Quantum Algorithms, enabling quantum computers to optimize multiple…
Promega has unveiled the new GloMax Galaxy Bioluminescence Imager, a benchtop instrument designed to transform how scientists visualize protein dynamics. According to the company, the new imager was…
The Oceo Rover from FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific is a single-use technology system designed to enable manufacturers of biopharmaceuticals to improve bioprocessing workflows by automating and simplifying…
The BioProfile FLEX2 combines Nova Biomedical’s microsensor card technology with optical measurement and freezing point osmometry to provide an automated cell culture analyzer that can eliminate…
A new report finds that de-escalation of antibiotics is uncommon among patients with sepsis, a serious condition that occurs often in older adults. In a Dec. 6 report that was published in Clinical…
Differential Dynamics of Beta-Amyloid in Healthy vs. Alzheimer’s Affected Brains Beta-amyloid plays a dual role in brain health and disease. In the normal brain, it supports critical processes, while…
Every time I return home from a trip to one of Audubon’s Western Water priority sites, I’m energized by the incredibly important and ambitious work Audubon and our partners are doing to address water…
As the winter chill sets in, American Crows start congregating. A crowd of corvids can seem intimidating, even ominous. And for those who live close to a roost, the birds can be a noisy and messy…
In 2017, the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands deployed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to determine how likely welfare recipients were to commit fraud. After analysing the data, the system…
Animals are known to go to great lengths for the opportunity to breed. A new study reports that an adult male humpback whale has traversed record-breaking distances on the quest to find new fish in…
Studies evaluating navtemadlin (KRT-232; Kartos Therapeutics) as a monotherapy in patients with myelofibrosis (MF) who are relapsed or refractory to Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) therapy provide…
Transforming engineering and healthcare, DIMON makes solving complex equations faster and accessible, replacing supercomputers with desktop solutions.
The wandering male was among a group of humpbacks photographed from a research vessel on the Pacific coast of Colombia in 2013. He was then identified in a similar area in 2017 - and off Zanzibar in…
A gene that causes skull malformation when mutated has just been linked to schizophrenia, a condition known for causing unsettling hallucinations and disordered thinking."This would be extraordinary…
A male humpback whale crossed at least three oceans in search of sex, a new study shows.The whale's journey is the longest great-circle distance between two sightings ever recorded for the species…
A new study of archeological sites in India’s Saurashtra peninsula, published in the journal Quaternary Environments and Humans in October, has mounted yet another challenge to the coastal dispersion…
Dr Malik joined King’s in 2012 after completing his PhD at Imperial College London. His research focuses on advancing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologies, including leading the development…
(Credit: Chizhevskaya Ekaterina/Shutterstock)CHICAGO — In a fascinating discovery that bridges the microscopic and the evolutionary, researchers at Northwestern University have uncovered evidence that…
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Force is strengthening its partnership with Japan in a bid to counter China’s growing dominance in the space domain. The collaboration includes advancing shared…
The swallowable PillBot aims to transform endoscopy procedures costing thousands into single remote diagnostic sessions.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Night shifts and poor sleep quality are associated with an increased risk for incident epilepsy, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in BMC Public…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There was a net loss of hospital-based obstetric care in both rural and urban U.S. hospitals from 2010 to 2022, according to a research letter published…
The abstract in PubMed or at the publisher’s site is linked when available and will open in a new window. Kumar K, Angdisen J, Ma J, Datta K, Fornace AJ Jr, Suman S.Simulated galactic cosmic radiation…
The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical…
Empathy-focused phone calls made by trained, nonmedical community members led to significant improvements in blood sugar control for low-income adults with diabetes, according to a new study from Dell…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with asthma, the prevalence of cost-related medication nonadherence (CRN) decreased from 2011 to 2022, according to a study published online Dec.…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Celiac disease is associated with an increased risk for developing alopecia areata, according to a letter to the editor published online Nov. 21 in the…
Researchers introduced ScImage, a benchmark evaluating how well multimodal large language models generate accurate scientific images from textual descriptions, revealing significant challenges in…
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found structural and functional alterations in specific brain regions of individuals with opioid use disorder. The study's results were published today in…
On today's show, a Detroit-based journalist opens up about her family's struggle with medical bills. Then, a conversation about cultural humility in practice. Lastly, a new show exhibits a world where…
Newswise — As feral hog populations increase in Texas and the U.S., they create desirable conditions for disease-carrying ticks and increase the risk for an outbreak of African swine fever virus,…
While good dogs never mean harm, they are often directed to remain on-lead in nature reserves to protect wildlife. Research from the University of Adelaide has found that whether dog owners follow…
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- More than 840 million people around the world under age 50 are living with genital herpes, according to a new study that calls for new vaccines to tackle the sexually transmitted…
Image by Kent Nishimura via Getty / FuturismUnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty made some eyebrow-raising remarks following the assassination of his colleague Brian Thompson.On the day of Thompson's…
Advances in medicine have led to an increase in human longevity. Estimates suggest that by 2030, one in every six individuals globally will be aged over 60 years. This rapid increase in the aging…
Early life exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may lead to behavioral problems in rats, according to a new animal study published in…
Doctored images have been around for decades. The term "Photoshopped" is part of everyday language. But in recent years, it has seemingly been replaced by a new word: deepfake.It's almost everywhere…
Published: 16:00 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 16:00 EST, 10 December 2024 It may be headquartered in California, but Apple has set its sights on the UK. The tech giant has announced that its…
Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds. While…
The board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work for the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento…
Opinion: We wish to challenge the practice of prolonged rest and the reduction of social and sensory stimuli (so-called shielding) as a method for managing chronic fatigue conditions, the authors…
The Outer Hebrides, a chain of more than 100 islands, lie off the northwest coast of Scotland’s mainland. Stretching about 200 kilometers (120 miles) from north to south, the islands are known for…
New potential therapeutic targets have been identified for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) - the leading cause of kidney failure in the world - that could see patients treated with new gene and drug…
A Dartmouth-led study proposes a new method for recruiting trillions of microscopic sea creatures called zooplankton in the fight against climate change by converting carbon into food the animals…
Quantum computers differ fundamentally from classical ones. Instead of using bits (0s and 1s), they employ "qubits," which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to quantum phenomena like…
New insights into the behaviour of aerosols from cooking emissions and sea spray reveal that particles may take up more water than previously thought, potentially changing how long the particles…
Three weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX has static fired Booster 14 and is preparing to roll Ship 33 to Masseys to complete its own engine testing. Once both vehicles are tested, SpaceX will begin the…
Researchers at Complutense University of Madrid explored AI's role in slow journalism, revealing limited adoption due to skepticism over creativity, ethics, and quality.
When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin…
Ongoing sightings of mysterious drones in the skies over New Jersey have sparked alarm among residents as officials continue to investigate the odd nightly incursions. Although authorities maintain…
Somebody asked this question on social media- “In order to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy, which member of your family should take a cut in Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security? Pick one whose…
Ask a person raised in Taiwan where they feel their rage most in their body; there's a good chance they'll indicate somewhere around their head or chest. Halfway around the world in Finland, you're…
A new paper in the Journal of Public Health, published by Oxford University Press, finds that household income in early childhood is a stronger and more consistent predictor for several major health…
Quitline coaching over the phone helped almost half of young people who vape ditch the habit, potentially improving their health and decreasing the chances they'll transition to cigarettes, according…
Watching short, web-based tutorials that inspire health care workers to contemplate awe, gratitude and kindness can promote enduring improvements in mental health outcomes such as depression and…
For decades, Okinawa has prided itself as a hot spot for longevity. In 1999, the Japanese islands were listed as one of five “Blue Zones,” where people statistically live the longest, often into their…
A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for the first time — enrollment in Affordable Care Act coverage by people brought…
Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of deforestation and degradation, a new study shows. This has potential implications for the…
One of the most momentous events in the history of life involved endosymbiosis -- a process by which one organism engulfed another and, instead of ingesting it, incorporated its DNA and functions into…
Foreboding environmental milestones abounded again this year in the Arctic, where experts say dramatic climate shifts are fundamentally altering the ecosystem and how it operates. One recent turning…
The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties are well understood but the planetary orbits have evolved and changed since…
A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves…
For human researchers, it takes many years of work to discover new super-resolution microscopy techniques. The number of possible optical configurations of a microscope -- for example, where to place…
These small particles are reminiscent of paper flowers or desert roses. Physicians can use them to guide medicines to a precise destination within the body. Better yet, the particles can easily be…
Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers offer possibilities in catalysis, electronics, and nanotechnology. Researchers have created nearly freestanding nanostructured two-dimensional (2D) gold…
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia| stock.adobe.comTreatment with pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) led to an improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared with investigator’s choice of treatment in…
UdeM scientists have developed a method to create retinal transplants from stem cells, and with them, blind mini-pigs have showed signs of restored vision, a promising development for humans, as well.
Amazon Nova revolutionizes foundation models with state-of-the-art generative AI capabilities, delivering unparalleled performance for multimodal tasks, document analysis, and creative content…
Newswise — Infants born more than three months prematurely are at high risk for adverse cardiopulmonary outcomes that often persist through childhood, manifesting as wheezing or abnormalities in lung…
A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1–3 additional species become extinct every…
NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report with market evolution powered by AI - The global alzheimer's disease therapeutics market size is estimated to grow by USD 5.41 billion from 2024-2028,…
Remarkable progress has been made against the HIV epidemic in the last two decades. However, a loss of momentum in fighting HIV across the globe threatens to undermine the strides that have been made.…
Mount Kanlaon on the island of Negros in the Visayas continued to display "high activity" recording two ash emission events and 31 volcanic earthquakes in the last 24 hours as of midnight of December…
Autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two common neurodevelopmental conditions, but we still lack a deep understanding of the biological mechanisms that underlie them. A new…
A wildlife group is pushing to change the state's koala protection plans after discovering compelling evidence of an unrecognised koala population in Sydney's north-west.Using drones with thermal…
People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don’t stutter, a new University of Florida study finds. Led by a UF College of…
As the Parker Solar Probe readies to dive to the Sun on Christmas Eve, scientists at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union, heard multiple reports of how the solar eclipse that stretched across…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Intelsat 33e’s break-up in geostationary orbit (GEO) highlights an emerging threat for the contested space domain, an executive at U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic…
Research findings presented in a poster session at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 2024 Midyear Clinical Meeting suggest that community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is often…
A major UK patient trial of a new biomarker testing protocol for sepsis, led by University of Manchester researchers, has shown it is possible to safely stop antibiotic treatment earlier than current…
Mantle Cell Lymphoma | Image Credit: © Tatiana Shepeleva – stock.adobe.comConsolidative autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (auto-HCT) did not add to clinical benefit with rituximab (Rituxan) in…
Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient oxygen in tissue throughout the body. When a person sustains pulmonary…
In November, Lurie Children’s and Northwestern University co-hosted the 2024 T1D Exchange Learning Session in Chicago. The T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) brings together clinics…
Rocket Lab's pioneering suborbital launch last month conducted hypersonic tests for the U.S. military, the company has revealed.The mission in question lifted off on Nov. 24 from the Mid-Atlantic…
Current laser technologies for the extended SWIR spectral range rely on expensive and complex materials, limiting their scalability and affordability. To address these challenges, ICFO researchers Dr.…
While sustaining friendships from afar can be challenging, they may offer unexpected benefits for environmental conservation. A Washington State University-led study, recently published in…
A team of researchers has uncovered seven new dark comets in the solar system. In addition to doubling the number of known dark comets, the researchers have identified two distinct types based on…
The fate of telescopes in space is looking better now that they are being designed to be serviceable. Illinois Grainger Engineering researchers developed a servicing plan that can be applied to future…
Twenty-five years too late to help Ross get his new couch into his apartment in "Friends," a mathematician has finally solved the pesky "sofa problem."The math problem delineates the largest-size sofa…
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |© LAZLO- stock.adobe.comThe combination of first-line pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca), venetoclax (Venclexta), and obinutuzumab (Gazyva) generated high rates of undetectable…
Title: A Gigaparsec-Scale Hydrodynamic Volume Reconstructed with Deep LearningAuthors: Cooper Jacobus, Solene Chabanier, Peter Harrington, JD Emberson, Zarija Lukic, and Salman HabibFirst Author’s…
Evaluating strategic options for iopofosine I 131 a late-stage clinical program with compelling Phase 2 data and a substantial market opportunity Focusing on advancing radiotherapeutic assets…
Authorities in Tokyo’s Ota Ward clinched a deal with Japan Airlines Co. and supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. to help make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste cooking oil. Ward officials…
An ongoing bird flu outbreak has swept through 700 dairy herds in 15 states. (Jim Vondruska/Reuters) Federal disease trackers reported Tuesday that the first child diagnosed with bird flu in an…
The authority also started putting tags on residents' bins when the wrong waste was found inside.At the time, one householder labelled the scheme as "petty and ridiculous", while another said it…
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Wednesday morning, December 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.In its bulletin, PHIVOLCS said the earthquake…
A new review in Blood Cancer Discovery outlines a key regulatory decision by an FDA committee that greenlights a new biomarker endpoint for accelerated drug approval in multiple myeloma and could cut…
The family of a man who died after his Tesla crashed while driving on Autopilot is suing the EV maker, as the Independent reports, accusing CEO Elon Musk of making misleading claims about the driver…
Guess what? In response to the Biden’s administration’s efforts to restrict US companies from doing business with 140 Chinese companies, severe export license controls have been put in place. China…
In what it’s calling a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” Google will collaborate with developers to build data centers powered by renewable energy generated on-site.
The last thing Americans need right now is higher food prices, fewer grocery stores, and less retailer competition. And that’s exactly what the proposed mega-merger of the Kroger and Albertsons…
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:38 am Press Release: Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa Embarrassment Keeps Kiwi from Discussing Sexual HealthNew research by Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa uncovers that…
Shilpa Gadgil, PhD, from Enzene, discusses the company's Fully-Connected Continuous Manufacturing™ (FCCM™) platform and EnzeneX™ 2.0 for commercial biologics supply, as well as which large molecules…
Achieving breakthrough discoveries to advance human health requires clinical trials that include communities who have historically been less engaged in the research and development of potentially life…
Dr Jonathan Martin urges Māori rangatahi to pursue healthcare, saying 'Your cultural identity is your greatest strength.'
Can there ever be scientific certainty during a pandemic caused by a novel infectious disease? Ann C. Keller, associate professor at Berkeley Public Health and a political scientist, says no—and…
It wasn’t that long ago when cigarettes and soda were go-to convenience store vices, glamorized in movies and marketed toward, well, everyone. Then, lawmakers and voters raised taxes on cigarettes,…
Reading time: 2 minutesHonolulu became the epicenter of innovation in nano and molecular medicine in December, as the 17th IEEE-NANOMED conference (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers…
A new technique allowed scientists to spot the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt.
A few years ago, Nissan was the leader in electric cars. Now they may go bankrupt due to the electric car business. Some of it is that other companies are just smarter. An American company that sees…
Incidents reported in a recent survey included pressure to work extremely long hours, inappropriate jokes and unwanted sexual comments and advances. When victims challenged their offenders or raised a…
Nuclear energy is a controversial subject for many people. Although traditional nuclear energy, derived from uranium or plutonium, has been hailed as a reliable, low-carbon energy source, it has also…
Two new large studies, one based on outcomes among US children and teens and the other on adults in Japan, show COVID-19 vaccines are protective against long COVID. Both studies were conducted when…
Published: 16:07 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 16:18 EST, 10 December 2024 Experts predict a 60 percent chance of radio blackouts today after the sun unleashed an extremely powerful solar flare and…
Cardiff Oncology’s investigational PLK1 inhibitor paired with standard-of-care treatment showed a 64% overall response rate (ORR) in the high-dose cohort of a midstage colorectal cancer trial. The…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (December 10, 2024)—PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization charged with managing the power grid for 65 million people across 13 states, filed changes to its rules…
Although cops used all manner of technological means to try to apprehend the killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, it was a keen-eyed McDonald's worker — not facial recognition or other high…
Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with bird flu could have potentially contracted the illness by drinking infected raw milk that was subject to a…
The National Academy of Inventors has named Argonne chemist Chris Johnson as a 2024 fellow. Johnson is known worldwide for his pioneering contributions to battery research that promotes the transition…
A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that more than half of calories consumed at home by adults in the U.S. come from ultraprocessed foods.…
Follicular Lymphoma| stock.adobe.comUpdated 5-year data from the phase 2 ZUMA-5 trial (NCT03105336) showed that treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel; Yescarta) led to durable responses and…
Quantum-AI convergence accelerates as AWS deploys Trainium clusters amid $2.7B federal research initiative. GM to sell EV battery plant.
