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Phys.org / Gutweed successfully grown in full life cycle within brackish conditions in Baltic Sea
Gutweed could become a future crop in the Baltic Sea. This is shown in a new study from the University of Gothenburg, where researchers have, for the first time, successfully cultivated the seaweed through its entire life ...
Medical Xpress / Onset of puberty in children may be associated with substances detected in the maternal blood
The changes from childhood to adolescence occur during puberty. In recent decades, there has been an increase in the phenomenon of early puberty. The scientific community is studying the issue from various perspectives; for ...
Medical Xpress / Quitting smoking linked to lower risk for dementia
Quitting smoking is associated with a lower risk for dementia, especially for those with no or modest weight gain after cessation, according to a study published in Neurology.
Tech Xplore / New technology allows AI agents to read and respond to people's facial expressions
Technology now allows the creation of increasingly realistic AI agents. Human-like AI agents—such as the digital characters that appear as virtual assistants, game characters, and the increasingly lifelike "metahumans" used ...
Medical Xpress / Heart-healthy lipid profile benefits brain health in adolescents, study finds
A new Finnish study shows that blood markers of dysfunctional lipid metabolism are associated with poorer cognitive function in 15–17-year-olds. The findings are significant because brain development during adolescence is ...
Phys.org / A severed piece of sea cucumber refused to die, and what happened next could transform medicine
From the revived corpse of Frankenstein's monster to the disembodied hand, "Thing," in the Addams Family, reanimated tissue is one of the most enduring images in science fiction. It turns out, that image has some basis in ...
Medical Xpress / US to keep Ebola-exposed citizens in Kenya under new policy
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to send Ebola-exposed U.S. citizens to Kenya rather than bring them back to the United States for observation and treatment.
Medical Xpress / Patients show strong response to at-home cancer test
A new analysis of clinical trial data led by Anisha P. Ganguly, MD, MPH, a general internist at UNC Health and member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has proven that mailed fecal immunochemical tests can drastically ...
Medical Xpress / CASK protein drives lung cancer growth by blocking a key tumor-suppressor gene
In a study published in the Journal of Biomedical Science, researchers from National Taiwan University found that CASK helps promote the growth of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by regulating the EGFR–p21 signaling pathway. ...
Medical Xpress / Neighborhood-level sampling could close equity gap in wastewater disease surveillance
Wastewater surveillance was hailed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a more equitable way to track disease. It provided a system that could monitor entire communities regardless of whether residents had access to a doctor or ...
Phys.org / Why the intrinsic quantum effects of axion dark matter are completely undetectable
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These properties make it very difficult to detect using conventional experimental ...
Dialog / New mathematical model suggests global population crash by 2064
In a new open-access study that I published with my late colleague Kostya Trachenko from Queen Mary University of London, I propose a surprisingly simple nonlinear mathematical equation that unifies 12,000 years of human ...