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Phys.org / Moving nitrogen within pyridine opens a new path for molecular editing

A research team has developed a new molecular editing strategy that can directly convert pyridine compounds into their positional isomers. Instead of moving individual substituents around the molecule, the method relocates ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Lost 'botanical hotspot' identified at University of York campus

A forgotten landscape that once drew world-leading botanists to North Yorkshire could hold the key to restoring lost wildlife, according to new research.

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Assistance systems to fight shortage of skilled workforce: XR supports sight-impaired people at work

When people with a sight impairment cannot cope with everyday tasks, it is often not due to a lack of competence, but rather because of impediments existing in their environment. A mobile assistance system, which is currently ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Q&A: By analyzing media coverage, researchers connect public sentiment hedge fund returns

Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast a wide range of key financial outcomes, like consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. Now, researchers at Penn State, Florida ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Australian beekeepers can't tackle Varroa mite alone. Here's how we can help

For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor).

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Strength training can prevent diabetes during pregnancy, study shows

Various forms of physical exercise may help prevent diabetes during pregnancy (or gestational diabetes), but data are limited. In a randomized clinical trial published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica including ...

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Medical Xpress / Maternal RSV vaccine reduces infant RSV-associated hospitalizations by 80% through six months of life

Australia's RSV Maternal and Infant Protection Program is delivering strong protection for babies, with new research from The Kids Research Institute Australia showing RSV vaccination given during pregnancy reduces the risk ...

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Medical Xpress / New 'master switch' linked to aggressive breast cancer, with drug shown to slow tumor growth

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have identified a 'master switch' responsible for driving tumor growth in an aggressive form of breast cancer. Blocking ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / First randomized trial of a radiopharmaceutical in kidney cancer finds no skeletal benefit

Results of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology's Phase II RadiCaL trial (Alliance A031801), the first randomized study of a radiopharmaceutical in kidney cancer, found that adding radium-223 to standard care did ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / From the coasts to the plains, bird flu could threaten not just birds—but their homes

Yesterday, I woke to a cold, damp Canberra morning—and silence. The trees around my home were empty of feathered silhouettes. Even the usual bright-eyed, warble-voiced magpies were absent.

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Phys.org / How healthy are our coral reefs? Researchers have built a tool to help find out

Researchers at the University of Sydney have harnessed more than 30 years of data to build a new method to more accurately measure the impact of climate change-induced events on the Great Barrier Reef. The findings are published ...

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Medical Xpress / DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

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