This is a customer submitted press release. Submit your press release. Jared Isaacman’s nomination as NASA Administrator sparks excitement and questions. A billionaire entrepreneur and private…
Knowing whether or not a planet elsewhere in the galaxy could potentially be habitable requires knowing a lot about that planet’s sun. Sarah Peacock relies on computer models to assess stars’…
A new vortex electric field with the potential to enhance future electronic, magnetic and optical devices has been observed by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and local…
A team of researchers from the University of Cologne, Hasselt University (Belgium) and the University of St Andrews (Scotland) has succeeded in using the quantum mechanical principle of strong light…
A detailed analysis of more than 500 California wildfire incidents from 2015 to 2022 by University at Buffalo scientists shows that disaster recovery resources in California favor people living in…
The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. Previous research in a…
UCSF scientists combine a precision drug therapy with an antibody and radiation to eliminate tumors without causing side effects. Radiation is one of the most effective ways to kill a tumor. But these…
ASH Annual Meeting | Image Credit:© Tatiana Shepeleva – stock.adobe.comThe addition of lisaftoclax (APG-2575) to pomalidomide (Pomalyst) and dexamethasone (Pd) resulted in high overall response rates…
All living organisms host microbiomes composed of both beneficial and harmful microbes that influence health. Microbiome diversity affects host fitness: low diversity can lead to immune issues and…
Periods of sudden melting in the Antarctic ice sheet have been unearthed in a new climate record from over 20 million years ago by geoscientists led by the University of Leicester and the University…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s withdrawal of its proposed terminal disclaimer rule is seen as a setback for biosimilar developers, as it preserves patent prosecution practices…
“We’re arguably not keeping up with the climate change that’s already occurred,” he added. For the second study, published in Environmental Research Letters, the researchers trained artificial…
Author: University of Miami Miller School of MedicinePublished: 2024/12/10Publication Type: Research, Study, Analysis - Peer-Reviewed: YesTopic: Colorectal Cancers (Publications Database)Page Content:…
"This is your brain on drugs," the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there's something to that chestnut. Opioid addicts experienced structural and functional changes in…
News ReleaseTuesday, December 10, 2024 Study Examined Tecovirimat in Countries Affected by Global Clade II Mpox Outbreak. The antiviral drug tecovirimat did not reduce the time to lesion resolution or…
Published: 15:10 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 15:11 EST, 10 December 2024 The smog and haze of pollution hanging over major cities like New York might lead people to believe they are the worst…
The World Health Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for global public health, recently recommended universal introduction of rubella vaccination, a major step towards potentially…
NAIROBI, KENYA — The United Nations, Microsoft and Kenya’s Ministry of Information last week launched a digital and artificial intelligence center in Nairobi to train African public servants and…
Multiple Myeloma | stock.adobe.comIdecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel; Abecma) produced responses in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma affecting the central nervous system (CNS),…
To help improve punctuality by understanding how delays propagate and identifying critical trains, researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), in collaboration with Austrian Federal Railways…
Colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, may be fueled by the food on our plates. Researchers at the University of South Florida and Tampa General…
Bionomics is progressing BNC-210 to phase III trials in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following positive feedback from the U.S. FDA. Final data from the phase II Attune study were presented at…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a federal order for the testing of the nation’s milk supply.This order comes following the increase in bird flu cases. The virus was first detected in…
School leaders are increasingly using generative AI to streamline administrative tasks, enhance community engagement, and modernize operations. While tools like ChatGPT and ThoughtExchange offer…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a federal order for the testing of the nation’s milk supply. This order comes following the increase in bird flu cases. The virus was first detected in…
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) proudly joins the ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare (ALL IN), as a coalition member to support this groundbreaking initiative committed to…
Volunteering, even a small amount, is linked to slower age acceleration for both retirees and working people, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “We found…
Large B-Cell Lymphoma| stock.adobe.comFindings from the phase 2 EPCORE DLBCL-3 trial (NCT05660967) showed that fixed-duration subcutaneous epcoritamab-bysp (Epkinly) generated responses and was safe…
ASH Meeting | Image credit:© Nittaya – stock.adobe.comArlocabtagene autoleucel (arlo-cel; BMS-986393), a CAR T-cell therapy targeting GPRC5D, demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity and an…
The Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye® today introduced a first for San Francisco, a tactile exhibit to improve accessibility and inclusion for those who are blind and visually impaired. The exhibit…
Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) could be made easier through mailing older adults on Medicare Advantage a multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) test for them to complete, according to a study…
Record-breaking drought. Devastating fires. Over the past few months, the northeastern United States has experienced what many states in the western half of the country are accustomed to: wildfires.…
Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was reportedly carrying a black — and possibly 3D-printed — handgun along with a…
Newswise — Background: Various studies have reported on the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. Here we present the largest population-based investigation of genotype-specific distributions…
The national president of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Haruna Mamman, has pledged to prioritise research and evidence-based practice to advance the association.Mr Mamman…
As Australia enters the hot, muggy summer months, many are beginning to feel the warmth — and realising their homes aren't great at keeping them cool.New analysis from CoreLogic shows that the typical…
Mantle Cell Lymphoma | Image Credit: © Tatiana Shepeleva – stock.adobe.comTreatment with brexucabtagene autoleucel (brexu-cel; Tecartus) led to a high objective response rate (ORR) regardless of the…
A groundbreaking piece of navigation technology that uses the ability to sense information through touch can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people,…
SAN FRANCISCO – French propulsion startup Ion-X raised 13 million euros ($13.67 million) in a Series A funding round announced Dec. 10. With the investment, the spinoff of the French National Center…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new treatment is showing promise for people with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM). This precancerous condition can progress to active multiple myeloma, a type of blood…
The study examined the relationship between daily physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep quality with cognitive performance the next day in adults aged 50 to 83. Participants wore…
Illustration of the initially discovered endosymbiont ‘Candidatus Azoamicus ciliaticola’ and its ciliate host. The figure is a composite of a scanning electron microscope image (SEM, grey) and…
Eli Lilly & Co. will begin studies to see if its blockbuster weight-loss medicines are also effective at controlling addictive behaviors like alcohol abuse, smoking and drug addiction, Chief Executive…
Picture this: You’re a photographer disembarking onto the rocky shores of Saint Andrews Bay on the windswept island of South Georgia. Amid a waddle of 500,000 tuxedo-clad king penguins, one stands out…
Biomedical scientists, a subset of healthcare scientists, comprise the biggest scientific workforce in the health service and specialise in diagnosing and monitoring disease. Thanks to genomics,…
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica’s icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine…
This is a customer submitted press release. Submit your press release. The Earth observation (EO) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) markets are growing rapidly. In a 2022 market report by…
Newswise: O’Neill School launches of Master of Public Policy program Newswise gives journalists access to the latest news and provides a platform for universities, institutions, and journalists to…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University President Pamela Whitten highlighted significant growth in student success, transformative research and IU’s impact on the state during her 2024 State of the…
A student at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis has had a front-row seat to the resurgence of manufacturing in central Indiana thanks to an internship supporting activity…
Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands of times higher than what would kill…
Some researchers worry that if AI systems become conscious and people neglect or treat them poorly, they might suffer.Credit: Pol Cartie/Sipa/AlamyThe
Pharmacists play a crucial role in medication therapy management, serving as trusted experts who can help patients understand their medications and ensure continuity of care as they transition between…
Researchers identified 13 proteins that predicted how quickly or slowly a person's brain aged. (Nature Aging) Midlife anxiety was common decades before people developed dementia, the Norwegian HUNT…
Public buses in Sydney. Credit: Jenny Evans/Getty Images A jerking, lurching bus ride can be enough to put someone off their lunch – or even dissuade them from using public transport. But just how…
Oleg Breslavtsev / Getty Images Drinking coffee can support the gut microbiome, new research found.Regular coffee drinkers had higher levels of a specific microbe that may contribute to coffee’s…
Photo: Iñaki del Olmo The first and oldest lending library in continuous existence in the United States is located in Franklin, Massachusetts. The Franklin Public Library opened in
Vidoes have gone viral in China showing human law enforcement patrolling the streets alongside AI-powered spherical robots capable of detecting and stopping crime
Rendering of a 40 MW VASIMR® Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) human mission to Mars (Credit, Ad Astra Rocket Company) Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many…
Liu X, Wang P, Zhang C, Ma Z. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR): A rising star in the era of precision medicine of lung cancer. Oncotarget. 2017;8:50209–20.Article PubMed PubMed Central
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The way many people get their news today would be unrecognizable to broadsheet devotees of decades past. You may read email newsletters, scroll headlines on social…
As the Space Force prepares to celebrate its fifth birthday this month—and its growth from a single Guardian to a uniformed force of nearly 10,000—Polaris chatted with Space Force Chief Master…
Researchers at the University of Maryland are using supercomputers and machine learning methods to analyze a full year of real-time data collected from individual EV charging ports at more than 50,000…
Of the eight planets and 293 moons that call our solar system home, only Earth has a surface that sloshes with liquid water. Roughly 71% of the face of our world is covered in seas, lakes, rivers, and…
Fatima, who now lives in Dubai, flew home to Birmingham after receiving a message from her youngest sister telling her: "I think dad's gone.""I was with my friends and I literally like fell onto the…
As the internet continues to pore over the extensive online presence of Luigi Mangione, who has been arrested as the prime suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, his…
Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional properties: incredible strength (about 200 times stronger than steel), light…
This is a montage of NASA Hubble Space Telescope views of our solar system’s four giant outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, each shown in enhanced color. The images were taken over…
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the U.S. Space Force marks its fifth anniversary, senior leaders and rank-and-file members, known as guardians, gathered at the second annual Spacepower Conference in Orlando this…
SAN DIEGO -- Kids with sickle cell disease who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) had fewer serious disease complications along with better quality-of-life and cognitive…
New study reveals ancient rituals, a carved turtle, and clues to early human gatherings.
Large B-Cell Lymphoma| stock.adobe.comFixed duration glofitamab (Columvi) plus polatuzumab vedotin (Polivy) demonstrated high response rates and durable remissions in heavily pretreated patients with…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain McGill-led researchers developed a model of the factors that go into citizens' calculations about whether to bribe officials, information that can help authorities…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 1959, at the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, in front of a model American kitchen full of appliances, Vice President Richard Nixon and…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Higher incomes are often correlated with healthier pregnancies and babies, but is it really the money that matters? Sedimentary rocks that formed 390 million years…
Gemtree Wines at McLaren Vale is working hard to fulfil UN Sustainable Development Goals. Credit: L. Lesar, Flinders University Quality control tools offer actionable solutions for businesses to build…
Lauren Pearson conducting fieldwork in Italy. Credit: Elizabeth A. Sibilia Over the past few years, raging wildfires in Italy have become a common and deadly occurrence. In Southern Italy, intense,…
What do underwater navigation, drug safety, and air traffic control have in common? Each creates challenges that can be solved with quantum science and technology. In Connecticut, the unique public…
Sign up for the Smarter Faster newsletter A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people It’s easy to accept that human disorders such as phenylketonuria or cystic fibrosis…
US biotech Halia Therapeutics has announced promising topline findings from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of its oral treatment for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. The drug, HT-6184,…
BYLINE: Sydney Barrilleaux Self-driving cars rely on artificial intelligence to predict where nearby cars will go. But when those predictions don’t match reality, that discrepancy can potentially lead…
Human fingerprints are detailed, unique, difficult to alter, and durable over the life of an individual, making them suitable as long-term markers of human identity. Could the same concept be used to…
Varoglutamstat was being considered in the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease, but Vivoryon will now consider it in kidney treatments. Credit: Max Acronym / Shutterstock. Vivoryon Therapeutics has…
The organization that sets fishing rules for a swath of the Pacific Ocean covering nearly 20% of Earth’s surface and supplying half the world’s tuna catch held its annual meeting in Fiji from Nov. 28…
After receiving an unsolicited acquisition proposal from an unnamed Big Pharma in 2023, Poseida reached out to inform partner Roche of the offer, at which point the Swiss pharma said it wasn’t…
Could next-generation geothermal energy finally fulfill its promise of ridding us of fossil fuels for good?
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rose Villa Senior Living, a nonprofit, single-site continuing care retirement community (CCRC), announces its partnership with HealthyLifetime™, a…
Thousands of spectators lined up along the tracks of several Caltrain stations on the Peninsula over the weekend to witness the festive Holiday Train on its southbound journey.The train was decked out…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global…
An undescribed ant species in the genus Opisthopsis. It’s found only in Kakadu, Northern Territory. Credit: Francois Brassard, Charles Darwin University More than 95% of Australian animals are…
Last week, Ally Louks (now Dr. Louks), an academic at the University of Cambridge, posted a picture of herself on the social media site X with her fresh PhD thesis titled “Olfactory Ethics: The…
The exoplanet WASP-69 b has a "tail," leaving a trail of gas in its wake.WASP-69 b is slowly losing its atmosphere as light hydrogen and helium particles in the planet's outer atmosphere escape the…
SAN DIEGO -- Results from a small single-center study showed that treatment with a gene therapy involving the use of lentiviral vector-transduced autologous hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) increased…
Facilities to capture and store carbon emissions from energy, industry and hydrogen production will support 2,000 jobs in the north-east of England, the government has said.In October, it pledged…
An emergency can strike anyone, anywhere, but only some hospitals are equipped to handle critically injured patients. Of these patients, up to a third are first taken to the closest non-trauma…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from NPL, working in collaboration with AI experts from IBM and the Science and Technology facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Center, are applying the…
Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows. Canada's unusually intense…
Eric Stach of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues used neural networks to better identify the characteristics of catalysts that drive the creation of liquid fuels from…
Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54729-6> Model showing hypothesized SNP relationship to IFNγ and hypervirulence. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024…
Image by Altoona Police DepartmentEver since his name was publicized by law enforcement, the internet has furiously been poring over the online presence of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, the suspected…
Wearable sensor data combined with machine learning predicts fall risk in Parkinson's patients, enhancing preventive care and clinical outcomes over five years.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to…
Weak radio luminescence captured by a low light intensity camera from a synthetic diamond carbon film made from beta-emitting carbon-14 atoms. Credit: University of Bristol. In the vast emptiness of…
Ninety percent of people with Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, will develop Alzheimer’s. Yet this population has never been included in the clinical research that has underpinned regulatory…
Artistic concept of an 'epitranscriptomic' fingerprint. Credit: Queralt Tolosa/Centro de Regulación Genómica Different types of cancer have unique molecular "fingerprints" which are detectable in…
These compounds can act as powerful antidotes to treat carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, and hydrogen sulfide poisoning without any risk of side effects. Credit: The authors Hydrogen sulfide, a…
A firefighter battles the Franklin blaze in Malibu, California on December 10, 2024. A wind-fanned wildfire quickly spread early on Tuesday in Malibu, threatening homes and businesses in the coastal…
Exhaust fumes are blamed for air pollution including ozone and nitrogen dioxide. Fine particle air pollution killed nearly 240,000 people in the European Union in 2022, a five percent fall on the…
Credit: Shutterstock Use of trichloroethylene for making separators in lithium-ion batteries will be phased out within 5 years under a new US regulation.
The numbers of e-scooter and e-bike injuries have tripled in the US since 2019, fuelled by alcohol and substance use, finds a nationwide analysis of emergency department visits, published online in…
Newswise — CHICAGO – Delirium and cognitive decline are common complications of anesthesia and surgery in older adults. Evidence-based recommendations on strategies to reduce the risk of postoperative…
Sleep equity among children belonging to minoritized groups deserves more clinical attention, according to a new report published today in JAMA Network Open. This cross-sectional study found that…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named MemorialCare's Miller Children's & Women's…
November 21st 2024Explore the complexities of gene and cell therapy development with our comprehensive guide to Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) testing. Learn how our expertise ensures…
In the pitch-black depths of the Atacama Trench, nearly 5 miles below the ocean’s surface, a team of researchers has uncovered a new predator unlike anything previously seen. The discovery of…
Job strain at age 45 predicted mental health problems five years later.Toxic jobs that have high demands along with low levels of control increase the risk of mental illness, research finds.The…
The study assessed zelicapavir’s antiviral effects in children aged 28 days to 36 months. Credit: GOLFX / Shutterstock. US-based biotechnology company Enanta Pharmaceuticals
"Where is everybody?" That famous phrase, uttered over lunch by eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, perfectly encapsulated what has since become known as the Fermi paradox: If life happened here on Earth…
Radalytica continues to develop its RadalyX NDT system, merging diverse imaging methodologies, from inspection in laboratories to aircraft hangars.
Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how…
Research presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting revealed that a genetic variant enriched in Andean populations, associated with reduced inflammation and improved response…
Content warning: this story discusses sexual abuse, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders and other disturbing topics.Google and an AI chatbot startup it backed with $2.7 billion are the targets of a…
Nucleic Acids Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1006> AcrIIIA1 binds to Csm2 within the Cas10-Csm effector complex and attenuates Cas10’s DNase activity and second messenger production. Credit:…
People with diabetes who are taking GLP-1 meds such as Ozempic or Mounjaro may be getting an added bonus: Reductions in their odds for a dangerous blood clot, new research finds. The study found that…
Dyson spheres and rings have always held a special fascination for me. The concept is simple, build a great big structure either as a sphere or ring to harness the energy from a star. Dyson rings are…
Home Topics Wildlife Rare footage shows ‘unseen world’ of South Australia’s little penguins By Diane Colombelli-Négrel • 10 December 2024 On Granite Island off South Australia, a colony of little…
Professors should probably start changing how they evaluate students.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the University of Gothenburg have identified two types of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease - a liver-specific type and a systemic type that affects…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D3 supplementation does not significantly reduce the risk for developing diabetes among older adults who are not at high risk for diabetes, according…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for cervical cancer, with different approaches recommended for those aged 21 to 29…
WASHINGTON — The United States slapped sanctions on a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees Tuesday, accusing it of compromising more than 80,000 firewalls in a 2020 attack. The U.S.…
Traditional chemistry is so last year. Welcome to the world of mechanochemistry, where reactions that were thought impossible – indeed, that are impossible when attempted in more conventional ways –…
The company’s anti-coagulant is designed to stop the formulation of Factor XI, with the aim of cutting rates of thrombosis without significantly increasing the rate of bleeding. Credit: Shutterstock /…
NOAA’s annual Arctic Report Card illustrates a warmer, wetter, and increasingly wonky Arctic climate.
