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Phys.org / Virus battles drug-resistant infections

It's an evolutionary battle, an endless competition for survival, that has spanned millions of years. Within this epic tale for the ages, the skillful characters are mighty, but very, very tiny—they're microscopic. It's ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Study highlights gaps in avalanche safety awareness among snowshoers and winter hikers

Researchers from Simon Fraser University are urging snowshoers and winter hikers to get clued up on avalanche safety after a new study found a concerning lack of awareness among those taking part in the sports.

14 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / 'Zap-and-freeze' technique successfully used to watch human brain cell communication

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications in living brain tissue from mice and humans.

22 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Scientists reverse aging in blood stem cells by targeting lysosomal dysfunction

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell's lysosomes. The breakthrough, published in Cell Stem ...

18 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Report finds Swedish coffee habits surpass beef in Amazon deforestation impact

Even Swedish consumption contributes to the loss of rainforest—and nowadays coffee has overtaken beef as the product affecting deforestation the most. This is shown in a new report from the WWF in which Chalmers has participated, ...

16 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Boeing's troubled capsule won't carry astronauts on next space station flight

Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company's next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety.

18 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Researchers reveal progressive, regional brain changes in Parkinson's disease

New research has revealed that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes to blood vessels in the brain, changing our understanding of the disease which may lead to new treatment methods.

16 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / New platform tests AI fairness and accuracy in diabetic eye disease screening

Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent ...

16 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Phys.org / Long-term cattle performance focus of research review, call for collaboration

Despite the United States' long and storied past with cattle ranching, long-term research on health, nutrition and management is rarely wrangled, hamstrung by budget constraints and the segmented nature of the industry.

16 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study demonstrates proof of concept for preventing esophageal cancer

Trinity St James's Cancer Institute (TSJCI) researchers demonstrated the power of a structured, quality-assured Barrett's Esophagus Registry to prevent and detect early esophageal cancer.

16 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Integrated photonic millimeter-wave radar chip developed for next-generation radar 6G networks

In a breakthrough in radar technology, researchers from the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have developed the world's first integrated photonic millimeter-wave radar chip, achieving unprecedented precision in a remarkably ...

17 hours ago in Hardware
Phys.org / Microbial innovation and engineering design offer fresh solutions for plastic waste

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources. The multidisciplinary ...

17 hours ago in Biology