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Medical Xpress / Potential immune evasion mechanism identified in premalignant lung lesions

Throughout a person's lifetime, the cells lining the respiratory tract are exposed to inhaled pollutants, including cigarette smoke. These exposures can cause molecular changes that disrupt normal cell behavior, leading to ...

6 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Chips Ahoy! Baked bites brookie recalled over possible choking risk

Mondelēz Global LLC has expanded a voluntary recall of certain Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie products sold in the United States that may pose a choking hazard.

2 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / BMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars over fire risk

German carmaker BMW is to recall hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide over a potential risk of engine starters sparking a fire, a company spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday.

7 hours ago in Automotive
Medical Xpress / WHO urges US to share COVID origins intel

The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Washington to share any intelligence it may be withholding on the COVID-19 pandemic's origins, despite the United States quitting the WHO.

Phys.org / Will artificial snow save the ski industry in the long run, or curse it?

At the Winter Olympics, athletes race down immaculate white slopes. The snow looks perfect. But it is largely manufactured.

7 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine

Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol.

7 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Why Aristotle would hate Valentine's Day, and his five steps to love

Valentine's Day is traditionally a time of heart-shaped balloons, overpriced roses and fully booked restaurants. Couples kiss and hold hands, smiling selfies celebrate a day of public displays of devotion.

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug may protect the brain against depression and cognitive impairment caused by whole brain radiotherapy

Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) saves lives by treating cancer that has spread to the brain, but it also causes long-standing brain damage. Many patients who go through radiation treatment later develop memory problems, thinking ...

3 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Why some forests unlock more soil phosphorus: Elevation, soil pH and calcium stand out

Phosphorus is essential for plant growth and ecosystem productivity. In many natural forests, plants rely on soil microbes to release bioavailable phosphorus from organic matter. The PhoD gene, which encodes the key enzyme ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / The radical propulsion needed to catch the solar gravitational lens

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially habitable planet, as well as its atmosphere, and even possibly some of its cities. But, the SGL ...

8 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Birth dose of hepatitis B vaccination is safe and effective, study finds

Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe and effective compared with a delayed first dose, according to research published online Feb. 5 in Pediatrics.

3 hours ago in Vaccination
Medical Xpress / Keeping your mind active throughout life associated with lower Alzheimer's risk

Engaging in a variety of intellectually stimulating activities throughout life, such as reading, writing and learning a language, is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and slower cognitive decline, according ...