AngioDynamics has obtained an FDA green light for its NanoKnife prostate cancer ablation system, designed to precisely target and destroy tissue without delivering excess heat and the unintended…
Daniel Siegwart, Ph.D., Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been…
In February 2024, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, in agreement with the management of the Max Planck Society, terminated its working relationship with the Lebanese…
Published: 10:22 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 10:22 EST, 10 December 2024 When it comes to wrapping presents, it's easy to feel under pressure to be extravagant.Some people place gifts in boxes,…
Published: 11:18 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 11:18 EST, 10 December 2024 Experts have issued an urgent warning over trendy wood burning stoves, as research reveals they produce more pollution…
The Cala kIQ System, along with TAPS Therapy, offers a non-invasive alternative for action hand tremor relief in individuals suffering from ET and Parkinson’s disease. Credit: CGN089 / Shutterstock.…
Even as snow becomes less consistent in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, climate change could be making deadly avalanches more common, threatening the recovery of bighorn sheep there. Credit:…
I’ve written before about concerns related to longevity research hype from Harvard professor David Sinclair.The media often eats up statements about longevity from Sinclair and a few other scientists…
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | stock.adobe.comTreatment with the combination of sonrotoclax (BGB-11417) and zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) led to responses and was well tolerated in previously untreated…
The researchers grouped up all measurements of methanethiol in seawater and added them to measurements made in the Southern Ocean and the Mediterranean coast. Using seawater temperature collected from…
How do oyster farmers choose what type of oyster to grow for the market? This decision is especially difficult in Puget Sound, where farmers must balance traits such as meat quality and size with…
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 10, 2024) -- Cedars-Sinai is ranked No. 1 among large organizations on Foundry’s Computerworld "Best Places to Work in IT 2025."The distinction, announced by Computerworld,…
The peptide synthesis market is witnessing robust growth, fueled by increasing demand for peptide-based drugs in treating chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes. Advancements in synthesis…
2/3 power-law behavior on the right. Credit: Yinming Shao / Penn State. Adapted from Physical Review X (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.14.041057> An illustration of the calculated structure of ZrSiS…
Piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn; Pfizer), is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat a variety of serious infections, including sepsis, pneumonia, and skin/soft tissue infections. While it provides…
NOAA released its annual Arctic Report Card today. Notably, this year gave evidence the Arctic was a net carbon source rather than a reliable carbon sink. Below is a statement by Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel,…
A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end…
Reported debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) – a medium-lift launcher operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).Image credit: Australian…
The Bering land bridge that spanned between Siberia and Alaska during the Ice Age was more of a Bering land bog, new research finds.The discovery could help explain why some animals, such as birds,…
Dr Ildem Akerman, Associate Professor in Functional Genomics at the University of Birmingham and lead researcher of the BetaCell Birmingham facility said: “This funding represents a major forward leap…
Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters that can strike with little to no warning for coastlines. Often the first sign of major tsunami is a drop in the sea level as water flows out to join the…
Funding has been made available which will enable new research to take place into a possible link between manganese exposure and the development of Parkinson’s Disease. Barrow Neurological Institute…
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The Kūʻula course was created in the Marine Science Department and provided life changing experiences for Kānaka ʻŌiwi, Pacific Islander, and local students to weave Indigenous and western knowledge…
Astronomers have doubled the known population of dark comets—enigmatic celestial objects that resemble asteroids but exhibit the dynamic behavior of comets. A newly published study highlights the…
Hedy Lee Kindler, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Section of Hematology/Oncology, has been appointed as the new Associate Dean of Clinical Science Research, Human Subjects,effective March 1, 2025.…
Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD, has been appointed the University of Chicago Health System leader for Radiation and Cellular Oncology.In his expanded role, which took effect in November, Weichselbaum is…
Adding the CD19-targeting monoclonal antibody tafastimab (Monjuvi; Incyte) to the standard combination of lenalidomide (Revlimid; Bristol Myers Squibb) and rituximab (Rituxan; Genentech/Biogen) for…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is one of the foremost federal science agencies whose foundational work has wide implications and immense value for people’s daily lives and…
Two families in Texas have filed a lawsuit, Futurism reports, accusing Google-backed AI chatbot company Character.AI of sexually and emotionally abusing their school-aged children."Through its…
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today published an updated Practice Guideline for Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. The guideline provides recommendations on…
[embedded content] In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Don Claussen, CEO, ST Engineering iDirect. Key topics of the conversation…
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports (Annals Short Reports), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ peer-reviewed, open-access journal, has been accepted for indexing in PubMed Central,1 expanding its…
Seja pelo excesso de comida, ao contrair uma doença, se sentir estressado ou extremamente cansado, um calendário cheio de festas no final de ano pode afetar a sua saúde, diz Safia Debar, Bacharel em…
I reach CERN’s Antimatter Factory at 8 a.m. sharp.My first memory of hearing about antimatter is in the 2009 movie Angels and Demons. In the movie, the bad guys steal from this very lab a small…
The proposed approach paves the way to the rational design and consruction of functional β-sheet structures. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo A newly developed approach can precisely produce four…
Johannes de Sacrobosco’s 13th century text De Sphaera Mundi depicts an eclipse. In new work, researchers used ancient eclipse records to learn more about how the length of days on Earth has changed…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Fatty, salty and sugary ultra-processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of colon cancer by spurring chronic inflammation in the gut.In a new study,…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- “This is your brain on drugs,” the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there’s something to that chestnut.Opioid addicts experienced…
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More breast cancers are being detected later in women, giving the tumors a chance to spread and become life-threatening, a new study finds.This increase in…
Milen Zamfirov Earlier this year, Milen Zamfirov, dean of the faculty of educational sciences at Sofia University in Bulgaria, was named an exceptional scientist in the social sciences and humanities.…
Evolutionary geneticist Mary-Claire King did not anticipate the impact of her discovery.Credit: Rina Castelnuovo/New York Times/Redux/eyevineWhen Mary-Claire King embarked on a painstaking 17-year…
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. women with breast cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body by the time of diagnosis increased dramatically among all ages and ethnicities between 2004…
Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows. Overall, rates of injuries from these "micromobility"…
Junk food like potato chips, ice cream and ready-made meals have long been linked with a spate of health conditions including cancers, heart disease and diabetes.Now, a new study by University of…
In the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, collisions occur where, for a fraction of a second, the conditions that existed right after the Big Bang happen once more. In the deluge of particles that form…
So-called dark comets exist in two classes, large objects in the outer Solar System and smaller ones closer to the Sun, a new paper reveals. Dark comets are not a form of dark matter, but objects with…
Nature has a nifty way of throwing unexpected collaborations into the mix, and on that topic, might we introduce you to the panda dolphin. Known to science as the Commerson’s dolphin, it rocks an…
The plumbing systems in households can teem with generally harmless microbial life, but scientists have not had an opportunity to fully document the bacterial communities within people’s homes. The…
Newswise — Phosphorus is a critical nutrient for plant growth, yet it is often locked away in soils and inaccessible to plants. The natural process of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS), in which…
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule to limit emissions of the invisible and carcinogenic gas ethylene oxide from facilities that sterilize medical supplies…
A pivotal study has unveiled the genetic mechanisms that control lateral branching in tomatoes, a critical factor for improving crop productivity. By focusing on the WRKY-B transcription factor, the…
Sora is finally here — sort of.OpenAI announced today that it would publicly release its much-hyped video generation AI tool to users in certain countries, after being in closed beta for nearly a year…
The Amazon River snakes around for at least 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles), yet it is not crossed by a single bridge (at least officially). Given humankind’s strong tendency to reshape natural…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage, the Sirio-Libanes hospital said in a statement in the…
Fifteen European governments (including 12 EU members) have called for the EU to change how it manages migration and asylum seekers. They want, primarily, to speed up the process by which irregular…
A ghostly white, unusually large predator has been discovered deep inside one of Earth's deepest ocean trenches.Found at a staggering depth of 25,900 feet (7,902 meters) in the eastern Pacific Ocean's…
Newswise — Potatoes are a vital food source for over two billion people globally, yet they are highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Cold spells can devastate potato crops, causing significant…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Normally, America's smokiest cities lie out west. But Canada's unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities in smoke farther east than is usual,…
Patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and coexisting conditions who underwent 1-year fixed-duration therapy with venetoclax (Venclexta) and obinutuzumab (Gazyva) had…
HAIYANG, Shandong, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's XZY-1 verification rocket has conducted a successful static firing test at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. The XZY…
Scientists exploring a deep cavern in Galilee, Israel, have discovered evidence that ancient humans used the location to worship a symbolic object seemingly representing a turtle god more than 35,000…
Kim KW, Park SH, Kim JC. Fibroblast biology in pterygia. Exp Eye Res. 2016;142:32–9.Article PubMed Google Scholar Detorakis ET, Spandidos DA. Path
Caton, J. G. et al. A new classification scheme for periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions — introduction and key changes from the 1999 classification. J. Clin. Periodontol. 45, S1–S8…
ACS Photonics (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01516> Generation of radially polarized photons in concept. Credit: ACS Photonics (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01516 Researchers have developed…
Among the many reasons why we ought to cut climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and sharply as possible, the weakening of a system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional…
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing, and commercializing therapies to…
Nanoscale Horizons (2024). DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00263F> Assembled nanocube nanolaser. Credit: Nanoscale Horizons (2024). DOI: 10.1039/D4NH00263F Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania…
(Adobe Stock) Comment| Print| A A When it comes to sweets, the type a person chooses can have a significant impact on their heart health, a new study finds. Sugary drinks significantly increase a…
This commentary poses the following question: Is it time to end or at least vigorously challenge the continued rhetoric and associated claims that seek to deny the clinical benefit of regulatory…
Whether it’s overeating, catching an illness or feeling stress or sheer exhaustion, a busy calendar of holiday festivities can take a toll on health, says Safia Debar, MBBS, a general practitioner and…
Imagine tiny robots moving together in perfect harmony, like a stadium crowd doing the wave. Researchers at Cornell University have created microscopic machines that can synchronize their movements…
Images available for use with credit can be found here.Woods Hole, Mass. (Dec. 10, 2024) – Recent missions by underwater vehicles operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) highlight…
An ebook is one of two file formats that are intended to be used with e-reader devices and apps such as Amazon Kindle or Apple iBooks. Why is an eBook better than a PDF? A PDF is a digital…
Rising aridity worldwide is having sizeable impacts on agriculture and the intensity of weather events. Image: Galyna Andrushko/Shutterstock By Victoria Heath More than 75 per cent of Earth’s land has…
A Mexican highway project revealed an ancient pyramid buried beneath the road.Crews uncovered a pre-Hispanic pyramid that dips below an existing roadway in central-eastern Mexico.While briefly…
A study led by Dartmouth researchers shows that microscopic marine animals called zooplankton can be enticed to ingest organic carbon particulates in seawater that are later confined to the deep ocean…
The centre is set to become a hub for education, research, and treatment. Credit: Jodie Nash/Shutterstock. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), CurePSP and GemVax & KAEL have signed a…
An American-led research team has developed a new way to sequester more carbon dioxide at the bottom of the ocean. The technique leverages the ravenous appetite of microscopic zooplankton and their…
Globally, over a quarter of a million women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 70% of these deaths. In Ghana, the rate of maternal deaths is 263 per…
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has made remarkable progress in developing its agricultural seed industry, both in terms of variety and quality, amid efforts to enhance self-reliance in seeds,…
00:04:26 | December 10, 2024 What does a scientific term like messenger RNA (mRNA) mean for society? In one very tangible sense, it can mean the difference between life and death. The mRNA vaccines…
A microscopic image of Toxoplasma gondii. Credit: Michael Holmes A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they…
Known as sand piranhas, Excirolana chiltoni are tiny crustaceans that nibble at your feet – and draw blood – if you sit in the wet sand at the beach. Here’s how to keep them from ruining your vacay!…
The beginnings of rice farming and making alcohol in China are interesting areas of study. The Shangshan culture in the Lower Yangzi River region is a key focus for archaeologists studying these early…
The strange blend of surface chemistry on Nix and Hydra raises big question about the evolution of the Pluto system.
Rising seas spell doom for coastal wetlands trapping carbon—or do they? New research reveals that as these ecosystems transition, they can still trap carbon and possibly cool the planet.
As beavers build dams in new areas, they impound water, warming permafrost adjacent to their ponds.
Researchers compared caribou tracking data with satellite observations to learn whether snowpack conditions trigger the animals’ arduous annual migration.
Intended to improve soil health, these crops are also associated with moisture depletion at shallow depths, which significantly impacts cash crop yields in arid regions.
Climate change–driven factors make regions more vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floods.
NewAmsterdam is singing data from its Broadway heart disease trial, hailing another phase 3 win for its cholesterol-busting candidate. Having struggled to wow investors with earlier data, the biotech…
Lava Therapeutics has jettisoned its only wholly owned clinical-stage asset after the blood cancer drug “did not reach Lava’s internal benchmarks.”The Dutch biotech had been evaluating the candidate,…
The two companies will develop a test for feline influenza, calicivirus and herpes virus-1 that provides accurate results in minutes at point of need ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --…
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vascarta Inc. ("Vascarta") reported new research findings at the 66th Annual American Society of Hematology meeting in San Diego showing that their novel…
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The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) announced that a research team led by Dr. Dong-Chan Lim and Dr. So-Yeon Kim from the Energy & Environment Materials Research Division has developed a…
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Abstract Purpose Immunization rates can be influenced by community access to immunizations and vaccine promotion from eligible providers. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions,…
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LONDON, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Virax Biolabs Group Limited (NASDAQ: VRAX) ("Virax" or the "Company"), an innovative biotechnology company focused on the detection of immune responses and…
One of the highest-resolution cameras in astronomy has been used to capture a distant star-producing spiral galaxy in exquisite detail. The image shows the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as M83,…
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A healthy diet can reduce the severity of chronic pain, presenting an easy and accessible way for sufferers to better manage their condition
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Many patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can be cured by a transplant of blood-forming stem cells from a healthy donor, known as an allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Studies…
Roche has shared new long-term results from a phase 3 study of its anti-CD79b antibody-drug conjugate Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin) in patients with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), an…
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WASHINGTON — Blue Origin says it still plans to attempt a first launch of its New Glenn rocket before the end of the year as it makes final vehicle and regulatory preparations. The company reaffirmed…
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In early results from a non-randomised study, the biologic agent epcoritamab, which leverages patients’ own immune systems to find and kill cancer cells, showed promise in patients with chronic…
First responders who worked at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City were three times more likely to have genetic changes associated with an…
PFAS are raising health concerns due to accumulation in the environment and humans. This article explores the advanced analytical methods that aid PFAS detection in drinking water, ensuring compliance…
Increasingly, agricultural scientists in Asia and Africa are using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop disease-resistant, high-yield crop varieties. Many, especially those in government research…
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American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun are the latest in a long line of scientists to be honored with the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology by the Swedish organization.The pair were…
WASHINGTON — European startup Atmos Space Cargo, a developer of reentry vehicles, has brought on board a former NASA deputy administrator to help the company enter the U.S. market. Atmos announced…
For scores of Brits, it's not a true start to the morning without a comforting cup of coffee. Yet, beyond its well-known kickstart effect, scientists have pinpointed extra health benefits behind this…
A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves…
A study by Flinders University, working with colleagues in The Netherlands, has shown that a national lung cancer screening programme could significantly reduce lung cancer deaths. The study,…
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The annual presentation of the Nobel Prizesat a special ceremony in Stockholm in Sweden each December recognizes crucial achievements in science. This year’s prize in physics jointly recognizes John…
A recent study suggests that efforts to reduce nutrient runoff in Lake Erie aimed at curbing harmful algal blooms and alleviating low-oxygen dead zones, might inadvertently affect fishery health.…
Cambridge scientists have developed a urine test for early detection of lung cancer. The test, the first of its kind, detects ‘zombie’ cells that could indicate the first signs of the disease.…
Invasive species experts are asking those decorating for the holidays to check their trees, wreaths and garland for hidden pests. Insect eggs from spongy moths and spotted lanternflies could be hiding…
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Preliminary results from 86 patients enrolled in the Phase 2 pivotal iMMagine-1 study of anito-cel demonstrated 97% ORR and 62% CR/sCR at a median follow-up of 9.5 months Arcellx, Inc. has announced…
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New potential therapeutic targets have been identified for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) - the leading cause of kidney failure in the world - that could see patients treated with new gene and drug…
Credit: University of Surrey Astrophysicists have added further flames to a 20 year debate about what lies at the centre the largest star cluster in the Milky Way galaxy – Omega Centauri. The stars…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merakris Therapeutics is pleased to announce that enrollment is now open for Part 2 of its Phase 2 multicenter, clinical trial…
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We invite nominations for one Chair and one Vice-Chair position on the Diversity Committee of Europlanet. Deadline for nominations: 10 January 2025. The Europlanet Diversity Committee acts as a…
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Daily cold exposure with shivering for 10 days improves glucose tolerance and metabolic health in individuals with obesity, highlighting shivering's role.
Among patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), those who received a combination regimen of the oral medications acalabrutinib and venetoclax had significantly better…
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This study characterized the intercity domestic migration flows in four countries, and found that in the USA, the UK and Canada, flows from big cities serve as shocks in smaller nearby cities, but not…
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Concern surrounding the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in dairy cows in the United States is growing. A total of 58 human cases have been reported as of…
"The future is here," the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She'd decided to begin life anew — on her own…
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We meet 10 remarkable people who shaped science in 2024 and learn what we need to know about H5N1 avian influenza.
After flash flooding in the Valencia region of Spain claimed more than 200 lives at the end of October, social-media users blamed the removal of dams and circulated a map as evidence. But the map does…
In his World View article, Tim Weiss argues that digital platforms increasingly treat users as unwitting participants in experiments, and points out the real-world consequences this has had on gig…
Yongyi Min and her colleagues highlight how citizen input can help fill data gaps that are hindering the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs (Y. Min et al. Nature…
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A new paper has set out ways that we can test the anthropic principle, or whether the universe has been "finely tuned" for life. Surprisingly, it may be possible to have answers to this age-old…
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US cohort study highlights dark chocolate's potential role in reducing type 2 diabetes risk, while milk chocolate consumption is associated with weight gain.
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A modified AG50, China's new-generation light-sport aircraft, made a successful maiden flight on Monday, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).…
Inequality in Pandemic Effects on School Track Placement and the Role of Social and Academic Embeddedness Van de Werfhorst, Herman G., Dieuwke Zwier, Sara Geven, Thijs Bol, and Carla Haelermans A lot…
Traveling to the moon is no easy feat. Our natural satellite orbits Earth at an average distance of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers). So how long does it take to reach our closest neighbor from the…
Seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River are ending the year at an impasse in negotiations over the writing of new rules for dealing with chronic water shortages.Representatives of…
Helical structures are fundamental to biology, evident in the iconic double-stranded helix of DNA and the spiral arrangement of heart muscle cells. Drawing inspiration from these remarkable designs,…
Researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety who looked back at data on more than 200 vehicle-pedestrian crashes in the U.S. say Americans' preference for large, tall vehicles is…
The Moon’s surface tells the story of its tumultuous past, marked by billions of years of asteroid and comet impacts. Among these scars is one colossal feature that stands out: the South Pole-Aitken…
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common health issue affecting millions worldwide. It occurs when the force of blood against artery walls remains consistently elevated, increasing the risk…
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are a newer class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes. These drugs help lower blood sugar by preventing the kidneys from reabsorbing…
High blood pressure is a serious health issue affecting millions of people worldwide. Despite efforts to manage it through lifestyle changes, such as improving diet and exercise habits, and taking…
An overlooked prognostic factor Current treatment decisions for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are primarily based on biological factors, such as the International Prognostic Index (IPI), which…
9 December, 2024 News stories British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff working on the frozen continent are preparing to celebrate the festive season in style. Nearly 300 researchers, engineers, crew and…
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The synergistic combination of PFAS preconcentration and low-temperature degradation is a challenging goal in the broad field of water treatment technologies. Metal–organic frameworks as next…
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In patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), intratumoural and intertumoural heterogeneity increases chemoresistance and mortality rates. However, such morphological and phenotypic…
Kaur, U. et al. Proteome-wide structural biology: an emerging field for the structural analysis of proteins on the proteomic scale. J. Proteome Res. 17, 3614–3627 (2018).Article CAS PubMed PubMed…
The universe’s constant expansion is a cornerstone of modern cosmology, yet it raises a mind-bending question: What is it expanding into? If the universe is infinite, this seems paradoxical. However,…
Dementia is not a single disease but a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social abilities so much that they interfere with daily life. It often causes people to forget important…
A new study has shed light on why severe COVID-19 can be so dangerous. Researchers from top institutions, including Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and others, found that the SARS-CoV…
In the United States alone, over 37 million people live with diabetes, and a significant portion of them have type 2 diabetes. While this condition has traditionally been associated with older adults,…
Diabetes, a condition affecting one in eleven people globally, is a growing health challenge. Researchers from Université de Montréal and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute have made an exciting…
Credit: Unsplash+ Your liver is a vital organ that works tirelessly to keep your body healthy. It filters toxins, processes nutrients, and produces essential proteins. However, heavy alcohol use can…
Taking care of your heart is essential for your overall health and well-being. While regular exercise and a balanced diet are key, certain vitamins and nutrients also play a crucial role in supporting…
Lauren Winser, from Harold Hill, will now be learning on the job with Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT). She had a real taste of life on the ward completing her…
PD-1 pathway blockade in combination with chemotherapy has emerged as a treatment paradigm for patients with resectable lung cancer, but insights into predictive biomarkers and mechanisms of immune…
The mango mealybug is more than just a pest. It is a significant threat to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
Joseph Malin, a stall holder at the market, estimated his turnover was down 10% to 15% with the day's closure. He said: "We only have five big Saturdays for the duration of the market whilst we're…
Graphene energy transfer (GET) can be used to measure the distance between a graphene surface and a fluorescent dye. A new strategy for attaching DNA in a controlled orientation onto graphene now…
Srivastava, D. et al. Regulation of cardiac mesodermal and neural crest development by the bHLH transcription factor, dHAND. Nat. Genet. 16, 154–160 (1997). This paper first reported the morphological…
Research finds microplastics in human blood correlated with lifestyle habits and changes in coagulation markers, emphasizing the need to mitigate exposure and its health risks.
