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Phys.org / What's in a name? Information structure parallels discovered across cultures—with repercussions for Asian names
First names in Western countries today are more diverse than they were before early modern states evolved. This difference started to emerge in the 17th century in response to a change that took place in the naming system ...
Phys.org / New dataset reveals how US law has grown more complex over the past century
A century ago, the section of U.S. federal law governing public health and welfare was relatively small and loosely connected to the rest of the legal system. Today, it is one of the largest and most interconnected parts ...
Medical Xpress / Rural cancer patients do just as well when having surgery close to home
Adults living in rural communities often travel long distances when seeking treatment for cancer, but distant travel may not always be necessary to receive high-quality surgical care, according to a new analysis published ...
Phys.org / Acoustic communication—an overlooked driver in boxfish evolution
A new international study reveals the unexpected importance of acoustic communication in the evolution of boxfishes. This discovery offers new perspectives on the role of acoustic communication in the evolutionary history ...
Medical Xpress / New analysis links flu vaccination to 18% lower odds of heart attack
Influenza vaccination is associated with significantly lower odds of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a large meta-analysis published late last week in BMC Public Health. In the study, researchers led by a team from ...
Phys.org / Study finds rediscovered music yields wildly different performances without shared traditions
Rediscovering long forgotten music does not mean recovering how it was meant to be performed, and that is a major challenge for the arts, finds a new study from the University of Surrey. An expert has found that rediscovered ...
Medical Xpress / Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / 94 million need cataract surgery, but access lacking: WHO
More than 94 million people suffer from cataracts, but half of them do not have access to the surgery needed to fix it, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Medical Xpress / Growth of spreading pancreatic cancer is fueled by 'underappreciated' epigenetic changes, shows study
In a lab-grown cell study focused on potential new treatment targets for halting the spread of most pancreatic cancers, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have found that a gene called KLF5 (Krueppel-like factor ...
Medical Xpress / Harnessing antiviral memory to fight tumors: Redirected antibodies show promise
Because many different types of cancer cells overexpress programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), this cell surface protein is a major target of cancer immunotherapy. Unfortunately, drugs that target it do not trigger especially ...
Medical Xpress / Biochemical markers could improve diagnosis of hidden heart injuries after chest trauma
Researchers are exploring a new generation of biochemical markers that may help clinicians detect myocardial contusion, a frequently overlooked form of heart injury caused by blunt chest trauma, earlier and more accurately. ...
Phys.org / New research shows God-believing 'nones' align closely with religious Americans
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans now identify as religious "nones," and new research from University of Nebraska–Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel suggests that this fast-growing group is far more ideologically diverse than commonly ...
