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Phys.org / Chimpanzees give youngsters the tools to learn tricky techniques

Two-thirds of a century after Jane Goodall observed "David Greybeard" break off a twig to fashion a fishing rod for termites, researchers following in her footsteps have found that adult chimpanzees in Senegal literally hand ...

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Medical Xpress / Brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation improves cognitive outcomes in small cell lung cancer

In the SWOG S1827 MAVERICK Phase III randomized trial, patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who underwent regular brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) had significantly better cognitive ...

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Phys.org / Transparency and trust are the foundations of every successful research partnership, report suggests

According to research by the IfM Bonn, strengthening research collaboration between universities and businesses requires regional technology transfer networks in which technology transfer offices at universities and research ...

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Medical Xpress / AACR's annual cancer progress report highlights promising advances for patients

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has released the 16th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report. This comprehensive report provides current data on cancer incidence, mortality and survivorship. It also ...

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Medical Xpress / STI rates remain high in Australia's latest sexual health data

New sexual health data released by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney show a mixed picture for Australia, with rates of syphilis and gonorrhea remaining high after significant increases since 2016—and chlamydia stable but ...

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Phys.org / Novel particle beam could challenge Einstein's theory of gravity

Does gravity act equally on all particles in the universe, or are there differences between ordinary and exotic matter? Physics professor Anna Soter and her team at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen ...

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Phys.org / Wild dogs make the longest recorded journey of any terrestrial mammal in Africa

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) travel incredibly long distances to search for a mate and new places to breed. They typically embark on these mammoth treks as young adults and often face numerous hazards along the way. ...

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Phys.org / Biophysical model suggests how cells optimize information gathering without using too much energy

In both biological and engineered systems, cells and sensors must make sense of noisy, changing signals to function. However, collecting and using this information consumes valuable energy. A new study, published in Physical ...

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Phys.org / A new mechanism for reading extra-long genes in neurons

Neurons in humans and other mammals express many exceptionally long genes, ranging from more than 100 kbp to more than 2 Mbp, that are important for forming synapses and neural circuits. In general, genetic information is ...

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Medical Xpress / Early cranial radiotherapy may improve outcomes for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and limited brain metastases

Early cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) administered with first-line osimertinib was associated with improved intracranial control and survival outcomes in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...

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Medical Xpress / New model tracks vocal fold fatigue as it develops, study shows

A new approach to modeling vocal fold fatigue could improve detection and monitoring of problems as they arise, particularly among people whose jobs depend on sustained voice use. The research, published in the International ...

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Tech Xplore / AI imagines a harsher social world, expecting punishment where people expect inaction

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly the large language models (LLMs) that underpin ChatGPT and similar platforms, are remarkably skilled at answering queries about a wide range of topics. However, the extent ...

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