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Medical Xpress / Parkinson's-linked α-synuclein blocks protein transport in neurons, disrupting cells' waste recycling

Parkinson's disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the buildup of abnormal clumps of the protein alpha-synuclein inside brain cells, but scientists have long struggled to understand ...

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Phys.org / Uranus's unusual rotation makes its bow shock expand and contract each day

Within our solar system, Uranus is a geometric oddball. Its spin axis tilts more than 90° from its orbit, so it essentially rolls on its side through space. In contrast, Earth and other planets tilt only moderately or not ...

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Phys.org / Natural insecticide made from compound found in garlic and spearmint kills bean beetles effectively

In an effort to develop more environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic insecticides, researchers from Kyushu University have developed and tested a new insecticide made from compounds derived from garlic and spearmint.

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Tech Xplore / When security becomes a risk factor—privacy risks of public URL-scanning services

URL scanning services are now a common component of modern security workflows. They help detect phishing websites or malware early and warn users before they visit a URL. However, the practice of some of these services—publishing ...

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Phys.org / Just 50°C decides whether an ultrathin magnetic film stays flat or falls apart

Magnetic storage technologies, which store information in the direction of magnetization, play an essential role in modern data storage. Hard disk drives (HDDs) are widely used for long-term storage, while nonvolatile magnetic ...

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Medical Xpress / Q&A: Medicare spending on clinical care for people aging with HIV projected to rise steeply over next decade

As more Americans with HIV live into older age, Medicare spending on their care is projected to rise dramatically from $10.9 billion in 2026 to $27.3 billion in 2035, with HIV medications accounting for nearly two-thirds ...

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Medical Xpress / From growth to function: Gene helps human heart cells decide when to mature

Understanding how heart muscle cells stop dividing and acquire the characteristics needed to sustain lifelong cardiac function remains one of the greatest challenges in cardiovascular biology. Leveraging human induced pluripotent ...

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Tech Xplore / Negative imaginary theory moves from math niche to robots, aircraft and nanodevices

Over the past two decades, a powerful but highly specialized branch of control engineering—known as negative imaginary (NI) systems theory—has quietly evolved into a key tool for stabilizing complex, vibration-prone systems, ...

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Phys.org / Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll finds

Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it's far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup survey conducted in partnership with Edward Jones, a financial services ...

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Medical Xpress / D-serine accelerates gastric tumor growth by suppressing killer T cells

One of the crucial steps in cancer proliferation is evading killer immune cells. Cancer cells use a variety of signaling molecules to evade the immune system. Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy interferes with some ...

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Phys.org / AI method reveals hidden patterns in microbial communities in the Warnow Estuary

Microbial communities are highly sensitive to environmental changes, yet their enormous diversity makes it difficult to identify ecological patterns. A research team from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde ...

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Medical Xpress / Newer AI models still reproduce racial and gender stereotypes in medicine

Flinders University researchers have evaluated two next-generation reasoning large language models (LLMs)—o3-mini and DeepSeek-R1—and found that when asked to describe fictional patients with common medical conditions, the ...

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