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Medical Xpress / New marker uses tomography to refine gastric cancer prognosis
Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, have identified a new biomarker that may help determine the prognosis for patients with gastric cancer, the fifth most common type of cancer ...
Medical Xpress / How early life experiences shape schizophrenia risk
Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco researchers have found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to ...
Medical Xpress / New open tool can facilitate the reuse of genomic data
The GCAT|Genomes for Life team, a strategic project of the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), has developed PolyGenie, a new tool designed to facilitate the exploration and reuse of genomic data by the research ...
Medical Xpress / Lymphatic dysfunction drives heart valve disease in Marfan syndrome patients
Dysfunction in the lymphatic system has been identified as a hidden driver of life-threatening heart valve disease in patients with Marfan syndrome, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal ...
Phys.org / 800 visits to a suburban park: Inside an epic 40‑year birdwatching quest
Birdwatching is one of the most common and popular ways people experience nature. But it's not often that even the most enthusiastic birdwatcher returns to the same place more than 800 times to witness the changes over four ...
Phys.org / Levels of 'forever chemicals' in dolphins and whales are rising globally
Whales and dolphins inhabit some of the largest and seemingly most pristine environments on Earth, from tropical coastlines to Antarctic waters. Yet even they cannot escape PFAS—persistent "forever chemicals" that leak from ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists engineer personalized cartilage graft for infants with life-threatening airway narrowing
A study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrates a new method of using decellularized cartilage with patient-specific cells to help enlarge pediatric airways narrowed as a result of severe ...
Phys.org / Payload electronics and flight software being developed for NASA's Landsat 10 spacecraft
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is developing electronics and flight software for the NASA/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat 10 satellite, which is set to launch in 2031 to collect new and improved Earth observation ...
Phys.org / Frozen Greenland middens preserve 4,500 years of farms, seal hunts and toilets
Greenland has a long and checkered history of human settlement: several Paleo-Inuit cultures since approximately 2,500 BCE, descendants of Vikings between the 10th and 15th centuries, and early modern Danes since 1721. All ...
Medical Xpress / How do beta blocker heart drugs actually work for anxiety?
A reality TV star's claim that a beta blocker dulled their emotions and made them appear calm on camera has sparked a wave of social media commentary.
Tech Xplore / Redesigned high-NA lithography optical system aims to overcome challenges in semiconductor chipmaking
From data centers powering next-generation AI to vital medical technology, cars, and the mobile device or computer you're probably reading this on, semiconductor-based computer chips are essential to modern life.
Medical Xpress / Hands off: Why human touch can create a food-safety blind spot
Consumers often assume that hand-prepared foods are fresher, higher quality and safer than factory-packaged alternatives, but a new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher suggests those assumptions ...
