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Medical Xpress / Immunotherapy shows long-term promise in aggressive lymphoma
A leading-edge immunotherapy may extend survival for patients with one of the most aggressive forms of blood cancer, according to newly published five-year results from a major clinical trial in the Blood Journal. The clinical ...
Medical Xpress / Trial of potential Ebola antiviral under way: WHO
The first clinical trial of an antiviral drug's effectiveness in people exposed to the deadly Ebola strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo is underway, the WHO said Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / Nicotine use linked to mental health problems in adolescents, especially girls
Adolescents who use nicotine are more likely to report symptoms of anxiety, depression and other mental health problems than their peers who do not use nicotine. Girls appear to be particularly vulnerable, according to three ...
Tech Xplore / Large language models often prioritize Western moral values, overlooking other cultures
Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority, according to our new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Tech Xplore / IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business
IBM shares plunged 25% Tuesday after the U.S. tech giant released disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, blaming a shift in customer spending because of expected higher prices for memory chips and other AI-related ...
Phys.org / Lakes that 'breathe' ancient carbon: A surprising find in the Congo Basin
In the heart of the Congo Basin's Cuvette Centrale, a large depression that hosts the world's largest tropical wetland complex, lie two vast, shallow blackwater lakes, Lake Tumba and Lake Mai Ndombe. Together, they are roughly ...
Phys.org / Frame-dragging observations validate Einstein yet again
More than a century after Albert Einstein first transformed our understanding of gravity, his general theory of relativity continues to withstand ever more demanding experimental tests. Now, an international team led by Ignazio ...
Phys.org / AI explored as tool for unraveling radicalization's complex drivers
Radicalization is a complex process, influenced by many variables that interact to varying degrees. AI scientist Mijke van den Hurk investigated whether artificial intelligence could help unravel this intricate interplay. ...
Phys.org / Record-smashing US heat wave surges from West to East
A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the West toward the East Coast, placing nearly 100 million Americans under heat alerts.
Medical Xpress / As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level data suggesting that 2026 is already the nation's worst year for reported cases.
Medical Xpress / Lettuce suspected in growing multistate Cyclospora outbreak
Michigan health officials have identified lettuce and other salad greens as the leading suspected source of a growing multistate outbreak of Cyclospora, a parasite that causes watery diarrhea.
Phys.org / Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality
The heat waves of late May and June killed an estimated 2,700 people in England and Wales, according to a recent analysis—around 550 in May, when west London hit 35.1°C (95°F), and 2,200 in June, as East Anglia reached 37°C ...