GSK has handed over $45 million upfront to fellow London-based firm Relation to help the pharma identify new targets for fibrotic diseases and osteoarthritis. The two-stranded collaboration will see…
The forested wetlands in Saxony's Ore Mountains were drained to make space for commercial tree stock - a catastrophe for climate change. A project is working to restore these areas to the powerful…
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 — Wayne E. Jones Jr. has been re-elected as chair of the board of directors of the American Chemical Society (ACS). His second one-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2025. As chair…
Crows, whales and elephants have all been the subject of AI-assisted studies.Credit: Discovery Access/Getty; Amanda Cotton/Project CETI; Allstar Picture Library/GettyListening to sperm whales has…
It can be tricky to see sponges as animals, stationary and plant-like as they are, but they represent some of the longest-living animals on the planet. Arguably the most impressive can be found in…
Protein manufacturing plays a vital role in advancing medicine, enabling the creation of vaccines, therapeutic proteins, and other bioproducts that address global health challenges. As the industry…
Researchers at NC State have developed metasheets that combine magnetic fields and kirigami design to lift and manipulate fragile objects and liquids without direct contact. The elastic polymer sheet…
Operated robotically with low-intensity magnetic fields, the catheter can access areas of the heart with millimetre-level precision. Credit: MAD.vertise / Shutterstock. China’s National Medical…
Inconsistencies have been uncovered in how acid dissociation constants for zwitterionic compounds are recorded in chemical databases, as well as how they are used in modelling.1 This could have a…
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new device that leverages magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the flexible dimpled surface. This allows…
From the 18th century, Indigenous peoples across the Pacific have navigated a changing roster of imperial powers including Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.…
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If we learn from our families that chicken soup helps with a cold from our families, then it really can help us, thanks to the power of placebo (Credit: Getty Images)From orange juice to zinc…
In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon volcano, as seen from Mansalanao, Negros…
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King’s has been recognised as 8th in Europe and 14th globally in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2025 which measure how organisations are tackling environmental, social and governance…
A groundbreaking navigation device can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, new research shows. Researchers from Imperial College London, working with…
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The trial, led by King's College London and King's College Hospital, is investigating the safety and tolerability of modified regulatory T cells - otherwise known as Tregs - in treating aplastic…
In a joint statement, they said: "We felt it was our responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and this is a great day for St Martin to be the first parish to commit to solar power and to do our…
Nature Communications. December 10, 2024> Scanning-tunneling microscopy (STM) image illustrating the formation of nanostructuring in the gold monolayer on iridium upon exposure to boron flux (a), and…
President Theodore Roosevelt clenches his teeth as he makes a point during an interview with unidentified journalists. PhotoQuest / Getty Images On the tenth anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, Prime…
Fragmented and degraded forests in the Santarem region. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe and Rede Amazônia Sustentável. Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions…
A whopping eight out of 10 workers believe that standing up at work is detrimental to their health, a study has found.The research, which surveyed 1,000 adults who spend four or more hours a day on…
Bio: Camillo De Lellis was born in 1976 in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. After earning his undergraduate degree in mathematics at the University of Pisa in 1999, he wrote his doctoral dissertation…
Home News A helping (robotic) hand for coral By AG Staff • 10 December 2024 In a world-first, CSIRO scientists have developed a soft robotic ‘hand’ to assist coral propagation efforts in laboratories.…
This article was cross-posted on VoxEU. Mobile-based digital initiatives have emerged as a popular tool for governments, NGOs, and the private sector to influence individual behaviour. With thousands…
As part of the Public Health Scotland (PHS) evaluation of the National Mission on Drug Deaths, the findings of a research project interviewing key individuals in the field have been published today.…
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A notional spectrum of an Earth-like world with key constituents like water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide needed for life. But what would that life be like? (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Joseph…
What is the most effective use of astronauts in the future? The key space exploration challenge to US astronauts is not foreign astronauts, but robotic spacecraft. They travel farther, arrive earlier,…
The Orion heat shield from the Artemis 1 mission, whose erosion led to a lengthy investigation that has significantly delayed Artemis 2. (credit: NASA) In January, NASA announced delays in the next…
The programme requires fellows to work two years in each hospital. Credit: Shriners Children’s. Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada and Children’s Hospitals of Eastern Ontario Research Institute…
Climate tipping points are a specter looming over our future — thresholds beyond which the Earth’s systems switch into new states, often abruptly and irreversibly. The long-frozen soil beneath the…
Findings from a series of studies conducted in mice, human tissues, and healthy volunteers suggest that a ketogenic diet can enhance the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy. The results point to β…
A historic milestone has been reached as the first cohort of students graduates from the world’s first Masters in Reparatory Justice. This double-degree programme, a collaboration between the…
The UK has a fertility gap of around 0.3 children meaning that for every three children wanted only two are born. This phenomenon is largely driven by people starting families later in life. For…
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced that it has launched a new microsite—HEOR Explained—designed to help people better understand how health economics…
Research out of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has shed light on how the drug venetoclax works synergistically with CAR T-cell immunotherapy to combat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL),…
A preclinical study led by a faculty member at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that gilteritinib, a targeted cancer treatment, can strengthen chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell…
The first enrollment and dosing of the first patient in Taiwan marks the extension of the company’s HARMONIC trial into Asia for the first time. Credit: Shutterstock / Jujumin Chu Texas-based…
For many of the people served by the humanitarian sector, 2024 has been the worst of times. The most recent UN estimates of those forced to flee violence and disaster is a record of 120 million, a…
Published: 19:01 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 19:01 EST, 9 December 2024 Parents have been warned to be alert for dangerous and illegal toys while shopping online this Christmas.A Which?…
NASA has revealed the discovery of seven new "dark comets," bringing the total of this strange new class of objects to 14. Dark comets are a newly defined type of near-Earth object somewhere between…
The clinical development process is long, often exceeding 10 years from discovery through regulatory approval for a drug candidate. Whereas established companies have experience in all clinical trial…
Three leading climate scientists have combined insights from 10 global climate models and, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), conclude that regional warming thresholds are likely to be…
AI predicts that most of the world will see temperatures rise to 3C much faster than previously expected. Credit: CCBY IOP Publishing Three leading climate scientists have combined insights from 10…
In October, the American Heart Association published new guidelines for preventing stroke. This is not surprising. New guidelines for different conditions are released often, and the last guidelines…
RSPCA Superintendent Jo Hirst said: "The large 25% increase in the number of pet neglect calls we are taking is a major concern during our busy winter period when many people are facing more financial…
Science & Exploration 10/12/2024 14 views 0 likes Today, ESA’s powerful X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, celebrates 25 years in space. From planets to black holes, the space telescope has delivered many…
Dementia was the leading cause of death in the UK in 2023, according to analysis. The “crisis will only worsen” because of the ageing population, Alzheimer’s Research UK warned, unless the Government…
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BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed an on-chip integrated polarization photodetector (pol-PD), drawing inspiration from the unique polarization vision of desert ants. The…
The Nature paper highlights one of the most challenging obstacles to data sharing: policy. Essentially, countries are taking different approaches to how they store and maintain data securely, often…
Prof David Sear, a professor of physical geography at the University of Southampton, said his team expected to see changes in how much water is stored."You've got this animal that hasn't been here for…
The opening ceremony of the event was attended by Iran's Defense Minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, the commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, the CEO of Iran's…
In the Republic of Ireland, about 15,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without electricity on Tuesday morning.A team of 60 technicians from French power provider Enedis has arrived in the…
If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren't roving through space or decorating a living room — they're monitoring the stems, leaves…
89 percent of patients evaluable for minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment were MRD negative, with the majority reaching MRD negativity in less than 2 months1 Results add to the overall survival…
Scientists have decoded the 3D structure of a key enzyme linked to Alzheimer's disease …
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of rice beer dating back about 10,000 years at a site in Eastern China, providing further insights into the origins of alcoholic beverages in Asia. The discovery…
Computer simulation of the RMS Mauretania A recent study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of World War One dazzle ships – vessels painted in camouflage designed to confuse enemy submariners about…
I am sitting at a slick Manhattan waterfront restaurant on the banks of the East River, New York City, trying to decide why I find the caviar pizza on the menu so disturbing. Jonathan Haffmans, the…
The Main Asteroid Belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The largest objects there have been known for hundreds of years, but new smaller rocks orbiting in this region are discovered…
Some land areas around the globe, excluding Antarctica, became permanently dry due to rising aridity, according to a study by United Nations (UN) scientists.Released on Monday, the UN Convention to…
Amsterdam Schiphol airport's total flight capacity will be lowered by 4% next year in an effort to cut noise pollution, the Dutch government said on Friday (December 6, 2024).Traffic at Schiphol, one…
In an effort to address the growing need for HIV awareness, Mozuk Future Solutions, JSI Research and Training Institute (JSI), and other development partners have taken self-testing and prevention…
Life sciences executives are entering 2025 with data-driven optimism, according to Deloitte’s newly released “2025 Life Sciences Outlook.” Survey findings from 150 global C-suite executives show that…
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH)’s Biomedical Research Institute aims to establish itself as a hub for research and development in advanced biopharmaceuticals, including regenerative…
The study, entitled ‘Racism, belonging and Covid’s legacy of ethnic inequalities in Scotland’, was authored by Nissa Finney, a professor of human geography at St Andrews University who is also the…
A diverse selection of impact projects, which include devices for more accurate timing, ultra-secure encryption, and retinal monitoring, are set to benefit from the first round of funding support from…
Curocell's Anbal-cel (brand name: Rimqarto), a locally developed CAR-T therapy, has been designated by the government for expedited approval and market launch through a simultaneous process of…
Commons science committee will examine how sector can drive development beyond the ‘golden triangle’
It added the trees were "causing difficulties accessing sites as well as damage to the network."Field operations director Roisin Quinn said: "Storm Darragh is the biggest storm our region has faced in…
Canceling VIPER undermines the scientific credibility of NASA’s Artemis campaign and the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. The rover — managed by NASA’s Ames…
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This year, space was brought down to Earth. Our planet had front-row seats to dazzling cosmic events, spacecraft collected samples from other worlds, and new missions made the Moon feel closer than it…
BENGALURU, India, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SKAN Research Trust (SKAN), promoted by Indian entrepreneur Ashok Soota, announced that it is accorded two significant recognitions from the Government…
About the University of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is ranked amongst the world’s top 100 institutions, and its work brings people from across the world to Birmingham, including researchers…
Two years of data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have now validated the Hubble Space Telescope’s earlier finding that the rate of the universe’s expansion is faster - by about 8% - than would…
Climate change is a well-documented threat, with experts predicting that if it continues unchecked, it will contribute to ecosystem disruption, severe weather events, food insecurity, rising ocean…
The University of Michigan has numerous labs and researchers dedicated to investigating climate change. The Michigan Daily explored how some groups are using their research to address the challenges…
The University of Michigan has numerous labs and researchers dedicated to investigating climate change. The Michigan Daily explored how some groups are using their research to address the challenges…
The University of Michigan has numerous labs and researchers dedicated to investigating climate change. The Michigan Daily explored how some groups are using their research to address the challenges…
The University of Michigan has numerous labs and researchers dedicated to investigating climate change. The Michigan Daily explored how some groups are using their research to address the challenges…
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was about 10 kilometers wide, a rare event occurring once every 100-500 million years. Smaller asteroids, roughly the size of a bus, hit Earth more often,…
Mr Irvine, of the UFU, will speak at the NIAC on Tuesday.He said he would be highlighting the "vulnerability" of Northern Ireland farmers."The significance of agriculture within the Northern Ireland…
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves drilling into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at a rock layer, to release the gas inside.Cuadrilla previously…
The club is funded by grants and members' fees."If there's anything little left over we try to improve the facilities, but over the last few years it's become more and more of a challenge with the…
Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SPHDF.OB) announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidance that recommended AGAMREE or vamorolone for use in the National Health…
Low uptake of Covid vaccines is fuelling concerns of a ticking time bomb for the NHS, which is already under huge winter pressure The number of people taking up the offer of a free Covid booster jab…
Ayla, a terrier cross rescued in February, arrived at the Sussex North and Brighton Branch site with ear and eye infections.After months of treatment, the canine is looking to find a permanent home…
"Charismatic" water voles have returned to local waterways for the first time in 20 years.The reintroduction, led by the West of England Nature Partnership (WENP), in collaboration with Bristol…
Alan Harvey, the college's head of curriculum for horticulture & floristry, said: "You need good soil to grow other crops in the UK but you can grow crops in a car park using this technology."He…
One of the best meteor showers of 2024 closes out the year this coming weekend.If skies are clear, watch for the Geminid meteors, peaking on the night of Friday into Saturday, December 13-14th. To be…
Mu Yang vandalised yet another Elsevier journal. This time, it’s Environmental Research, a journal completely conquered by Asian papermill fraud. The journal has an impressive impact factor of 7.7 and…
Miles Upton, Regional General Manager, Asia, Cambridge Consultants, Capgemini Invent, Singapore The global bioeconomy is on the brink of a transformation as sweeping as the rise of AI, with…
More than EUR 2 million have been invested in the reconstruction of the historic building. The new study center will open on November 21. The Rector of the University of Latvia, Professor Gundars…
Tagrisso (osimertinib), a targeted therapy, has received approval for treating patients with unresectable stage 3 EGFR-mutated (Ex19del, L858R substitution) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose…
Noul, an AI-based diagnostic platform company, announced Tuesday its expansion into the European market through a supply agreement with Germany’s Limbach Group SE, the country’s largest diagnostic…
Novartis Korea ranked No. 1 on the 2024 Access to Medicine Index (ATMI) in Korea for its leadership in research and development and access governance and its ongoing efforts to improve global access…
You asked for science book recommendations for the kids in your life. Two bookworm experts respond—and share their own favorites.
The supply of federally certified nursing homes has dropped 5% since 2014, according to new data compiled by KFF’s healthcare research arm. In the same 10-year period, the number of deficiencies…
Quitline coaching over the phone helped almost half of young people who vape ditch the habit, potentially improving their health and decreasing the chances they’ll transition to cigarettes, according…
A Northern Territory space base from which three NASA rockets were launched in 2022 has ceased operations effective immediately, its management has announced.The company running the spaceport,…
BYLINE: Sophie Bethune Newswise — WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. adults hope to avoid political discussions during the holidays and, in some cases, family members they disagree with, according to a…
Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queenCleopatra VII. The dig also…
A pan-European team of researchers have used a dedicated grant from the EuroHPC supercomputing consortium to create an artificial intelligence model specially designed to perform better in EU…
The scientific committee behind the EU researcher networking scheme, COST Actions, says it is time to boost its budget amid an unprecedented flood of applications.In the last call for proposals, the…
Decarbonisation is a central plank of the EU’s strategy to combat climate change and achieve sustainable development, and over the years it has backed related research through the framework…
Taking Horizon Europe clean tech project results and scaling them up with funding from the €40 billion EU Innovation Fund sounds like a no-brainer. But few Horizon grantees have managed to take the…
Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is home to both the university and a research centre. They participate as two separate institutions in the Framework Programme, and currently sit in…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has put its weight behind a new agrifood accelerator in Warsaw, promising increased support for start-ups in this sector across central and…
The Clean Aviation joint undertaking will launch its third annual call for proposals in February 2025, with €380 million in EU funding, mostly for research related to regional and short-medium range…
Violence and abuse are associated with a range of negative outcomes including poor mental health (Golding 1999; McManus et al., 2022; Paulino & Ogonah 2024; Whiting 2023), poor physical health…
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London provides valuable insights into the brain-body immune connection identifying key communication…
Despite a fall in the number of people with asthma over the past decade who say that cost has stopped them taking their meds as prescribed, financial hardship still remains a deterrent for 1 in 6 with…
Although humans can produce as much as 1.5 liters of saliva every day, most people don’t give spit a second thought. But spit—and more specifically the proteins it contains—has an important yet…
This year's study also recognizes 100+ hospitals preventing maternity care deserts. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and…
A federal appeals court has upheld a law that could ban TikTok if its China-based parent company, ByteDance, refuses to sell it off. The court dismissed a challenge by TikTok that said a ban would…
Smokers with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or a precursor condition had elevated levels of genetic mutations linked to the disease, a new study shows. The study also found that heavier smokers…
Three clinical trials led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated significant positive results from novel triplet therapies in the treatment of relapsed or…
Google's Willow quantum chip achieves 291µs coherence time with distance-7 logical qubit, demonstrating 2.4x improvement in quantum memory.
Citizens in northern Thailand staged protests along the shore of the Mekong River on Dec. 7 to draw attention to a controversial dam slated to be built on the river’s mainstream over the border in…
Belly fat can cause serious health issues for men, but small changes in diet, exercise, and alcohol habits can make a big difference. Photo / 123rfResearch suggests it’s more dangerous to be an…
A new Harvard study showed that people who eat dark chocolate daily may significantly lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21 percent, while milk chocolate does not appear to offer the…
Adult patients with newly diagnosed malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (mHLH) – a rare, aggressive hyperinflammatory condition – who were treated with the first-in-class…
A flavonoid-rich diet, including apples, tea, and dark chocolate, significantly lowers the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and improves liver health biomarkers. These findings…
In order for oral antiretrovirals that prevent HIV infection to be effective, they must be taken daily as directed. Now, results from a phase 3 clinical trial have indicated that a twice-yearly…
Residents in a swathe of suburbs in Perth's south are being urged to remove all fruit and fruiting vegetables from their gardens following the detection of the Queensland fruit fly. A quarantine area…
Since 1971, the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, founded in memory of Vince Lombardi who died from colon cancer in 1970, has been dedicated to supporting initiatives aimed at preventing cancer,…
With the H5N1 bird flu virus spreading quickly across animals in the US, experts are on high alert for signs of human-to-human transmission. Such a jump could become far easier with just a single…
Imagine indulging in your favourite dessert - not as a guilty pleasure, but as a potential ally for sharper focus and better memory. It might sound too good to be true, but emerging research suggests…
Portuguese researchers explore olive oil consumption and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, revealing key barriers and consumer patterns. The findings highlight the need for tailored strategies to…
Singapore General Hospital (SGH) enhances its radiographers' capabilities in MR clinical practice through Philips Clinical Application Training and an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Training Centre…
A year from now, children under the age of 16 in Australia will be barred from many social-media platforms — the highest minimum-age limit in the world. Other countries or regions have introduced…
New RAND research identifies early predictors of cognitive impairment and dementia using a nationally representative U.S. dataset, highlighting the role of modifiable factors and baseline cognitive…
Verheijen J, Tahata S, Kozicz T, Witters P, Morava E. Therapeutic approaches in congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) involving N-linked glycosylation: an update. Genet Med. 2020;22:268–79.…
Title: Searching for small primordial black holes in planets, asteroids and here on EarthAuthors: De-Chang Dai and Dejan StojkovicFirst Author’s Institution: Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa…
Researchers develop a groundbreaking "black-box forgetting" technique, enabling AI models to selectively forget unnecessary classes while retaining critical functionality, improving efficiency and…
Discover how an advanced AI-powered tool, PlantRNA-FM, is revolutionizing plant biology by uncovering hidden RNA codes, paving the way for resilient crops and groundbreaking genetic insights.
Physical activity doesn't need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits – lowering the risk of several diseases, including heart disease,…
GSK Korea said Tuesday that its immunotherapy drug Jemperli (dostarlimab) has received expanded approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).The new indication allows Jemperli, in…
A young planet named HIP 67522 b is one of the lowest-density worlds ever spotted1. Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which…
Researchers have developed an RFID-enabled smart mask that uses machine learning to achieve high-accuracy lip-reading, even when users wear face masks. This innovation provides a privacy-preserving…
S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, of Mayo Clinic; Nosha Farhadfar, MD, of Methodist Physician Practices; and Sonali Smith, MD, of University of Chicago Medicine, sit down with Chandler Park, MD, FACP, to…
We all understand the value of a good night’s sleep, but could the way you position yourself in bed influence more than just your comfort? According to recent research, the answer is a resounding yes.
The agreement enables the DoN to potentially fund UH to conduct $10 million in projects and support services annually.
Last week, influencer Haliey Welch, who rose to fame as the "Hawk Tuah" girl from a viral TikTok video earlier this year, launched an altcoin — which allegedly rugpulled countless fans.Welch and her…
Note on methodology:Update 2023-10-19 – We now use Kpler to estimate seaborne exports from Russia and other countries. This change increases our tracker’s estimate of exports from Russia to the world…
Medical residents who resigned in protest of the government’s push to increase the medical school enrollment quota will not return to hospitals next year.According to the recruitment status of trainee…
Researchers tested GPT-3's cognitive and emotional intelligence, uncovering strengths in knowledge-based tasks and human-like self-assessment biases, but no definitive self-awareness.
During this virtual panel, industry experts will explore the latest advances in environmental monitoring, discuss key challenges within the sector and approaches that can prevent and mitigate these…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nona Biosciences, a global biotechnology company providing a total solution from "Idea to IND" (I to ITM), ranging from target validation and antibody…
A project in China that is developing an autonomous and self-evolving virtual healthcare setting is targeted to go public next year. This is confirmed to Healthcare IT News by Yang Liu, a professor at…
Just a few months after cocaine was detected in the bodies of sharks off the coast of South America, research has found fentanyl and other drugs in dozens of dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, adding to…
Scientists from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) are ready to say that 2024 is going to be the hottest year our planet has experienced since records began. This is both surprising…
Michigan Medicine announced the discontinuation of its U-M Health Plan to focus on direct patient care, education and research Nov. 27. Michigan Medicine will continue to provide coverage for claims…
A team of UVM scientists led by Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has uncovered a novel mechanism that reshapes our understanding of how blood flow…
SHANGHAI and NANJING, China and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IASO Biotherapeutics ("IASO Bio"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and…
Discover how a cutting-edge AI model revolutionizes fake news detection by combining advanced text analysis with social interaction dynamics, setting new standards in combating misinformation.
Patients with multiple myeloma are living longer thanks to a host of new immunotherapies and targeted drugs. But there is still no cure for the disease. Physician-scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive…
Newswise — MIAMI, FLORIDA (STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL DEC. 9, 2024, AT 9 PM EST) – Smokers with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or a precursor condition had elevated levels of genetic mutations linked…
OpenAI released its text-to-video generation software Sora to the public Monday.The video tool, which relies on the same generative artificial intelligence that powers ChatGPT, can turn a plain…
Imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can watch and understand moving images with the subtlety of a human brain. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have made this a reality by creating…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects millions of people worldwide and can lead to serious health problems if left unchecked. While factors like age, genetics, and preexisting conditions such as…
A chronic cough can be a persistent and uncomfortable condition, lasting for weeks or even months. It can interrupt your sleep, make social situations awkward, and leave you feeling frustrated and…
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found a way to read emotions using changes in skin conductance. This method avoids using cameras and focuses on how the skin reacts to different…
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are breaking new ground in the fight against systemic mastocytosis, a rare and heterogeneous condition that is often challenging for clinicians to accurately…
A group of scientists at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed a new genetic code that acts like a cancer ringleader, recruiting and deploying a gang of tumor cells to incite a…
As artificial intelligence becomes more involved in journalism, journalists and editors are grappling not only with how to use the technology, but how to disclose its use to readers. New research from…
A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic…
Eager to try OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video tool now that it’s launched to the public? Looks like you’re going to have to be patient. At 10 a.m. PT on Monday, the San Francisco-based company made its…
New findings, published in respected and influential British Journal of Sports Medicine, challenge the common claim that women are more likely than men to suffer ACL injuries. The ACL (anterior…
Sandia National Laboratories executed 72 new Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) in fiscal year 2024, the second-highest number in its history. Sandia last reached similar levels…
Quantum-AI convergence accelerates as AWS deploys Trainium clusters amid $2.7B federal research initiative. GM to sell EV battery plant.
A team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in solar technology by creating a tandem solar cell with a record efficiency of 25.7%. The research, led by Dr. Felix Lang from the University of…
People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and dying prematurely due to atherosclerosis. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has now identified…
Sonja Zweegman, MD, PhD, explains the improvements in minimum residual disease negativity found after treatment with daratumumab and the VRd regimen in patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma…
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base…
For years, glucose-sensitive membranes have been a key focus for improving controlled insulin release in diabetes treatments. Glucose-sensitive membrane was previously constructed using glucose…
Ninety percent of cancer deaths are due to the spread of cancer, not complications from the original tumor. Thus, for over 50 years now, scientists have been on a quest to identify which malignant…
The short-term boost our brains get after we do exercise persists throughout the following day, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. Previous research in a…
Online training that helps people recognize and understand new voices could be key to helping older adults improve communication in everyday environments, finds research by UCL experts. The study,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – By Lee Han-soo/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent -- A landmark study, presented during the plenary session of the 2024 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting,…
Non-invasive brain imaging is usually handled with electrodes, sticky gels, and wires: it's an ugly, uncomfortable, and time-consuming setup. But scientists have now developed a potential upgrade in…
Three clinical trials led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated significant positive results from novel triplet therapies in the treatment of relapsed or…
A potential new treatment for motor neurone disease (MND) developed by a company spun-out of The University of Queensland has produced successful results in a human clinical trial. NuNerve, formed to…
Passing San Diego County’s fire officials’ proposed rules to make large battery storage systems safer would have the same effect as banning them, green energy builders and experts say. In response to…
Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel…
A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, examines how the food choice values of parents impact their children's eating behaviors in restaurants. The study…
Luca Bertamini, MD, hematologist at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, sat down for an interview with Pharmacy Times® to discuss new data from the PERSEUS trial he presented…
Where did Earth’s water come from? It’s a fundamental scientific question that has never been answered. In fact, NASA reports that we can only observe and understand 5% of the universe — with a…
The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of the fundamental forces, have been finely tuned to support life. Whether this is true or not or…
Scientists uncover how TRH neurons suppress hunger by inhibiting AgRP neurons, advancing our understanding of GLP-1-based obesity treatments.
University of Houston psychology researcher Jason Griffin, who has pioneered new ways of measuring eye movements to understand autism spectrum disorder, is reporting that children with autism focus on…
A novel, fixed-duration drug combination -; consisting of a second-generation BTK inhibitor, called acalabrutinib, plus a BCL-2 inhibitor (venetoclax), with or without a third blood cancer drug -;…
By Emily Lehmann , Lily Kallinikos 10 December 2024 4 min read CSIRO's Javier Atayde is working on protecting crops from pest and disease. AgCatalyst brought a feast for all the senses. From…
The Gir Forest, a sere landscape of teak, acacia, and jujube trees in western India, is home to the world’s last remaining wild Asiatic lions. Park rangers track the 650 cats’ every move to protect…
Scattered across the universe are stars that shine subtle hints of a shared ancestry. They might be thousands of light-years apart, almost indistinguishable from other, nearer stars that surround…
In the spring of 1987, I stooped over the desk in my shared student office in Cambridge, England, running my finger across a map of Papua New Guinea and squinting at the tiny typescript. I was trying…
In this issue of Nautilus, we bring you a new understanding of kinship—and how it can unite us, ocean waves, and even distant stars. In the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, the Mali tribe has long…
After opposition forces seized several key Syrian cities in a matter of days, former president Bashar al-Assad has fled the country and his regime has fallen. A University of Melbourne expert analyses…
SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to…
A group of southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea. (Image courtesy of Daniel W. Franks) (Daniel W. Franks) Stop trying to make dead salmon hats happen. It’s probably not a thing. People…
Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is hosting the 47th…
Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, an inherited…
89 percent of patients evaluable for MRD assessment were MRD negative, with the majority reaching MRD negativity in less than 2 months Results add to the overall survival (OS) benefits recently…
About a third of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a fast-growing form of lymphoma, will see their disease advance or recur following treatment. Seeking a new treatment strategy…
89 percent of evaluable patients achieved minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity with CARVYKTI® after three-year follow-up in CARTITUDE-4 study; the majority in less than 2 monthsResults add to the…
Reading time: < 1 minuteResearchers at the University of Hawaiʻi are working to understand the challenges Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino adults face in joining prediabetes…
Women, especially Mexican Americans, are more likely than men to skip critical post-stroke medications, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve adherence and reduce stroke…
For the first time, researchers used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma (GBM) to accurately model a patient's response to CAR T cell therapy in real time. The…
New findings on apparent outcomes disparities from ambient air respiratory toxins in US public schools show that more children of Latino, Hispanic, and Asian descent are disabled following…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lockheed Martin announced plans to launch its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket in 2025, marking the second mission in a multi-launch agreement…
The SPHEREx mission will also measure the collective glow from galaxies near and far, including light from hidden galaxies that haven’t been individually observed. This data will provide a more…
Alzheimer’s Research UK has warned the ‘crisis will only worsen’ unless the Government takes action.
Published: 19:05 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 19:16 EST, 9 December 2024 Medics should suspect cancer in older men who complain of tiredness, a new study suggests. It comes after a study found men…
In its various forms, lead has been used in many everyday products for millennia. The Romans even added it to wine as a sweetener. Its most widespread use, however, was its addition to petrol. And it…
The Chief Nurse Research Internship programme is designed for nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) at the Trust who are eager to expand their knowledge of research. Launched in…
A recent analysis reveals that the incidence rates of soft tissue sarcomas-;cancers in muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and tendons-;are lower in young U.S. active-duty military servicemen compared…
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly referred to as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), impacts roughly 30% of the global adult population. The disease…
ASH Meeting | Image credit: © Nittaya – stock.adobe.com The CD38-directed monoclonal antibody isatuximab (Sarclisa) combined with initial bortezomib (Velcade), lenalidomide (Revlimid), and…
Taking pride of place in one of South Australia's World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves, the skeleton of a marsupial lion can be seen pouncing towards visitors.For decades, a model of a partial…
Obesity significantly increases the risk of post-COVID-19 long-term sequelae, while smoking is primarily linked to memory disorders but does not raise the risk of long COVID symptoms or…
Emily Calandrelli made history on Nov. 22, 2024, when she became the 100th woman to go to space. But thanks to "small men on the internet," the monumental milestone was marred by misogyny, Calandrelli…
One of the most astonishing facts about the natural world is the existence of antiparticles. Theorised by the English physicist Paul A.M. Dirac in 1928 and observed in cosmic rays by American…
Two clinical trials testing the antibody loncastuximab tesirine (Zynlonta) showed encouraging results in patients with high-risk forms of two blood cancers – follicular lymphoma and marginal zone…
Therapeutic mRNAs offer great potential as a versatile and precise tool against cancer and other diseases. However, the therapeutic effectiveness is limited by the poor translation uptake of naked…
A new artificial intelligence-powered model is able to understand the genetic “language” of plants, according to researchers. Known as Plant RNA-FM, and believed to be the first of its kind, the model…
SAN FRANCISCO — The Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio won a $26.1 million contract to build a space weather instrument for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Under…
Taking pride of place in one of South Australia's World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves, the skeleton of a marsupial lion can be seen pouncing towards visitors.For decades, a model of a partial…
Dartmouth Health study shows how easily AI models can give right answers for wrong reasons Lebanon, NH – Medicine, like most fields, is transforming as the capabilities of artificial intelligence…
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma (GBM) to…
Despite a declining trend, the number of adults in the U.S. who say they did not adhere to their asthma treatment because of costs remains high, according to an observational study. From 2011-2022,…
The Price River Terminal, a crude oil transhipping terminal near Wellington, Utah In the 1993 movie “Jurassic Park,” Dr. Ian Malcolm, a fictional math genius specializing in chaos theory, explains the…
As a species, we’ve come to the awareness that we’re a minuscule part of a vast Universe defined by galaxy superclusters and the large-scale structure of the Universe. Driven by a healthy intellectual…
Hair loss during chemotherapy can cause enough distress for some women to lose self-confidence, which experts say may discourage them from seeking chemotherapy in the first place. Oral minoxidil is a…
The six global nutrition targets (GNTs) related to low birthweight, exclusive breastfeeding, child growth (ie, wasting, stunting, and overweight), and anaemia among females of reproductive age were…
More than 95% of Australian animals are invertebrates (animals without backbones – spiders, snails, insects, crabs, worms and others). There are at least 300,000 species of invertebrate in Australia.…
(© Natalia - stock.adobe.com) BALTIMORE — When you tied your shoes this morning, you probably didn’t give much thought to the physics involved. After all, tying knots is something humans have been…
Glyphosate exposure in mice exacerbates Alzheimer's-like neuropathologies, increases neuroinflammation, and leaves lasting effects, even after prolonged recovery.
