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Phys.org / Moving nitrogen within pyridine opens a new path for molecular editing

A research team has developed a new molecular editing strategy that can directly convert pyridine compounds into their positional isomers. Instead of moving individual substituents around the molecule, the method relocates ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Severe mental illness linked to higher dementia risk even at young age, and greater stroke risk earlier in life

People living with severe mental illness face a substantially higher risk of dementia throughout adulthood, as well as a significantly elevated risk of stroke in early and middle adulthood, according to a large new study ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How to protect yourself during wildfire season

Wildfires are on the rise in many parts of the world, bringing major health threats.

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Medical Xpress / How chronic environmental stress drives immune dysfunction in cold tumors

Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment, yet many tumors remain stubbornly resistant to its effects. Among the most challenging are "cold tumors," including ovarian, breast and prostate cancers, which evade immune ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Lost 'botanical hotspot' identified at University of York campus

A forgotten landscape that once drew world-leading botanists to North Yorkshire could hold the key to restoring lost wildlife, according to new research.

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Q&A: By analyzing media coverage, researchers connect public sentiment hedge fund returns

Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast a wide range of key financial outcomes, like consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. Now, researchers at Penn State, Florida ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Australian beekeepers can't tackle Varroa mite alone. Here's how we can help

For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor).

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New 'master switch' linked to aggressive breast cancer, with drug shown to slow tumor growth

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have identified a 'master switch' responsible for driving tumor growth in an aggressive form of breast cancer. Blocking ...

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Phys.org / How healthy are our coral reefs? Researchers have built a tool to help find out

Researchers at the University of Sydney have harnessed more than 30 years of data to build a new method to more accurately measure the impact of climate change-induced events on the Great Barrier Reef. The findings are published ...

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Tech Xplore / From scrap and used parts to high-performance materials: New circular pathways for aluminum foam

Aluminum foam is one of the lightest structural materials available. Thanks to its low density, high energy absorption capacity and excellent damping properties, it is suitable for applications in automotive engineering, ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / First randomized trial of a radiopharmaceutical in kidney cancer finds no skeletal benefit

Results of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology's Phase II RadiCaL trial (Alliance A031801), the first randomized study of a radiopharmaceutical in kidney cancer, found that adding radium-223 to standard care did ...

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