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Medical Xpress / Study shows importance of conservative evaluation approach to unexplained unintentional weight loss

Researchers at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have completed a study aimed at improving how physicians evaluate unintentional weight loss, a common but challenging clinical problem, particularly among older ...

Medical Xpress / Metacognitive therapy can save money by getting people with mental health problems back to work more quickly

Many people with different mental health problems can be absent from work for a long time. But new results give hope that more people can recover and return to work sooner. A new treatment method that involves metacognitive ...

11 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Chemotherapy rewires gut bacteria to curb metastasis, research reveals

Chemotherapy commonly damages the intestinal lining, a well-known side effect. But this injury does not remain confined to the gut. It reshapes nutrient availability for intestinal bacteria, forcing the microbiota to adapt.

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Automated 3D heart tissue platform speeds up cardiac drug testing

Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Leiden-based biotech company Ncardia have joined forces to develop a new platform that enables the automated production of 3D cardiac microtissues. This platform ...

11 hours ago in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / Musk makes Davos debut with promise of robots for all

Elon Musk sees his humanoid robots hitting the market next year, one of several "optimistic" forecasts by the US tech mogul at his first-ever Davos appearance on Thursday.

12 hours ago in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Researchers find differences between two causes of heart valve narrowing

University of California, Irvine and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health researchers have identified fundamental structural and functional differences between two major causes of mitral valve stenosis. This narrowing restricts ...

11 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation. It's already happening

Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Diversity of water striders emerged earlier than previously thought, researchers find

The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously thought. SNSB researchers have succeeded in clarifying the phylogenetic history of this insect family, ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / When young adults can't afford independence, family expectations fill the gap

I met Lufang Chen, a 30-year-old bank clerk based in the Fujian province of China, in 2016, after she had married a man she initially turned down years earlier. Although she preferred to remain single, and he was not her ...

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How the ocean's hydrothermal systems made the first life on Earth possible

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much earlier.

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Litter accumulation in tropical mangroves threatens biodiversity and local communities

Mangroves, typical of tropical and subtropical latitudes, have become veritable natural traps for land- and sea-based waste. The roots of these trees, known as mangroves, have a great capacity to trap litter—from both land ...

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Webb telescope reveals galaxy cluster's gravity warping light from distant galaxies

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here is the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, or MACS J1149 for short, which is located about 5 billion ...

14 hours ago in Astronomy & Space