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Medical Xpress / Genes within uterine gland cells shed light on potential causes of infertility

Even in the best-case scenario, when fertility clinics transfer chromosomally normal embryos into a would-be mother's uterus, the procedure only leads to a live birth half of the time. Some embryo transfers result in a pregnancy, ...

17 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Parvovirus infection modulates nucleolar organization and function

Research at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) reveals that autonomous parvoviruses, such as canine parvovirus, are highly capable of affecting the internal balance of the nucleolus. The results provide new basic information ...

18 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Report reveals a significant global palliative care gap among children

Nearly all the world's 10.6 million children experiencing serious health-related suffering (SHS) live in low- and middle-income countries with little to no access to palliative care or specialized care for their illness, ...

17 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / The radical propulsion needed to catch the solar gravitational lens

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially habitable planet, as well as its atmosphere, and even possibly some of its cities. But, the SGL ...

21 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Combining AI with optical coherence tomography shows potential for detecting lipid-rich plaques in coronary arteries

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-based approach for detecting fatty deposits inside coronary arteries using optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Because these lipid-rich plaques are strongly ...

17 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / Birth dose of hepatitis B vaccination is safe and effective, study finds

Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe and effective compared with a delayed first dose, according to research published online Feb. 5 in Pediatrics.

16 hours ago in Vaccination
Phys.org / Can life begin on a moon without a sun?

Free-floating planets, or as they are more commonly known, rogue planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of them is a bit of an understatement. Recent estimates put the number of rogue ...

23 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Study pairs key air pollutants with home addresses to track progression of lost mobility through disability

A University of Michigan study has taken a fine-grained, long-term look at residential-area air pollution and how it relates to deteriorating mobility—and hindered recovery—for older Americans. The paper is published ...

Medical Xpress / Rewards vs. goals: How a brain signal used to study depression tells us about our immediate desires

James Cavanagh has been at the University of New Mexico for 13 years studying cognitive neuroscience and using imaging tools to understand psychiatric and neurological disorders. His most recent publication in Trends in Cognitive ...

18 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Traumatic brain injury of any severity is associated with greater chance of work disability

Having a traumatic brain injury, no matter how serious, is associated with a greater likelihood of qualifying for work disability up to five years later, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. The study ...

Phys.org / Rebuilding trust in global climate mitigation scenarios

Global climate mitigation scenarios shape real-world policy choices of who cuts emissions, who pays, and who benefits from climate action. A new IIASA-led essay published in PLOS Climate identifies how these influential tools ...

20 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Molecule found to drive skin cancer growth and evade immune detection

A molecule that helps regulate gene activity has also been shown to drive skin cancer growth and tumors' ability to evade attack by the body's immune system, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and ...

18 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer