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Medical Xpress / Combination pills for high blood pressure may simplify treatment, improve long-term health

Taking one pill that combines two or more blood pressure medications may help adults with high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) lower their blood pressure level faster and more effectively than taking multiple ...

1 hour ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Fertility gene helps glioblastoma tumors survive chemotherapy and return after treatment, researchers discover

Research by University of Sydney scientists has uncovered a mechanism that may explain why glioblastoma returns after treatment, offering new clues for future therapies which they will now investigate as part of an Australian ...

2 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell

During early development, tissues and organs begin to bloom through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of cells.

2 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / A fatal mix-up: How certain gut bacteria drive multiple sclerosis

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to attack its own nervous system. This mechanism can accelerate the progression of multiple sclerosis, as ...

2 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / New AI tool identifies not just genetic mutations, but the diseases they may cause

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only identifies disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the type of disease those mutations ...

2 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Italian bears living near villages have evolved to be smaller and less aggressive, finds study

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive.

7 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study links genetic variants to risk of blinding eye disease in premature infants

A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins—previously known for their role in premature infants' lungs—may also influence how their eyes develop, potentially affecting ...

2 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Phys.org / Femtosecond laser technique captures elusive atomic oxygen in water

A never-before-seen image of individual oxygen atoms dissolved in water has been captured.

17 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Supernova immersion model suggests Earth-like planets are more common in the universe

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that when our solar system formed, a nearby supernova (the massive ...

18 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / High-energy photons drive conversion of greenhouse gases into high-value chemicals, no catalyst needed

Scientists have found a way to turn carbon dioxide and methane, the two most notorious greenhouse gases, into useful chemicals without any expensive catalysts, using only light.

21 hours ago in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / AI agents debate their way to improved mathematical reasoning

Large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process and generate texts in various languages, are now widely used worldwide to create written content, source information and even to code websites ...

20 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Long-hypothesized dynamic transition seen in deeply supercooled water for the first time

In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers have achieved the first experimental observation of a fragile-to-strong transition in deeply supercooled water, resolving a scientific puzzle that has persisted for ...

21 hours ago in Physics