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Phys.org / From inhibition to destruction: Kinase drugs found to trigger protein degradation

Protein kinases are the molecular switches of the cell. They control growth, division, communication, and survival by attaching phosphate groups to other proteins. When these switches are stuck in the "on" position, they ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Metabolic roots of memory loss: Early obesity and low choline levels linked to brain inflammation risk

For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance strain the body's vascular and metabolic systems. Over time, that stress ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Q&A: New diagnostics and treatments for ALS and dementia—a key protein may point the way

The two neurodegenerative diseases could not appear more different. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, affects the muscles, ultimately paralyzing people with the disorder. Frontotemporal ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / New deep-learning tool can tell if salmon is wild or farmed

A paper published in Biology Methods and Protocols, finds that it is now possible to distinguish wild from farmed salmon using deep learning, potentially greatly improving strategies for environmental protection. The paper ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research led by University College London.

Nov 26, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Daily coffee drinking may slow biological aging of people with major mental illness

Drinking a maximum of 3–4 cups of coffee a day may slow the "biological" aging of people with severe mental illness, by lengthening their telomeres—indicators of cellular aging—and giving them the equivalent of 5 extra ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Programmable metamaterial can morph into more configurations than there are atoms in the universe

The Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent maTErials (We-Xite) lab, led by engineering assistant professor Osama R. Bilal, has developed a reconfigurable metamaterial that can control sound waves—bending them, dampening ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Cooperative mammals show lower cancer rates than solitary, competitive species

Cancer is a common disease among mammals, but some species, such as the naked mole rat and elephants, have evolved resistance. According to new research published in the journal Science Advances, this may be because these ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Island-wide field surveys illuminate land-sea connections in Mo'orea

A massive, multi-year scientific expedition led by researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara and collaborating institutions, including the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa, determined that land use ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Narcissism and its role in sexually motivated serial killers

Researchers at the University of Bamberg have traced a darkly intricate form of narcissism in sexually motivated male serial killers, reporting that many offenders combine brittle sensitivity with a craving for admiration ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / The ingenuity of white oval squid camouflage brought to light

White oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana sp. 2), known locally as shiro-ika, are medium-sized squids naturally distributed in the Indian and western Pacific oceans, flittering in and out of a wide range of different habitats—from ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Pesticides and other common chemical pollutants are toxic to 'good' gut bacteria, lab-based screening indicates

A large-scale laboratory screening of human-made chemicals has identified 168 chemicals that are toxic to bacteria found in the healthy human gut. These chemicals stifle the growth of gut bacteria thought to be vital for ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Health