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Medical Xpress / Novel disorder causing severe respiratory dysfunction linked to loss-of-function gene variant
A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in the TMEM63B gene, which results in severe lung disease. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, ...
Medical Xpress / Rising brain disease cases mask three distinct trends across Parkinson's, MS and ALS
The number of patients living with neurodegenerative diseases that affect movement is rising steadily. Yet a large-scale study from the Paris Brain Institute and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm shows that this is not ...
Medical Xpress / Defective HIV copies explain most persistent traces in blood following treatment, study finds
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection have enabled most people living with the virus to live long and healthy lives. However, a small portion of people experience detectable—and worrisome—traces of the virus that causes ...
Phys.org / Luxury brands turn memes into more shares, clicks and laughs across four experiments
Luxury brands have increasingly embraced internet memes in their social media advertising campaigns. For example, Gucci's #TFWGucci campaign demonstrated how luxury brands can incorporate memes into their digital communication ...
Tech Xplore / UK Home Office to use AI age estimation on asylum seekers—how accurate is the technology?
Starting next year, the Home Office plans to use AI-driven facial age estimation to assess the age of asylum seekers. At the UK border, deciding whether someone is 17 or 19 is a consequential judgment. Get it wrong one way, ...
Phys.org / Why plant cells need heme: Hidden signal reshapes photosynthesis gene control
For plants, light is an important environmental factor not only as a source of energy for photosynthesis, but also as a signal for capturing environmental information. Light signals are sensed by photoreceptor proteins called ...
Medical Xpress / Rural patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea less likely to be referred for evaluation than urban patients
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea who receive primary care in rural settings are less likely to be referred for sleep apnea evaluation ...
Phys.org / Secondary silylium ion drives one-pot ketone sulfonamidation, reaching 95% yields
A research team has developed a novel organocatalysis method based on a silylium Lewis acid. This technology employs an ion-pair catalyst combining a diethylsilylium ion with a weakly coordinating anion, enabling the direct ...
Tech Xplore / NASA's X-59 aircraft flies supersonic for first time
NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later this year.
Phys.org / Experts issue climate warning ahead of expanded FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup could become the "most polluting ever," according to a new report examining football's relationship with climate change.
Phys.org / These horses are unaffected by petting in children's zoo, heart rate monitors reveal
The horses at the Children's Zoo in Gothenburg don't mind being petted by children and adults. However, they do get stressed by the noise from an excavator. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg discovered this after ...
Medical Xpress / Trial to test AI for prostate MRI cancer diagnosis
A new UCL-led international trial will assess whether AI can perform as well as expert radiologists at detecting prostate cancer on MRI scans.