Space debris tracking specialist Neuraspace added another optical telescope to extend satellite tracking over the Southern Hemisphere. The telescope is located in Chile and looks for all the world…
Nursing home workers should consider depression as a risk factor for resident falls, authors of a new study say. Depression is already reported as an independent risk factor for falls. In fact, it can…
TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile’s shares soared more than 16% Dec. 9 after the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator announced a 10-year commercial arrangement with Vodafone, one of Europe’s largest…
SAN FRANCISCO – German thermal data startup constellr announced a multiyear contract Dec. 9 with the German Space Agency DLR. Under the contract, constellr will begin supplying 30-meter native…
INDIANAPOLIS — A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to…
Two thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians were sipping mugs of a potion that caused them to enter an altered state of consciousness, in hopes of divine connection and healing. Archeologists made the…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Prior authorization delays lead to serious harm for people with cancer, according to a survey conducted by the American Society for Radiation Oncology…
Kristen Balano, PharmD, AAHIVP, associate clinical professor, North Bay APPE program director at University of California in San Francisco, highlights the significant challenges facing rural…
When you bake a loaf of bread or a batch of muffins, you put the dough into a pan. As the dough bakes in the oven, it expands into the baking pan. Any chocolate chips or blueberries in the muffin…
Ever noticed the appearance of mysterious and jelly-like green blobs or mats on your lawn or driveway after a rainy day? No, it’s not aliens, nor has someone done a very big sneeze near your house –…
Nobody knows what sleeping mushrooms dream of when their vast mycelial networks flicker and pulse with electrochemical responses akin to those of our own brain cells.But given a chance, what might…
Nuclear system safety, nuclear simulation tools and reactor design and analysis for cost competitiveness earn Argonne researchers accolades on “40 Under 40” list.Four scientists affiliated with the…
ABSTRACT: 805 Newswise — SAN DIEGO – Adult patients with newly diagnosed malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (mHLH) – a rare, aggressive hyperinflammatory condition – who were…
New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction. The research, co-authored by The…
Unprocessed red meat can be part of a healthy weight maintenance diet after rapid weight loss, with no adverse effects on metabolism or cardiovascular health. This study finds similar outcomes with…
The Embassy of Italy proudly invites you to a landmark event that brings together over 700 attendees, including leaders from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and…
Prime Minister Mark Brown, who is driving this, also happens to be the tourism minister and the seabed minerals minister. He's made it clear he wants the Cook Islands to be a leader in the…
The southwest corner of New South Wales, Australia, is a remote, semi-arid desert dotted with sheep pastures, dryland farms, and ample space for kangaroos to graze. But starting around 2 million years…
The Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon, Frost Moon, or the Winter Moon; the Moon before Yule or the Oak Moon; the Long Night Moon; the Child Moon; the Datta or Dattatreya Jayanti Festival Moon; the…
The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was reportedly carrying a several-page document when he was arrested — and though its contents are just starting to trickle out, they hold…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one in five stroke survivors are diagnosed with dementia, with increased risk lasting for 20 years after stroke, according to a study published online…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The surgical removal of tonsils or adenoids in young people is associated with an increased risk for subsequent stress-related disorders, according to a study…
Queensland Health has been directed to conduct a Part 9 Investigation into a major breach at the state’s Virology Laboratory, after it was revealed that several infectious virus samples stored at the…
A new peer-reviewed study provides evidence of a potential link between certain severe infections and an increased risk of dementia. The study highlighted evidence that severe infections — from…
California health tech company Carta Healthcare is upping its artificial intelligence platform with the acquisition of Realyze Intelligence, an oncology-focused firm that uses AI to match patients to…
Blood disorders affect millions worldwide—an estimated 5% of the global population suffers from conditions like anemia, and others. Anemia is a silent epidemic, with over 2 billion people affected…
woman standing at desk working If you’re a standing desk enthusiast, you might want to rethink how much time you spend on your feet. Why? A new study published in the journal Medicine & Science in…
The only known mRNA manufacturing facility in the Southern Hemisphere has opened in Victoria, creating hundreds of jobs and ensuring that world-class mRNA vaccines and medicines will be able to be…
Your drone can fly, but can it walk? That’s where RAVEN stands out. This experimental winged drone has little mechanical legs that let it walk, jump over obstacles and leap quickly into the air.…
Coronary artery disease is a condition in which plaque builds up within the blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen-rich blood. As plaque accumulates, the coronary arteries narrow or become…
A new RSV drug designed to protect young children was 93% effective at preventing hospitalization for the viral disease, a new study reports. Furthermore, the drug was 89% effective at preventing all…
HELSINKI — China is developing a dependence on space-based space situational awareness as its space activities expand, according to a new report. China’s on-orbit presence has grown dramatically in…
Queensland Health has been directed to conduct a Part 9 Investigation into a major breach at the state’s Virology Laboratory, after it was revealed that several infectious virus samples stored at the…
Less than three months after going public via a $227.7 million IPO, shares of Bioage Labs Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOA) took a hit Dec. 9, losing 77% of their value, as safety concerns prompted the company to…
Longevity biotech BioAge Labs has announced the discontinuation of its STRIDES Phase 2 clinical trial, which evaluated its investigational drug azelaprag for the treatment of obesity. The decision…
BYLINE: Memorial Hermann Health System Memorial Hermann Houston Mobile Stroke Unit earns Mobile Stroke Unit Certification by DNV Healthcare USA Inc.Newswise — HOUSTON (December 6, 2024) – The Memorial…
Characterized by darkness and intense pressure, the ocean’s hadal zone seems uninhabitable, yet dozens of unique organisms call it home. Each species discovered there adds a crucial piece to the…
SANTA BARBARA, California - Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a…
A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic gathering 35,000 years ago, the earliest on the Asian continent. Three Israeli researchers led the team that published its results today…
A new study from UC San Diego's Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or…
More than just a holiday gathering, this free, family-friendly event marked the culmination of a year-long appeal that raised $255,000 to provide 1,350 life-saving cancer screenings in our Borderplex…
The expression "it's like learning to ride a bike" is often used in situations where you never really forget the lesson. Once you know how to ride a bike, that's it, you just know.But while you may…
Photograph of Magnificent bird-of-paradise specimen. Credit: Image_1: inset photograph of Magnificent bird-of-paradise: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnificent_Bird-of…
Nature Chemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01686-8> Glycine-rich protein present in tick saliva is intrinsically disordered and shows a high propensity for LLPS. Credit: Nature Chemistry (2024).…
We now know who police have in custody for the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson — and digital sleuths have already found his Goodreads account.Indeed, a perusal of 26-year-old suspect…
Javier Milei took office as Argentina’s President on 10 December last year.Credit: Tomas F. Cuesta/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIt has been one year
Thousands of new genes are hidden inside the “dark matter” of our genome.Previously thought to be noise left over from evolution, a new study found that some of these tiny DNA snippets can make…
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | Image Credit: © LASZLO– stock.adobe.comAlthough the addition of uproleselan (GMI-1271) to chemotherapy did not improve overall survival (OS) vs chemotherapy alone in the…
Small-molecule biotech Belharra Therapeutics is implementing a workforce reduction that will impact 21 people. The layoffs will allow the San Diego-based biotech to extend its cash runway “to achieve…
BYLINE: Jen Bushman, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Researchers from the University of Illinois have reported complementary discoveries that will improve scientists’ understanding of immune…
eLight (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s43593-024-00078-2> Unraveling super-dispersion and non-locality of 𝛼-quartz crystals. Credit: eLight (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s43593-024-00078-2 In an era where autonomous…
Schematic view of the new laser. Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Jhonny Tiscareno Scientists have developed the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser composed exclusively of…
Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52958-3> Time-variant PT-symmetric frequency-scanning system. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52958-3 An…
Graphic showing the transverse motion of a quark (green sphere) inside a proton whose spin is aligned to its direction of motion (large yellow arrow). Credit: Valerie Lentz/Brookhaven National…
This week, Japanese commercial company Space One will make a second attempt to launch its Kairos vehicle, while SpaceX has three Falcon 9 launches planned in less than 28 hours towards the end of the…
BYLINE: Kay Ledbetter Newswise — Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Ph.D., assistant professor in microbial ecology and microbiome interactions, Department of Animal Science, is studying the ongoing threat of…
The way hydrocarbon molecules interact with light can affect the production of nitrous acid in the atmosphere, which contributes to pollution. In this study, researchers focused on the role of proton…
For individuals from diverse backgrounds, managing heart disease effectively often depends on more than access to medical care — it requires culturally relevant education. Recent research reveals that…
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a Roman theatre located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. It was constructed in AD 161 by Herodes Atticus in memory of his Roman wife, Aspasia…
“A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how much screen time and how much gaming is enough gaming and how to figure out where to draw the line,” said John Foxe, PhD, director of…
The Biden administration is shoring up its CHIPS Act funding agreements before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. Trump has previously disparaged the CHIPS Act and called for…
In 2024, billion-dollar techbio consolidation revealed convergence of supercomputing, ML architectures, and therapeutic validation pipelines.
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the…
Published: 16:02 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 16:39 EST, 9 December 2024 Archaeologists say they've found Tomb of St Nicholas who inspired the story of 'Santa Claus.'They uncovered a six-foot-long…
Almost a third of all new electronic data being generated is produced by health care systems. This immense quantity of data has the potential to transform our understanding of biology and drastically…
BYLINE: Xavier Gardner NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility scientists have brought the Solenoidal Large Intensity Device (SoLID) experiment to…
Published: 06:45 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 07:33 EST, 9 December 2024 In the days leading up to December 25, it's a question that many parents will repeatedly hear – is Father Christmas…
Published: 09:28 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 09:36 EST, 9 December 2024 Humanity is facing an 'existential crisis' that threatens billions around the globe, the UN has warned.A report from the UN…
Published: 11:26 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 12:03 EST, 9 December 2024 While there's no doubt Christmas is a time for celebration and joy, it can also be a great source of stress. Now, a new…
“Integrating information across NASA’s Earth System Observatory and its pathfinder missions SWOT and PACE is an exciting new frontier in Earth science,” said Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, program…
A pair of satellites astronomers hope can create an artificial eclipse were launched from a site in India last week. Beginning in 2025, each satellite will cause a periodic eclipse that lasts for six…
SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh test flight of its Starship megarocket, which could take place in just a month or so.The company conducted a static-fire test with Flight 7's Super Heavy first…
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe -- not a flaw in telescope measurements -- may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is…
Characterized by darkness and intense pressure, the ocean's hadal zone seems uninhabitable, yet dozens of unique organisms call it home. Each species discovered there adds a crucial piece to the…
Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Omega Centauri is a massive star cluster with…
The batteries of electric vehicles subject to the normal use of real world drivers -- like heavy traffic, long highway trips, short city trips, and mostly being parked -- could last about a third…
During its post-election lame duck session, the Republican-majority North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 382, ostensibly to fund Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, though only 12 of its 131 pages…
An old growth maple forest in Stewartstown, Hebron's Town Library and the Center School in Atkinson are among more than two dozen treasured community assets that will be preserved by a grant match…
Consumer Reports Meds like Wegovy are all over the news. But are they right for you, especially if you’re older than the average user? Today at 2:00 p.m. EST Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy.…
December 9, 2024 — It’s been a year of exciting news in the areas of education, research and community service across the five colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Here’s a look at 10 of…
Philadelphia December 9, 2024 – Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) found that larotrectinib, an oral drug that stops cancer-cell growth,…
December 9, 2024 — Eight UM researchers have been selected for their exceptional research performance and impact as demonstrated by multiple highly cited papers in 2024. The list is released by…
Scientific advisers to the European Commission are calling for a moratorium across the EU on efforts to artificially cool Earth through solar geoengineering. That includes controversial technologies…
ASH Meeting | Image credit: ©Nittaya– stock.adobe.comPelabresib (CPI-0610) plus ruxolitinib (Jakafi) demonstrated improvements in spleen volume, total symptom score, anemia, and the bone marrow…
Nearly half of adults with epilepsy are currently using or have used cannabidiol (CBD) products to treat epilepsy and its associated effects, and attitudes toward CBD are largely positive, according…
More than 3,000 known dragonfly species exist. I am happy taking photographs via Getty Images There’s something magical about dragonflies. Whether it’s their many-lensed eyes, their captivating flight…
12/09/2024December 9, 2024At this university in western Germany, a small dog is helping students cope with stress in their everyday lives. Spending time with animals has been shown to help people…
This artist’s concept shows interstellar object 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) after its discovery in 2017. While itself not a dark comet, ‘
December 9, 2024 — It’s been a year of exciting news in the areas of education, research and community service across the five colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Here’s a look at 10 of…
Ancient humans came together 35,000 years ago in the deepest, darkest part of a cave in what is now western Galilee, Israel, to hold ritualistic gatherings. This appears to be the earliest known…
One day on Earth is typically understood to last 24 hours, or 86,400 seconds. However, the amount of time it takes for our planet to complete a full rotation has fluctuated slightly over time.…
The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to have been about 10 kilometers across. That's about as wide as Brooklyn. Such a massive impactor is predicted to hit Earth rarely, once…
Could a humble bacterium hold the key to surviving cosmic radiation?
EMBARGO until Dec 9, 2024 6:00 pm (CST)Newswise — Children are at greater risk from inhaled air pollutants than adults, as they have higher respiratory rates. Research has shown that air pollutants in…
A new study by biologists from the Scripps Research Institute shows that a bird flu virus is just a single mutation away from having human-ready receptors.If the H5N1 virus does make the switch, it…
Extreme weather and pollution have increased the salt content in some soil, making growing conditions harsh for salt-sensitive crops like rice. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano detail a possible…
The phase 3 CEPHEUS trial demonstrated that adding daratumumab (DARA) to the VRd regimen significantly improves minimal residual disease negativity, progression-free survival, and overall response in…
The Chinese communist regime’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced on Dec. 9 that it had launched a probe of technology company Nvidia Corp over suspected violations of China’s anti…
One Earth (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.09.005> Credit: One Earth (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.09.005 A pair of new studies by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of…
Comedian Bill Burr was brash in his condemnation of slain UnitedHealthcare (UHC) CEO Brian Thompson, who he likened to a "gangster."The funnyman made the quip about the Thompson when speaking to…
Cerebral blood delivery depends on mechanisms such as electrical signaling, which propagates through capillary networks to upstream arterioles to deliver blood, and calcium signaling, which fine-tunes…
Researchers at Google Quantum AI have demonstrated “below-threshold” error correction, a necessary condition for building noise-resistant quantum computers that are sufficiently large to perform…
3C 273 is the uninspiring name given to the very first quasar to be linked with a visual object. Prior to that, quasars were known only by their radio emissions. The Hubble recently took a new, better…
Rising more than 2,400 meters (8,000 feet) above sea level on the central island of Negros, Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on…
As mysterious aircraft are spotted in New Jersey skies, James and Daria Totten, owners of the Totten Family Farm in Long Valley, spoke to Fox News Digital about witnessing the peculiar phenomena.They…
The memory devices fabricated using tantalum oxide on this chip can store data for both conventional memory and in-memory computing above 1000°F. (Photo credit: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering)…
Explorer-in-Training Ingrid Martinson participates in mapping data collection in the control room aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska. Download…
Consuming dark, but not milk, chocolate may be associated with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Our findings…
Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel…
(Photo by DavideAngelini on Shutterstock) “The microbiome mingle” sounds like it could be the latest dance craze, something to replace the macarena. Simply put, the concept explains that your friends…
Taposiris Magna, meaning “”great tomb of Osiris”, was founded by Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC during the Hellenistic period. Taposiris Magna was planned with a square shaped…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record—second only to 2023—making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured,…
Kidney patients in Bangladesh have to bear an average monthly expense of Tk 46,426, with costs ranging between Tk 6,690 and Tk 2,10,000, according to a study by Bangladesh Institute of Development…
qu starter with molds, yeast, and rice; (D) food consumption: eating and drinking. Credit: IGG> Reconstruction of the production-consumption process involving pottery and food in early Shangshan…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from University of California-Irvine published a new study that finds Republicans spread more misinformation than Democrats and explains the reasons…
Hil Malatino, associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and of philosophy and Joyce L. and Douglas S. Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute, recently received…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The contributions that Felecia Davis, Penn State associate professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, and students in her ARCH 497…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As a high school student, Keefe Manning became aware of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the importance of research and service related to cardiovascular diseases when…
Foods (2024). DOI: 10.3390/foods13182878> A representative image of bread produced without and with the addition of jabuticaba peel flour (JPF1 = 5%; JPF2 = 7.5%; JPF3 = 10%). Credit: Foods (2024).…
Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands of times higher than what would kill…
An ancient ritual compound has come to light in the deepest, darkest part of a cave located in what’s now northern Israel. Homo sapiens groups assembled at the cave to hold torchlit ceremonies,…
Credit: AI-generated image In the eighteenth century, from opposite ends of the world, a debate raged between two scholars over a seemingly esoteric question: did Chinese history predate Judeo…
Credit: Lexa Shep from Pexels Clothes tumble out of skyscrapers, pile up in stairwells, and clog pavements and streets. A voice instructs viewers to "visualize 190,000 garments produced each minute."…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Not all online reviews are created equal. Someone who's posted thousands of times on sites such as Yelp or the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) might be seen as more believable…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain International sustainable entrepreneurship is proving that businesses can be a force for good. However, expanding internationally while staying true to their mission…
Another goal of the consortium is to bring new, outstanding climate-focused faculty members to Penn State. In fall of 2024, two new faculty members were hired: Mark Ortiz, an assistant professor in…
A cave in Israel may have once been a ritualistic gathering site for early humans some 35,000 years ago, likely making it the earliest ritual site in Southwest Asia. The multifaceted research team…
Not all superheroes wear capes. Capable of handling extreme cold, acid, and dehydration, the microbe Deinococcus radiodurans handles doses of radiation that would kill a human tens of thousands of…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found. Large-bodied migratory species such…
In the zebrafish inner ear, a cell type known as supporting cells (magenta) gives rise to new sensory hearing cells (blue). The study reveals a set of DNA control elements critical for supporting…
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (2024). DOI: 10.1163/23524588-00001298> Representative images of the Nile Red stained control samples post-digestion. Credit: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed…
LOS ANGELES -- Low racial diversity has limited genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in epilepsy, researchers found, with implications for prognostication and management decisions. Across all…
In his first network interview since winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed plans to implement sweeping policies, including mass deportations, heavy tariffs, and ending…
The University of Kansas Medical Center is partnering with the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention to determine what treatments work best to help Black people to quit…
Archaeologists excavating a paleolithic cave site in Galilee, Israel, have found evidence that a deep-cave compound at the site may have been used for ritualistic gatherings, according to a new paper…
Archaeologists excavating a Spanish stone-and-adobe structure in Arizona uncovered a 480-year-old gun.Experts believe the “wall gun” was associated with the Coronado expedition.The wall gun is now…
2. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51501-8> Photophysical properties of DDT and DDT/MoS2. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51501-8 Screens…
The National Sea Grant College program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1966 and works to create and maintain a healthy coastal environment and economy. The Sea Grant network consists of a…
After a data monitoring committee found that one of Relmada Therapeutics' late-stage trials in major depressive disorder (MDD) would likely miss its main goal, the biotech has scrapped two phase 3…
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Four-year follow-up data from the pivotal phase 2 ELARA trial (NCT03568461) showed that tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) maintained efficacy and safety in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular…
A national audit has revealed hundreds of bush communities are still living without mobile phone and internet coverage, despite the rapid digitisation of daily tasks.The latest snapshot from the…
We’ve known for some time that dogs can be trained to detect some types of human cancer. In a new study, researchers have shown that our best friends are also able to smell bladder cancer in other…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum error correction that suppresses errors below a critical threshold needed for achieving future practical quantum computing applications is demonstrated on the…
In today’s fast-paced world, relaxation is essential for maintaining physical, emotional, and mental well-being.This article explores proven relaxation techniques, from breathing exercises to cold…
And while circumstances may suggest that the man — a 26-year-old named Luigi Mangione — might have killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan last week, officials have yet to charge him…
A junction between an ionic conductor and an electronic conductor is called non-faradaic if no electrochemical reaction takes place. Such a junction can be used to sense various environmental signals,…
Credit: Shutterstock A microscope image of sickle cell red blood cells. The targeted protein degrad
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Syria may now have an opportunity to rebuild its scientific community, says Miryam Naddaf who fled her country a decade ago.
