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Medical Xpress / Inside lungs, tumor position reveals immune shifts missed by other models

Researchers at VIB and VUB have developed a powerful new way to study how the immune system behaves inside lung tumors. By combining a patient-relevant mouse model with single-cell technologies, the team provides one of the ...

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Medical Xpress / Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says—a pharmacologist explains why that's so misleading

The heady scent of tea tree is one of the iconic smells of the Australian bush. And the essential oils derived from tea trees have been used as medicines, first by Indigenous people, then by colonists.

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Medical Xpress / How two men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable

On May 6, 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide, not just by athletics fans. It was considered at the time to ...

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Medical Xpress / Scientists esteemed by public, with vaccine scientists seen as similar to scientists in general

Vaccines and scientists who work on them have been embroiled in controversy and subject to unfounded attacks over the past half-dozen years. The litany of attacks has included both debunked claims and claims that lack evidence—for ...

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Medical Xpress / Headspace: Can our brains get full?

My husband was recently describing something that happened on a past holiday. It wasn't a significant event, but it sounded pleasant. I, however, had no recollection of what he was telling me. He couldn't quite believe it.

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Medical Xpress / Pre-warmup brain priming may help hit running personal bests

Runners adding a brain priming exercise to a warmup could hit a new personal best, after University of Birmingham academics showed a 3% improvement in test conditions. In a paper published in the European Journal of Sport ...

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Medical Xpress / Symptom-based approach treats opioid withdrawal in newborns with minimal drug exposure

A clinical study shows that a symptom-based treatment for babies with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)—a highly prevalent condition wherein opioid exposure during pregnancy leads to withdrawal after birth—could ...

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Tech Xplore / Perseverance doesn't always pay off for companies. Sometimes it's better to 'fail fast'

Across the business world, companies often double down on struggling ideas, retreating only after clear evidence shows they won't work.

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Tech Xplore / Drones and AI help cities combat traffic congestion

Traffic jams are a problem in large urban areas. How can they be solved without expanding the road network? This is a challenge that researchers are attempting to address.

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Tech Xplore / China's WeRide eyes 200,000 autonomous cars by 2031 with Lenovo deal

Chinese tech firms WeRide and Lenovo will expand their partnership to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles globally over the next five years, a WeRide statement said on Monday.

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Tech Xplore / EV drivers' habits uncover why Britain needs region-specific public charging plans

As more UK drivers switch to electric vehicles (EVs), experts at the University of Glasgow have shared research that improves understanding of the behaviors and charging demands of EV drivers, that can help with the efficient ...

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Medical Xpress / Cigarette exposure in the womb may amplify risk of metabolic disease in adulthood

People whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may benefit from paying extra attention to a healthy diet. According to a new study conducted in mice, the double-hit of maternal smoking and a high-fat, high-sugar diet during ...

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