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Medical Xpress / Blood cancer patients on Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors should continue at time of COVID-19 vaccination, study says
Blood cancer patients who receive a type of anti-cancer therapy should continue to take the drug while having COVID-19 vaccinations, a new study suggests.
Phys.org / Dogs see their world through smell, and scientists are starting to translate it like never before
Scent is how dogs largely experience the world, a lot like the way we humans rely on sight. We know little about how dogs interpret scent, but thanks to a recent study, we may be getting closer to understanding what a dog's ...
Phys.org / Scientists develop ultraprecise, efficient and flexible technique for counting and analyzing nanoplastics
While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller than one micrometer (1/50th the thickness of an average human hair), are ...
Tech Xplore / Diagnosing a dud may lead to a better battery
A team of chemists led by Feng Lin and Louis Madsen found a way to see into battery interfaces, which are tight, tricky spots buried deep inside the cell. The research findings were published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
Phys.org / How to engineer microbes to enable us to live on Mars
A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden rice, which is genetically engineered to provide vitamin A, to advances stemming from the Human Genome ...
Phys.org / How memes spread conspiracy theories, and what to consider before sharing one
"I am become meme," declared Elon Musk at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference, just after hoisting a chainsaw—a gift from Argentina's president, Javier Milei—above his head. The tech billionaire and head ...
Phys.org / Planned blackouts are becoming more common, and not having cash on hand could cost you
Are you prepared for when the power goes out? To prevent massive wildfires in drought-prone, high-wind areas, electrical companies have begun preemptively shutting off electricity. These planned shutdowns are called public ...
Medical Xpress / Proteomics and chicken eggs: A novel path to match young cancer patients with the right drugs
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumors in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins.
Phys.org / Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world's economy, new analysis reveals
The damage climate change will inflict on the world's economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to new research by my colleagues and me, which accounts for the full global reach of extreme weather ...
Medical Xpress / Is the risk of brain injury from contact sports being overstated by the media?
More and more people are worried about the long-term effects of contact sports on the brain. In football (soccer), studies have found that repeatedly heading the ball can lead to memory problems and an increased risk of serious ...
Medical Xpress / Mpox could become a serious global threat, scientists warn
Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.
Phys.org / Torrential rains created devastating inland seas in outback Queensland. Soon, they will fill Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
The small Queensland town of Eromanga bills itself as Australia's town furthest from the sea. But this week, an ocean of freshwater arrived.