An Australian study spanning more than 20 years has found interventions targeting preschoolers and their families may be the key to reducing youth crime.The project, led by prominent Griffith…
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Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon where groups prioritise consensus over critical thinking, often leading to flawed decisions.Groupthink occurs when the desire for harmony within a group leads…
This article explores practical, science-backed methods to enhance your attractiveness, focusing on both physical and behavioural traits.Attractiveness is often considered subjective, with opinions…
The Duchenne smile is a genuine expression of happiness characterised by the activation of specific facial muscles, including those around the eyes.A Duchenne smile is the hallmark of true joy and…
Circadian clocks control physiological processes and behavior in virtually all living organisms. Now an international research team led by researchers from the University of Würzburg has created a…
Blue Origin’s payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1, is ready for launch this year. NG-1 will carry the company’s Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the rocket’s first National Security Space Launch…
December 9, 2024 12:00 MST Photograph by Mark Sturtevant. Photography Contest, Honorable Mention. Ellipes minuta – pygmy mole cricket. Dr. Sturtevant notes, "This insect is a small oddity. Despite its…
ASH: Sarclisa combinations demonstrated significant benefits in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients New analysis from the IMROZ phase 3 study of Sarclisa-VRd demonstrated higher and sustained…
UT Southwestern researchers (l-r) Farjana Fattah, Ph.D., Mitchell S. von Itzstein, M.D., David E. Gerber, M.D., and Kelly Kyle, B.S., discovered a drug that shows promise in treating non-small cell…
It was given temporary planning permission and painted brightly with scenes from the popular children's book.A spokeswoman from the council said: "The two-year temporary planning permission for the…
It's that time of year for an uptick in upper respiratory infections. As temperatures get colder, cases of the flu, strep throat, Covid-19 and sinus infections could increase over the next few months.…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In Busan, South Korea, talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution, which were held from November 25 to December 1, ended in failure. Negotiations are due to…
After graduating high school in 2017, Mobile, Alabama, native Eric Lucas could not see a way forward. College was beyond his family’s means, and he couldn’t reliably commute to a job without a car.…
Credit: Magda Ehlers from Pexels Nova Scotia is Canada's top seafood exporter—but in a province known for its seafood, shellfish production lags behind other maritime provinces. In 2022, Prince Edward…
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) collaborated with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to characterize the chemical makeup of 81 common household items. Researchers also evaluated the…
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that…
An emerging class of anticancer drugs called EZH2 inhibitors may greatly enhance the potency of some cancer immunotherapies, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine lymphoma…
Sperm whales live in the depths of the ocean. They dive as deep as 900 meters (nearly 3,000 feet) to forage and spend only about 10 minutes of every hour on the surface. Their world is cold and dark,…
In September 2004, NASA’s Genesis return sample capsule tumbled from the sky and slammed into the Utah desert in a remote part of the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground, shattering the delicate solar…
As if endangered animals didn't have enough on their plate, boffins have now warned that rare wildlife could be completely wiped out by dangerous artificial intelligence
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Share pledging, where corporate insiders uses shares as collateral for personal loans, has been at the heart of several high-profile corporate scandals in recent…
Among the many symptoms that have been reported by people experiencing Long COVID, one of the more recent is an unusual level of thirst. This could mean that the feeling of thirst may keep getting…
Changes in DNA markers that have been tied to ageing have also been linked to chronic heat exposure. Credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/GettyExposure to extreme heat
BYLINE: Denise Heady Dr. Aditya Bardia, professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of Translational Research Integration at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life.Now, a new survey suggests you are far from…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Extensive flooding of the River Thames and its tributaries across south-east England in February 2014 was caused by extraordinary weather conditions. Very heavy rain…
The Stegosaurus named Apex is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Alvaro Keding & Daniel Kim / © AMNH Visitors to the American Museum of Natural History in New York…
The phase 3 GMMG-HD7 trial (NCT03617731) evaluated the combination of isatuximab (Isa, Sarclisa; Sanofi Genzyme), an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, with the standard induction therapy of lenalidomide…
(In addition to a standard surface code, Google includes a few qubits that handle a phenomenon called "leakage," where a qubit ends up in a higher-energy state, instead of the two low-energy states…
In adults with overweight or obesity, losing as little as 5% of bodyweight could translate into a savings of about 8% in annual healthcare expenses, or about $670 per year, a cross-sectional study…
MCL and ALL - stock.adobe.comOutpatient administration of lymphodepletion ahead of brexucabtagene autoleucel (brexu-cel; Tecartus) was safe and generated comparable non-relapse mortality vs inpatient…
Dr. Tim Kelly and his team at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have made key discoveries about why solar cells made with lead halide perovskite degrade prematurely. These discoveries could…
Every morning at 9 o'clock, Richie Nichols walks out to check the rain gauge on his family's farm in the Tasmanian town of Richmond.Noting the number of millimetres, he then sends that data to the…
10 December 2024 News Release A new venture, Oxitec Australia, is taking on two of the deadliest virus-carrying mosquitos in the Pacific region – Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus – to fight the…
Pursuing a career in science requires a wide range of skills.Credit: GettyA live webinar to help job-seeking scientists land their next role in academia, industry and other sectors is now available to…
Doug Bowman, CC BY> Minerals are an example of a nonliving system that has increased in diversity and complexity over billions of years. Credit: Doug Bowman, CC BY We have only one example of biology…
Suzanne Smrekar, geophysicist and principal investigator of the agency’s upcoming VERITAS mission to Venus, is NASA JPL’s first recipient of the prestigious award. Suzanne Smrekar, a senior research…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research shows that even sustainability champions can set aside their beliefs and practices during Christmas. In this article, Dr. Byungdoo Kim peels back the layers…
SN 1987a, a Type II supernova remnant first observed in 1987, is visible in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2017. The bright ring around the exploded star is material it had ejected…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is saying sayonara to the era of easy AI advancements.At the New York Times Dealbook Summit last week, Pichai sat down to discuss one of the biggest questions hanging over the…
The rewards were worth the discomfort, Ball says, and not just because of the unique atmospheric chemistry dataset and scientific opportunities. Flying in the DC-8 allowed her to see the world. Ball’s…
[embedded content]The University of Rochester’s research into the health of Deaf communities will expand nationwide with renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With the…
A recent study led by Prof. Dasyra of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has provided a fresh perspective on how supermassive black holes influence galaxy evolution by expelling…
When we think of Earth’s place in the cosmos, it’s natural to picture our planet as a solitary entity spinning in space. However, the reality is much more fascinating: Earth exists within the Sun’s…
On December 9, the Department of State launched the Digital Agenda for Transformation in the Americas (DATA) for Cities Initiative. Building on the DATA initiative launched at the Ninth Summit of the…
The University of Waterloo is partnering with UPES, a leading multidisciplinary university in India, to enhance global learning opportunities. With an initial focus on executive education, this…
Nature Machine Intelligence (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42256-024-00920-9> Overview of PocketGen generative model for the design of full-atom ligand-binding protein pockets. Credit: Nature Machine…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Giant old trees are survivors. But their size and age do not protect them against everything. They face threats such as logging or intensifying drought and fire as…
Periods of stress and mental fatigue are often when people feel least equipped to resist temptation. But why? A new study published in PNAS Nexus has discovered that after intense mental effort, not…
Credit: Xabi Oregi from Pexels Using collective intelligence to solve a problem: that's what hackathons are all about. Historically dedicated to developing IT solutions, these events now also focus on…
Credit: University of Surrey Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Omega Centauri is a…
A longstanding problem with stroke patients left with restricted functioning of their hands is that many miss their physical therapy appointments, slowing their already incremental recovery pace.Habib…
MIT scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that creates realistic satellite images of potential flooding scenarios.The tool combines a generative AI model with a physics-based…
The researchers showed participants four knots that are physically similar but have a hierarchy of strength. People were asked to look at the knots, two at a time, and point to the strongest one. The…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to…
Encountering Neptune in 1989, NASA's Voyager mission completed humankind's first close-up exploration of the four giant outer planets of our solar system. Collectively, since their launch in 1977, the…
Matthew M. Burg, PhD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), has spent much of his career investigating how stress and psychological experiences contribute to heart disease and heart disease…
More than half of laws and policies on healthcare workers’ rights align with international standards, according to a study published December 9, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public…
A component of the keto diet appears to boost the powers of immunotherapy in treating cancer, a new study finds. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), an acid produced by the body when it's burning fat instead…
PUNE, India, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Size Overview According to Credence Research the Global Multihead Weighers Market is poised for substantial growth, with its value projected to rise…
Students from the Financial Mathematics MSc joined forces with mentors from Santander as to tackle some of the bank’s trickiest problems Students in the Department of Mathematics worked with financial…
Shoulder impingement is an overuse injury in the rotator cuff -- the muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint. It is caused by “repetitive overhead activities while the shoulder joint is…
A cleft palate is a V- or U-shaped gap in the tissue between the mouth and the inside of the nose. It includes variable separation of the muscular soft palate and uvula (the small piece of tissue that…
Capsida Biotherapeutics has unveiled data showing that its AAV-delivered gene therapy for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), the most severe form of epilepsy, corrected cognitive and…
In a fascinating repurposing of space telescope data, astronomers have pierced the veil of our solar system’s asteroid belt, revealing a previously invisible population of diminutive space rocks that…
The universe’s expansion rate has presented astronomers with an intriguing mystery: it’s growing faster today than expected based on its cosmic infancy. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has…
The Longevity Science Foundation has announced a new funding call aimed at advancing research into female fertility and reproductive aging. This initiative – which offers up to $200,000 per selected…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new study, planetary scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have begun to unravel the factors that kick off major dust storms on Mars—weather events…
Lots of things out in the Universe can cause a supernova, from the gravitational collapse of a massive star, to the collision of white dwarfs. But most of the supernovae we observe are in other…
As a neurologist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, I find that physicians may refer to a TIA as a “warning” because they often precede an actual ischemic stroke. Approximately 1 in 3…
Whole grains haven’t been stripped of nutrients in processing, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in Boston.Whole grains can also provide a nice balance between protein and…
"It is with profound sadness that the company has learnt of the sudden death of its co-founder and non-executive director, Sir David McMurtry," a Renishaw spokesperson said.Sir David co-founded the…
Oxford Health are looking for Bangladeshi, British-Bangladeshi, Pakistani and British-Pakistani volunteers from across Oxford to take part in a new study. What is the purpose of Genes & Health? Genes…
Water weight. It's the bane of dieters looking to lose pounds, causing bloating, puffiness and disappointment when stepping on a scale.While a full 60% of your body is water, sometimes too much water…
Brain Health is an emerging research topic, but there is not a standard outcome measure.
WASHINGTON (Dec. 9, 2024)--Every year from November 25 through December 10 the world observes 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a campaign that aims to end violence against women and…
WASHINGTON (December 9, 2024) – Rebels entered Damascus, the capital of Syria, over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad, who is now seeking asylum in Russia. Syria’s prime minister said…
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels The resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury has returned the spotlight to the permacrisis of abuse in religious communities. Welby resigned after…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEStudying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome,…
The tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada would immediately impact the price of the most popular beer brand in the country: Modelo. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University If the…
A spacecraft that can provide the propulsion necessary to reach other planets while also being reproducible, relatively light, and inexpensive would be a great boon to larger missions in the inner…
Seasonal aufeis fields like the ones found in Gya are widespread in Ladakh (India) and parts of the Tibetan Plateau. They can reach thicknesses of several meters (photo taken on 27 January 2024).…
Magnetic resonance imaging scans showing the brain of a 25-year-old (left) and a 74-year-old (right).Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo LibraryResearchers have identified 13 proteins in the blood that…
Bees on a honey comb. Researchers in Uganda have developed high-value propolis products to boost beekeepers' incomes and improve public health. Credit: Robert Schmidt (CC0 1.0) When Joel Mukwaya, a…
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Sectra’s expanded partnership with Helse Nord RHF is expected to drive efficiencies in pathology assessment. Credit: Shutterstock / Alex_Traksel. Sectra has expanded its partnership with the Northern…
R289 was generally well tolerated and demonstrated signs of preliminary clinical activity in elderly heavily pretreated LR-MDS patients RBC-TI/HI-E responses occurred in 40% of evaluable TD patients…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Biomarkers of insulin resistance are risk factors for aortic stenosis (AS), according to a study published online Nov. 27 in the Annals of Medicine.Maija…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Seven in 10 U.S. adults would prefer to be asked about both their physical and mental health during medical appointments with primary care providers (PCPs),…
Ovarian Cancer | Image Credit: © Sebastian Kaulitzki – stock.adobe.comFrontline pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus chemotherapy, followed by maintenance olaparib (Lynparza), with or without bevacizumab…
After securing Medicare coverage for its wearable neurostimulator to help people control their hand tremors, Cala Health has raised $50 million to boost its commercial trajectory. The Silicon Valley…
In its various forms, lead has been used in many everyday products for millennia. The Romans even added it to wine as a sweetener. Its most widespread use, however, was its addition to petrol. And it…
Startup Phantom Neuro is building an implant that sits under the skin and which promises to give amputees more accurate control of electronic prosthetics.
Treatment with 3 years of subcutaneous daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj (Darzalex Faspro) significantly reduced the risk of progression from smoldering to active multiple myeloma without…
ApJ, in press). Background: composite optical image, from data of two Hubble Space Telescope (HST) snapshot proposals (15446 and 15444) and the Legacy Survey, DR9 release. For the Legacy Survey data,…
NGC 4303 rest-frame spectra from 84 to 111 GHz obtained with the Redshift Search Receiver (RSR/LMT). Credit: Soní et al., 2024. Using the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) in Mexico, astronomers have…
Science helps us understand the world around us, allowing us to accumulate knowledge, uncover evidence and make educated decisions. To create a society in which each generation is better off than the…
Archaeometry. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.13031> Cave pearl assemblage. (a) Sample of cave pearls before analysis. Notice the variety in size, rough surfaces and brownish color. (b) Pearl J-10 with a…
2O2 generation. (f) The ratio of the fluorescence intensity shown in (e) data represent mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). AA: ascorbic acid. Credit: Nanoscale (2024). DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01208A>…
Despite a massively bloated budget, access to more than 15,000 camera feeds, and cutting-edge facial recognition tech, the New York City Police Department appears to be not much closer to tracking…
Evidence of one of the rarest types of woodland was also found alongside the tree sparrows.Less than 1% remains of the ancient temperate rainforest which once covered much of the west coast of…
Key Points Question Is using tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for autoimmune diseases associated with an increased risk of inflammatory central nervous system (CNS) diseases and does this risk…
In this issue of JAMA Neurology, the International Work Group (IWG) responds to the recently published 2024 Alzheimer Association (AA) Diagnostic Framework for Alzheimer Disease (AD) with their own…
Hederagenin blocks the activation of the neuropeptide FF receptor 1, a protein found mainly in the spinal cord and areas of the brain involved in pain perception. Credit: Hannah Lentschat A team of…
Working model illustrating how USP-50/USP8 directs endosome maturation. Credit: Dr. Ding Mei’s Lab A recent study published in eLife has uncovered a crucial mechanism in cellular material management:…
One of the major hurdles cited by Duffet in her work as a consultant for the Pennsylvania software firms is sponsors often create long highly detailed and repetitive questionnaires for trial subjects…
Climate change has led to a devastating scenario for Brazil’s rivers in 2024. For the first time in over a century of volume measurements, five major river basins in the country were declared in a…
Camila Bertoletti Carpenedo, 38, a researcher at the Federal University of Paraná, was supposed to embark on an Antarctic expedition in 2010. However, a humanitarian disaster led to its postponement.…
On April 14, 1986, the Gopalganj district in Bangladesh was hit by a deadly hailstorm that would kill 92 people. According to the World Meteorological Organization's World Weather and Climate Extremes…
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that transmission of rotavirus vaccine strains in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is rare and without clinical consequences,…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT), the addition of itacitinib to standard graft versus host disease (GvHD)…
How you get your sugar fix may significantly impact your heart health.Treating yourself to an occasional cookie or a cup of tea with honey appears to do a lot less harm than drinking sugar-sweetened…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Fetal exposure to certain phenols is associated with an increased risk for asthma development in children, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue…
As a young researcher-in-training at Harvard, chemical biologist Sami Farhi helped develop an innovative technology that can visualize the electrical activity of brain cells. Near the end of his…
Plant RNA-FM, believed to be the first AI model of its kind, has been developed by a collaboration between plant researchers at the John Innes Center and computer scientists at the University of…
The origin of Mars's two moons is a longstanding mystery: just how did the Red Planet get its pair of satellites?Martian moons Phobos and Deimos may have been formed by a passing asteroid being ripped…
In September 2024, a river otter dragged a child underwater at a marina in Bremerton, Washington. While the child escaped with scratches and bites, this has not been the only attack recorded of the…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers found that recipients aren't nearly as upset about getting a late gift as givers assume they will be. "Go ahead and send that late gift, because it…
Neolithic archers in southern Iberia were true masters of their craft, as evidenced by the discovery of Europe’s oldest known bowstring and fletched arrows. Found in a cave near Granada, Spain, the…
WASHINGTON – The Biden Environmental Protection Agency today prohibited all uses of the toxic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. The rule is a crucial victory in efforts to tackle health harms, like…
The U.S. National Science Foundation is grateful to the panel of independent experts commissioned to evaluate the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT),…
Screens for TVs, smartphones or other displays could be made with a new kind of organic LED material developed by an international team, co-led by University of Michigan engineers. The material…
Light travels through space as waves, normally oscillating in various orientations. When light waves enter the earth’s atmosphere, they become polarised, meaning the waves oscillate along a single…
Nature Water (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00315-5> Study cities and levels of human Bacteroides measured by the HF183 marker. Credit: Nature Water (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00315-5 An…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Zachary Crum looked like a member of the Ghostbusters as he sloshed through San Luis Obispo Creek wearing an electrofisher backpack—an instrument that safely stuns…
Researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will present compelling findings showcasing significant benefits of resistance training for patients with multiple myeloma, in a talk at the…
Consuming a high-fibre diet after undergoing stem cell transplantation could help to reduce the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by cultivating a healthy gut microbiome, according to studies…
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, AACC, BCPS, FASHP, professor of pharmacy practice at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, explores the varied and evolving role of aspirin in the management of…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel…
Goodin Burel R. Goodin, a professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has received more than $3 million from the National Institute of Nursing Research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
Antihyperhelium-4: First Evidence at the LHC. Credit: CERN Collisions between heavy ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) create quark–gluon plasma, a hot and dense state of matter that is thought…
How do you construct a perfect machine out of imperfect parts? That’s the central challenge for researchers building quantum computers. The trouble is that their elementary building blocks, called…
Science Advances 10, eadn8662 (2024)> Morphology of cotton fibers. Photographs and SEM images of cotton fibers (a) (b) before and (c) (d) after dispersion. Cotton are micron-sized fiber bundles…
Matter (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.023> The proposed mechanism of the atomic radius-induced ligament size control. Credit: Matter (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.023 Have you ever imagined…
Recent research has found that the scent of your partner can enhance your sleep, even in their absence, producing effects similar to taking a sleep aid like melatonin, according to…
This deep learning platform enables large chemical spaces to be mined to identify substructures underlying predicted activity, with explainable reasoning behind the predictions. The protocol focuses…
While roughly three dozen of the stolen coins have been recovered, 13 are still at large. FWC Officials have recovered a cache of coins that was stolen nearly a decade ago from 18th-century shipwrecks…
Blake Forman (BF): What inspired you to publish the 12 principles of green chemistry? I was a 27-year-old industrial chemist working at Polaroid Corporation. One of my technologies went to large-scale…
Cyber security teams are investigating the fifth suspected attack on the NHS to have taken place last week. You need to be signed in to read more With a HSJ subscription you’ll unlock: All of…
When William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH) opened on Dec. 6, 2014, it established a new level of care in North Texas, where patients could receive the most advanced treatments for both…
WASHINGTON — As the Federal Aviation Administration kicks off a committee to study ways to refine launch and reentry regulations, two members of Congress are asking the agency to move even faster to…
Around half of adults in the UK struggle to access trusted health information, according to a new report. The study, published by the Patient Information Forum and Ipsos, called Knowledge is Power,…
Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of…
If approved, the treatment will be the first and only once-daily, oral selective somatostatin receptor type 2 nonpeptide agonist available for acromegaly.
