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Phys.org / Climate change and persistent contaminants deliver one‑two punch to Arctic seals, study finds
New research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security and northern ecosystems already under pressure from environmental ...
Medical Xpress / Menopausal hormone therapy not linked to increased risk of death, study shows
Menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of death, finds a Danish study of over 800,000 women published in The BMJ. The findings support current ...
Medical Xpress / Booster shots reduce the risks of COVID-19 deaths, study finds
Booster vaccines reduced the risk of COVID‑19-related hospitalization and death, according to a new study of over 3 million adults who had the autumn 2022 vaccine in England. The research, led by the universities of Bristol ...
Medical Xpress / England has a chronic shortage of family doctors, according to a recent analysis
Four-fifths of England's integrated care boards (ICBs)—responsible for planning health services for their local population—would need to at least double their number of general practitioners to meet staffing standards ...
Medical Xpress / Docetaxel rechallenge linked to longer survival than cabazitaxel, study suggests
A common clinical question for medical oncologists treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is, should patients who previously received docetaxel and progress on it, reuse docetaxel or switch to cabazitaxel ...
Phys.org / Interplay of class and gender may influence social judgments differently between cultures
Certain markers of high status may more strongly boost attitudes toward women versus men, and low status markers may more strongly worsen attitudes toward men versus women—with both findings more pronounced in countries ...
Medical Xpress / A single sample classifier can predict cancer-associated fibroblast subtypes in patient samples
In a collaboration between several labs at UNC Lineberger, researchers have defined cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) subtypes that are clinically robust, prognostic, and predictive of immunotherapy response and developed ...
Medical Xpress / Binge-drinking isn't just a young person's issue; it's a serious later-life mortality risk
Binge-drinking among older adults is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to a study published in Alcohol. Researchers have analyzed data from a large national study of more than 129,000 Canadian ...
Phys.org / How much of 'us' is really 'us?'
Some time around 1683, amateur Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek scraped the plaque from between his teeth and peered at it through a home-made microscope.
Phys.org / Most roadless areas in Great Britain are smaller than 1 km², fragmenting wildlife habitats
Britain's landscape is highly fragmented by roads, with researchers from Cardiff University finding that more than 70% of the UK's roadless areas are smaller than 1 km2. The researchers say that more than 60% of roadless ...
Medical Xpress / Understanding substance use across the full spectrum of sexual identity
A study led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine reveals higher rates of substance use among all non-heterosexual groups in the U.S., including people who are uncertain of or who use different ...
Phys.org / Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe—but we can stop it
On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space.
