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Medical Xpress / Chemotherapy leaves detectable DNA fingerprints in childhood tumors within 18 months

Nearly half of childhood tumors treated with common types of chemotherapy showed detectable DNA changes linked to treatment within 18 months, according to a new international study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Parents' socioeconomic status is more important than prenatal behaviors to a future child's health, study suggests

Family socioeconomic position may be a more important determinant of children's health than parental behaviors such as smoking, drinking or caffeine consumption, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by Gemma Sharp ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Chasing subseasonal forecasts with AI

Subseasonal forecasting, or the ability to predict weather trends two weeks to two months in advance, is a capability highly sought after in various economic sectors, including energy, water management and agriculture. Reliable ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Adolescent substance use continues to rise through mid-teens, national study finds

As substance use continues to be a major public health concern among adolescents, researchers from the University of California San Diego analyzed the latest data from one of the nation's largest longitudinal studies of youth ...

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Medical Xpress / Cerebral small vessel disease: New treatment possibilities for the little‑known condition affecting millions of people

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), which notably increases the risk of stroke and cognitive disorders, is estimated to affect more than 5 million people in France alone. In the absence of a curative treatment, preventing ...

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Medical Xpress / Test offers new way to personalize treatment, reduce unnecessary chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer

A new cancer diagnostic test marketed by Veracyte and developed by a group of researchers, including UNC geneticist Charles Perou, Ph.D., has been found to accurately predict whether patients with breast cancer need chemotherapy ...

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Phys.org / Predicting where wildfire smoke will go next

In recent summers, wildfire smoke has been inescapable across Wisconsin, drifting south from Canada and leading to long stretches of poor air quality. Whether that smoke clears or lingers is often influenced in part by the ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / How mothers speak has little impact on children's school grades, study reveals

A mother's everyday speech habits have little bearing on her child's academic success, according to new research led by the University of York.

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Medical Xpress / RNA testing uncovers 171 mutations driving MET exon 14 skipping in lung cancer

New research has shown that RNA-based testing can improve the detection and interpretation of clinically actionable genomic alterations that lead to MET exon 14 skipping in patients with lung cancer—important biomarkers that ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers find college-educated population more likely to shelter during dangerous wildfire smoke

American adults with college degrees now outlive those without degrees by more than eight years, in part because graduates appear to be more proactive about protecting their health. For example, they smoke cigarettes at far ...

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Medical Xpress / Researchers develop AI-based brain stimulation hologram technology

A research team led by Professor Jae Youn Hwang of DGIST's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with a team led by Professors Euiheon Chung and Hyuk Sang Kwon of GIST's Department of ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Replacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptoms

More than one-third of American households rely on natural gas stoves to prepare their meals.

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