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Medical Xpress / How adults can use 'Stranger Things' to talk to young people about their mental health
Beyond its monsters and 1980s nostalgia, Stranger Things resonates because it tells stories of struggles familiar to young people: trauma that lingers, identity that wavers, and friendships that buffer against fear.
Medical Xpress / Simulations predict antibody drug viscosity, paving way for easier self-injection
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) aid the body against autoimmune diseases and cancer, among other things. Patients have to pick up the medicine every few weeks. It would be easier for them to be able to inject the medicine themselves ...
Phys.org / In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria's native wildlife needs our help after fires
Victoria has just suffered some of its worst bushfires since the Black Summer fires of 2019–20. Over 400,000 hectares are estimated to have burnt so far, an area more than five times larger than Singapore.
Phys.org / Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks
Dog attacks are on the rise in Australia. The most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show dog-related hospital admissions more than doubled in the eight years to 2021.
Medical Xpress / 5 things to make with mangoes that aren't smoothies
It's mango season. They're cheap, delicious, in the shops or you can buy trays at roadside stalls.
Phys.org / New map reveals a rugged world beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen continent's ice sheet has revealed a previously hidden world of mountains, deep canyons and rugged hills ...
Phys.org / Sideways discovery rewrites the rules of antigen presentation
A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an international team of scientists into fundamental immune system function.
Phys.org / Exploring mutations that spontaneously switch on a key brain cell receptor
Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other immune responses. However, histamine is also a major neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain, regulating ...
Phys.org / When tropical oceans were oxygen oases
Research reveals when and why ancient tropical seas transitioned from oxygen oases to marine dead zones, providing clues to the long-term evolution of oceanic environments.
Phys.org / How actin wavefronts rescue T cell receptors from endocytosis
Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play. T cells, the top agents in this system, survey the internal environment of infected cells and ...
Medical Xpress / 1 in 5 people say losing their pet was worse than losing a person
For one in five people, losing a pet has been more distressing than losing a human loved one. New research has revealed that 21% of those who experienced both types of bereavement found their pet's death harder to bear.
Medical Xpress / Ion channel offers promising avenue for new Parkinson's drugs
Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.
