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Medical Xpress / Oral-gut axis points to salivary biomarkers for early gastric cancer detection
A recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine has identified distinct microbial signatures within the oral cavity and gut that serve as robust biomarkers for the early detection of gastric cancer (GC).
Tech Xplore / Anthropic says will put AI risks 'on the table' with Mythos model
American AI developer Anthropic plans to "lay the risks out on the table" even as it restricts deployment of a new model dubbed Mythos, whose powerful cybersecurity capabilities raise stark questions for companies and governments.
Medical Xpress / The SIRT6 gene keeps the brain healthy by regulating protein production, study finds
New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found a critical role for the SIRT6 enzyme in preventing the formation of protein waste. SIRT6 is a naturally produced enzyme, but it tends to decline over time. Prof. ...
Medical Xpress / Predicting who will develop blood clots
Blood clots that form in veins—known as venous thromboembolisms—are a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Despite the serious threat they pose to human health, researchers have never fully understood why these clots ...
Medical Xpress / Lower quality scores seen for AI- versus human-generated visit notes
Notes generated by artificial intelligence (AI) have lower-quality scores than those generated by humans across five standardized care cases, according to a study published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine to coincide ...
Medical Xpress / BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy may be effective against high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma
A single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti) led to a 100% minimal residual disease (MRD)-negativity rate in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, according to results from CAR-PRISM, a phase II ...
Medical Xpress / How neurons sense bacteria in the gut
Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them. The human gut microbiome, for instance, has been associated with both depression and Parkinson's ...
Medical Xpress / School-based screening and support can help reduce anxiety in young children
A new online system delivered through primary schools has been shown to be significantly more effective than standard school provision in reducing anxiety among young children. The researchers say their "screening to intervention" ...
Phys.org / Desmond Morris: from 'Naked Ape' to watching 'Big Brother'
Celebrated British zoologist Desmond Morris, who died Sunday aged 98, shook up the world in 1967 when his book "The Naked Ape" posited that humans are essentially primates still captive to evolutionary impulses.
Phys.org / New research finds few improvements for British Columbia's endangered wildlife
British Columbia's wildlife is in trouble, and governments aren't working hard enough to keep wild animals and plants alive. How do we know?
Phys.org / How do astronauts adapt their grip and move objects when transitioning between Earth and space?
On Earth, people grip objects to ensure they don't fall. In space, this process changes: When astronauts hold an object without moving it and then let go, the object doesn't fall because there is no gravity. But when astronauts ...
Tech Xplore / Sustainable concrete uses rice husk ash, PET, and tire rubber as fine aggregate substitutes
The current environmental crisis is not only linked to climate change, but also to inadequate waste management and the intensive consumption of natural resources. In 2023, approximately 2.3 billion metric tons of municipal ...
