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Medical Xpress / Unintended consequences: Graphic anti-smoking ads may nudge people toward vaping
Graphic anti-smoking ads can lead smokers to reconsider their habit, but in the absence of similar warnings for e-cigarettes, they make some smokers more inclined to vape than quit.
Phys.org / How to survive in the abyss: Secrets of deep-sea sponges
Deep beneath the ocean surface, where sunlight never reaches and food is scarce, vast gardens of deep-sea sponges are quietly thriving. Now, a team led by UNSW researchers has uncovered some of the hidden microbial strategies ...
Medical Xpress / KRAS degradation induces rapid lung cancer regression in preclinical mouse models
KRAS is one of the oncogenes most frequently altered in cancer, mutating in approximately one-third of lung adenocarcinomas. For decades, it was considered undruggable, until the recent approval of the first inhibitors against ...
Medical Xpress / Climate change linked to rising antibiotic resistance in Salmonella
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is mainly driven by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, which allows resistant bacteria to survive and spread. However, rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns can influence how ...
Medical Xpress / Strength exercises improve young people's hip pain
Physiotherapist-led strength exercises improve hip pain in young people suffering hip joint impingements, new research shows. The La Trobe University study followed 154 participants over six months, comparing a targeted strengthening ...
Medical Xpress / Why you wake up so tired after vivid dreams
Some mornings when you wake up, your head is fuzzy, your body is heavy, and you don't feel rested. It felt like you were dreaming all night. But did all that dreaming actually wear you out? Let's look at what the science ...
Medical Xpress / Updated colorectal cancer guidelines endorse new stool tests, recommend limited use of blood tests
With colorectal cancer a growing concern among younger people, the American Cancer Society has endorsed two new types of stool tests to encourage people to get screened, while also recommending a limited role for new blood ...
Phys.org / Record temps as spring heat wave bakes Europe
People in western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heat wave Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar even further.
Medical Xpress / New online toolkit helps clinicians put 'Food is Medicine' into practice
A new online resource aims to help health care providers turn a growing body of research on nutrition and health into effective care for patients. The Food is Medicine Toolkit brings together the latest evidence, practical ...
Phys.org / Demographic forces stall global progress toward gender equality
Average support for gender equality worldwide has plateaued, in part because of higher population growth in countries where support is low and higher fertility among those with less egalitarian views. Public support for women's ...
Phys.org / Love birds: twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from randy pair
One of the world's rarest parakeets has seen its numbers surge thanks to a pair of super breeders now responsible for more than 10% of the total population.
Phys.org / Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.