Much of early childhood development is well-documented and understood. For example, most parents know that children have favorite foods, colors and toys by the ages of two or three. And children begin…
The Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Union said that 2024 is the world’s warmest year.In a 24 Oras report on Monday, experts warned that heat will intensify in the first months of…
Macromolecules (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01360> Graphical abstract. Credit: Macromolecules (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01360 Currently employed computational methods to simulate…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are found in building materials and consumer products like carpeting, furniture and electronics. Gases released by these…
Agricultural land near river confluences can help soak up water and slow down the advance of flooding during extreme weather events. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Researchers from Tokyo…
Research is itself an educational activity. With the laws of science and nature for teachers, researchers conduct experiments to learn how life and the world work. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)…
Entirely inorganic perovskites are a promising alternative to traditional perovskite solar cells, which present bottlenecks in terms of efficiency and stability. However, inorganic salts face…
If you enjoy coffee but have severe high blood pressure, you may want to think twice about your caffeine habits. A recent study highlights some surprising findings about the impact of coffee on heart…
There are many ways to make hydrogen, but only green hydrogen is climate-neutral—unfortunately, it isn't nearly as cost competitive as other energy sources. A new proof-of-concept reactor, developed…
Human head shape made from a large grid of pins connected with string. Communication technology and mental health concept | Image Credit: © ink drop - Stock.adobe.comOver the past decade, researchers…
Eggs can come in a variety of sizes and flavors, just ask anybody who has tasted a penguin egg (once they get the horrendous taste out of their mouth, of course).The largest eggs still being laid…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered groundbreaking data that sheds new light on a puzzling cosmic phenomenon: why the universe is expanding faster today than theoretical models…
Professor Yang Gao explores the implications of cancelling the SLS moon rocket.Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumours and speculation have circulated that Nasa’s giant Moon rocket, the…
Chronic pain is an acute and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. And while pain interventions are available, many people struggle without treatment at all. Now new…
Maintenance therapy consisting of teclistamab (Tec; Tecvayli) alone or in combination with lenalidomide (Len; Revlimid) was safe and efficacious in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who…
Many individuals seeking asylum in the United States show increased stress and pain symptoms that are associated with indications of cardiovascular disease, according to Weill Cornell Medicine…
Newswise — (Toronto, December 9, 2024) In a pivotal step toward improving research standards in health care technologies, the Journal of Medical Internet Research has published the RATE-XR guideline.…
A simple dietary supplement may provide a new approach to boost CAR T cell function, according to a study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn…
The number of people who identify as Biracial—belonging to two racial groups—is increasing at three times the rate of the general population in the U.S. Despite this growth, some people struggle with…
AbbVie has completed a hat trick of phase 3 wins for its Parkinson’s disease prospect tavapadon, teeing the drugmaker up to file for FDA approval in 2025. The Big Pharma acquired the once-daily oral…
Enanta Pharmaceuticals’ respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antiviral reduced the viral load in a phase 2 study in children, maintaining hopes the biotech can find a niche in a market now dominated by…
The study utilized data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN+), following four age cohorts of children born between 1981 and 1996. The researchers conducted interviews…
(© splitov27 - stock.adobe.com) Not all sugars affect heart health the same way. While sugar-sweetened beverages significantly increase cardiovascular risks, moderate consumption of treats like…
Cancer patients in the north of England are benefitting from a new nuclear medicine and molecular radiotherapy suite that is streamlining and personalising their care. Professor Jon Wadsley discusses…
New research by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has highlighted the impact of e-scooters on the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Dockless bikes and e-scooters were…
Police in Peterborough attended several incidents related to Storm Darragh over the weekend.They reported someone crashing into a fallen tree in Eastern Avenue, Dogsthorpe, and took calls for a…
Leptomeningeal metastatic disease (LMD) arises secondary to the metastatic dissemination of cancer cells into the leptomeninges and cerebrospinal fluid. Novel therapies against systemic disease have…
The online custom card company pledges to donate $5 for every card purchased to support St. Jude with a specially designed 35-card collection.NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Moonpig, world…
A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.…
EMBARGO until December 9, 2024 10:30 am (CST) Newswise — AUSTIN, TX, Dec 9, 2024 – School shooting incidents have doubled in the last three years, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, which…
A report by GlobalData demonstrates that supply chain disruptions have become worse and more frequent over the past decade. Image credit: RobertBarrie / GlobalData. Placing emphasis on supply chains…
While it is common knowledge that physical exercise is good for us, a lot of the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be identified. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have…
Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine along with scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany, provides first evidence…
Can you delay menopause? New research suggests it may be possible. Delaying menopause could help to extend a woman’s health and lifespan, researchers say.This could also help to delay age-related…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Principles ingrained via military service may influence corporate governance, especially when it comes to executive accountability. Research published in Strategic…
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have uncovered compelling insights into the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas among U.S. active-duty servicemen, revealing…
BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Long March-8A carrier rocket, designed to serve as China's future primary launch vehicle for medium- and low-Earth orbit missions, is scheduled to conduct its maiden…
Even though studies have repeatedly shown that no link exists, “I think somebody has to find out,” President-elect Donald Trump said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” He also repeated that he doesn't expect…
Mucus in your nose and throat benefits you in many ways. Most of the time, mucus goes about its work unnoticed—until too much of it drains down the back of your throat, a condition known as postnasal…
From Oct. 20 to 26, American Chemical Society volunteers from 114 local sections, four international chemical sciences chapters, and several student chapters hosted hands-on activities and…
Download Nature hits the books 09 December 2024Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum has spent his career studying animals and how they communicate in the wild. In his book Why Animals Talk: The New Science of…
Plasma many times hotter than the surface of the sun swirls inside of a large device. From the outside, the device looks like a metal ring surrounded by scaffolding and walkways. But inside, the…
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for approximately 80% of all cases of primary liver cancer, the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. In this Review, the authors discuss current…
It's easy to think that machine learning is a completely digital phenomenon, made possible by computers and algorithms that can mimic brain-like behaviors. But the first machines were analog and now,…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2420125121> Characterizing partners among the reactive-n strategies. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, southern…
Construction workers have stumbled across the ruins of a large pyramid along the side of a highway in Mexico. After being alerted to the discovery, archaeologists collected dozens of other artifacts…
5G network becomes available throughout BrazilThe autonomous network of the fifth generation – 5G Standalone (SA) – began operating throughout Brazil. This is announced by the National…
New report spotlights risks as holiday hiring adds thousands of new workersSTEVENS POINT, Wis., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As retailers onboard thousands of employees for the holiday shopping rush,…
IPCC SPM “The Curve” elevated to the Summary for Policy Makers (IPCC 2021:22). Credit: Princeton University The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a body of the United Nations, has long…
BEIJING — China on Monday said it has launched an investigation into U.S. chip maker Nvidia over suspected violations of the country's anti-monopoly law, in a move that will likely be seen as a…
DLBCL | Image credit: ©Nittaya– stock.adobe.com First-line zilovertamab vedotin plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone, and rituximab (Rituxan; R-CHP) yielded high response rates in patients…
Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, President of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), discussed the significant severity of RSV in older adults in an interview with Pharmacy Times®. Goad…
Images available for use with credit can be found here.Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Dec. 9, 2024) - Characterized by darkness and intense pressure, the ocean’s hadal zone seems uninhabitable, yet…
Even after thousands of years of human experience with knots, new research from Johns Hopkins University reveals that most people cannot distinguish between strong and weak knots simply by looking at…
Highway crews responded to over 400 separate incidents over the weekend in the aftermath of the high winds and heavy rain from Storm Darragh, with repair work continuing, said Staffordshire County…
The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most prolific annual meteor showers, impressing skywatchers year after year.It is possible to see up to 120 meteors per hour under dark conditions when the…
The anthropic principle, an idea suggesting that the universe is fine-tuned to support life, has sparked decades of debate since its introduction by physicist Brandon Carter in 1973. While often…
Support Stand Up To Cancer, Help Fund Cancer Research That Saves LivesLOS ANGELES, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Tis the season for holiday movies, family gatherings and finding the best sales, but…
This illustration shows NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, at lower left, observing the newly discovered binary system Swift J1727.8-1613 from a distance. At the center is a…
MOU Signed Among SNUBH-CurePSP-GemVax for the Establishment of International PSP Research and Treatment Center Tackling Global Challenges in an Aging Era… "Aspiring to become a global research and…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among young people in the United States and is the most devastating survivable injury in modern warfare, according to the…
This month marks three years since the James Webb Space Telescope was first launched, which still feels something like a miracle given how many years of delays it took to finally get it orbiting our…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is approved to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he will be free to revisit a long-debunked link between autism…
Physicists have been puzzling over conflicting observational results pertaining to the accelerating expansion rate of our Universe—a major discovery recognized by the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. New…
Imagine a universe where fundamental mysteries about our existence are so finely tuned that they seem orchestrated by some unseen cosmic necessity. What if this idea, a theory known as the “Anthropic…
Microsoft made a US$10-million deal with Taylor & Francis to use the publisher’s papers to train its artificial-intelligence systems.Credit: Omar Marques/SOPA/LightRocket via GettySince the explosion…
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CRNX) announced the FDA accepted its New Drug Application for investigational candidate paltusotine for the treatment and long-term maintenance therapy of acromegaly…
MeiraGTx Holdings plc (MGTX), a vertically integrated, clinical stage genetic medicines company, announced Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine…
(Adobe Stock) Heat waves caused by climate change have been thought to pose the greatest risk to the world’s elderly, but a new study from Mexico suggests that’s not the case at all. Instead, three…
A conservation trust based in Jersey has been accused of "enabling hunting" by one of its members. Paul Masterton, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust member, said the trust had "travelled so far from…
Immunovia plans to launch its test in the US in 2025. Image credit: Giovanni Cancemi / Shutterstock. Immunovia’s next-generation in vitro diagnostic (IVD) for early-stage pancreatic ductal…
Just days before his fourth birthday, Santiago was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in children. He began chemotherapy the next day, and the outlook…
The trial aimed to enrol around 220 individuals aged 55 and above with obesity. Credit: Cynthia A Jackson/Shutterstock. BioAge Labs has halted the Phase II randomised STRIDES trial of its…
Humans are known for their ability to create sophisticated cultures, but chimpanzees display some of the same ability as well.A new study from the University of Zurich uses markers of genetic…
Hi there. I’m Aneri Pattani, a KFF Health News reporter who has been obsessing about how state and local governments are spending billions in opioid settlement funds the past few years. Got tips about…
Promin Aerospace, a small launch company from Dnipro, Ukraine, opened its doors in Brunswick, ME, this month, with a goal of hiring US engineers to complete development of its first rocket, Promin 1,…
Pixxel raised a $24M extension of its Series B funding round, with new capital from M&G Investments and Glade Brook Capital Partners, CEO Awais Ahmed told Payload. The Indian space data company is…
New £8m funding will soon be available for joint Swiss-UK clinical trials and to support early-career research capacity strengthening. Applications for the bilateral clinical trial funding opportunity…
“Don’t trust everything you see on the internet.” We’ve all heard it before, but the saying has never been more relevant than it is today—and an October 2024 study from the journal Australasian…
The primary endpoint, durable platelet response was observed in 23% of the therapy-treated adults. Credit: Volha_R/Shutterstock. Sanofi has reported that the Phase III LUNA 3 tria
HSJ can reveal the 17 members of the digital, data and technology working group which is helping to shape the government's 10-year health plan, who include six local NHS leaders.
Incorporating a daily habit of reading into your routine could sharpen your focus and offer a host of other health advantages, according to studies.For those who relish the idea of diving into a good…
Expanded phthalocyanines are a promising class of materials for optoelectronic applications, owing to their unique properties and versatile metal coordination reactivity. The expansion of their π…
Organelle-specific protein translocation systems are essential for organelle biogenesis and maintenance in eukaryotes but thought to be absent from prokaryotic organelles. Here, we demonstrate that…
Animatronic pets are playing a growing role in the lives of seniors, particularly those with Alzheimer’s. Today at 7:00 a.m. EST 8 min Ray Houle and "Franklin." (Courtesy of Raymond Houle / Ageless…
Desert ants of the species Cataglyphis nodus have an extraordinary talent for navigating their sparse and featureless habitats, and now, scientists have uncovered a surprising twist: these ants use…
Newswise — For years, glucose-sensitive membranes have been a key focus for improving controlled insulin release in diabetes treatments. Glucose-sensitive membrane was previously constructed using…
A Chinese spacecraft that burned up high over Los Angeles created a sonic trail detected by ground-based sensors.
Dried cow dung, a main source of household cooking fuel for many in rural India, releases more particulate matter across the country than wood and other biofuels.
Researchers find that the motions of ice parcels determine which ones survive the annual summer melt.
A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier…
Pancreatic cancer has recently been included in the list of diseases about which Brazil's National Cancer Institute (INCA) periodically publishes statistics. Although it is not the most frequent type…
Arun Menawat, CEO of Profound Medical, talks about the company’s innovative TULSA-PRO technology.In a recent interview, Arun Menawat, CEO of Profound Medical, discussed the company’s innovative TULSA…
It’s time to enter the second dimension. VC Dimension has closed its second round, this time a $500 million fund for entrepreneurs that are “pioneering at the vanguard of life sciences and…
Nano Labs Ltd (NA) has entered into a share subscription agreement with certain investors to sell 5,611,459 Class A ordinary shares of the company in a private placement. The purchase price per class…
Known as Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals), this hidden chamber in Mexico holds some of the largest natural crystals ever discovered. The translucent pillars, some as long as telephone poles…
Two studies published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics show the potential for genomic screening in newborns to address high rates of infant hospitalization and mortality in the United…
Clinician-trained AI analyzes electronic records to match ideal patients with studies in seconds rather than hours, optimizing research and reducing costs SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --…
Study Demonstrates 16.6 % at day 7 to 29 % on terminal day 28 Weight Loss and Superior Efficacy Compared to peptide-based approved or clinical stage oral Obesity Drugs in the DIO Model LEHI, Utah,…
On 1 December 2024, BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time. During this flyby, BepiColombo became the first spacecraft ever to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. The new images reveal…
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.The solvents, known as trichloroethylene…
This year, millions of viewers looked to the sky during a momentous day in April to view a stunning total solar eclipse. During select nights throughout the year, they gazed at spectacular auroras. As…
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKYA) (“Akoya”), The Spatial Biology Company®, announced that Nature Methods, one of the world’s leading…
BNC210 improved PTSD symptom severity at Week 12 with efficacy observed as early as Week 4Company plans to initiate a Phase 3 study of BNC210 in PTSD in H2 2025 ADELAIDE, Australia, and CAMBRIDGE,…
“In this photo, I’m examining a previously hidden active fault line between two geological blocks. I discovered it with other researchers working for the Korea Active Fault Research Group (KAFRG). The…
Branden Baptiste was the first person in the world to receive base editing, a highly precise form of gene therapy, for sickle cell disease.
In recent decades, the frequency and severity of flood-related damages and disruptions have dramatically increased. In a compelling commentary published in the American Geophysical Union journal…
We consider fresh data released by the virologist at the centre of COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ claims and discover that breast-cancer cells are more susceptible to chemotherapy at certain points in the…
Credit: GettyBar charts are ubiquitous in the life-science literature, yet a study suggests that they’re often used in ways that can misrepresent research findings. The preprint1, which was
A large volcano in the central Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting a column of ash and gas up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky, according to the Philippine…
Hundreds of properties suffered power cuts as Storm Darragh swept across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.Northern Powergrid said it had dealt with more than 120,000 outages during the weekend. North…
Funding announced for joint projects and clinical trials in update to “landmark” bilateral agreement
A man who was killed by a falling tree in the midst of Storm Darragh has been named locally as Kher Hussain Shahin.The man died on Saturday after a tree collapsed and fell onto a car on Sutton Road in…
Veteran California public servant Will Lightbourne has stepped in as interim executive director of the state's mental health commission after its previous executive director resigned following…
Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to…
Antarctica’s biggest icebergs act like giant tuning forks when they collide with each other and the sea floor (Credit: Getty Images)Icebergs produce some of the loudest natural noises in the oceans.…
Olema Pharmaceuticals (OLMA) announced the FDA has cleared Investigational New Drug application for OP-3136, a small molecule that potently and selectively inhibits KAT6, a validated epigenetic target…
An artificial intelligence framework is democratizing complex engineering simulations, enabling personal computers to solve massive mathematical problems that traditionally required supercomputer…
A study from the University of South Australia reveals that following dietary guidelines can significantly reduce chronic pain levels, offering new hope for the millions worldwide who struggle with…
A new study outlines how three key cosmic discoveries could challenge the long-debated idea that our universe is specifically configured to support life. This proposed test could transform a…
(Adobe Stock) Women who have had their ovaries removed at a young age and also carry a gene predisposing them to Alzheimer's disease may face a much higher odds of developing the brain illness, a new…
What can plants or animals do when faced with harsh conditions? Two options for survival seem most obvious: move elsewhere or adapt to their environment.Some organisms have a third option. They can…
By Tommy Shih, Caroline S. Wagner In response to China’s rise, Western governments are acting to limit scientific collaboration—but these measures will not increase economic competitiveness and could…
BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China has set up the country's first medicine research institute powered by quantum computing and data in east China's Anhui Province, China Science Daily reported on…
Kidney patients in Bangladesh have to bear average monthly expenses of Tk 46,426, with costs ranging between Tk 6,690 and Tk 210,000, according to a study of Bangladesh Institute of Development…
“Playing in the orchestra actually forced me to practice for a purpose,” Huang said. “Otherwise, it is just random practice with no purpose.” Nearly 15 years later, Huang is still a member of what is…
Empirical study establishes weak association A comprehensive study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, now found that while…
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has shared positive data from a phase 3 trial of pozelimab plus cemdisiran (poze-cemdi) in patients with the rare blood disorder paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH).…
Sanofi has presented promising results from a phase 3 study of its investigational oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor rilzabrutinib in patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Data from…