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Medical Xpress / Most patients with appendix cancer may avoid chemotherapy after surgery, study suggests
Most patients with localized appendix cancer may be able to safely avoid chemotherapy after surgery, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Phys.org / Online and undercover: Saving trafficked wildlife in Thailand
Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills and, once, an anteater.
Medical Xpress / Immune protein loss may drive rare stomach lymphoma in H. pylori infections
Roughly half the world's population is infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which is responsible for about 90% of gastric cancers. However, until now, it has been unclear why some H. pylori infections ...
Phys.org / How seeds decide whether to wake up in salty soil
Researchers have discovered a system that helps seeds survive when there is too much salt in the soil. The system helps young germinating embryos keep the right balance of sodium and potassium as they begin to grow. Understanding ...
Phys.org / Having compassion for oneself is linked to well-being, study finds
Caring for others without caring for oneself is associated with lower levels of well-being and may not be sustainable, a new study found.
Phys.org / End impunity for targeted attacks on schools and universities, urge experts
Scholasticide—deliberate attacks on a society's education system in armed conflict—is a war crime that must be publicly condemned and its perpetrators held to account, insists an editorial published by The BMJ.
Medical Xpress / Data reveal half of England's health boards deliberately delay patient care with 'minimum waits'
Nearly half of health boards in England are deliberately delaying care for patients by imposing minimum waiting times in an attempt to manage demand and control costs, exclusive data published by The BMJ reveal.
Phys.org / What to know about Europe's push to compete in space
Key figures from Europe's space industry and other international players have converged on Paris to discuss how to advance the continent's ambitions in a global market dominated by the United States.
Phys.org / How 'positive' stress could improve the welfare of zoo animals
Pelicans have resided in St James's Park, London, for 360 years. But the current flock has been a summer sensation because of the first chicks to hatch in the park's history.
Medical Xpress / Triple-negative breast cancer: Tumor metabolite aids cancer's escape from immune system
Cancer cell metabolism may play a key role in tumors' ability to evade the immune system. In a study published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, researchers from GIGA demonstrate that methylglyoxal, a byproduct ...
Medical Xpress / Social support may reduce developmental-delay risk tied to pregnancy feelings
Pregnancy is often one of the biggest emotional and physical transitions in a woman's life. Alongside the well-known physical changes, many women also experience shifts in mood and mental health during pregnancy and after ...
Medical Xpress / Early MS treatments differ most in relapses and MRI lesions, not disability
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after two years, based on the first treatment they used, according to a study published Sept. ...
