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Medical Xpress / Why certain arthritis drugs don't work in rheumatoid arthritis

Cedars-Sinai investigators may have figured out why certain immunosuppressive treatments don't work well in rheumatoid arthritis. In a study published in Science Immunology, scientists trace the problem to specific changes ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Arthritis & Rheumatism
Phys.org / What meadows reveal about the future: Spatial data can predict biodiversity loss before species disappear

Meadows once teeming with buzzing insects and colorful plants are quietly losing their diversity. But how fast is this change happening and can we detect it before species disappear? A German-Swiss research team led by Professor ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / New microprotein can help cancer cells overcome stress

In a study published in the journal Nucleic Acid Research, a research team at Karolinska Institutet has performed a large-scale genetic screen to uncover the hidden roles of tiny proteins, so-called microproteins.

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders, which often lead to severe disability and death. They have discovered that this single ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / New federal loan caps could disrupt the medical field

Researchers from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute have produced the first national estimate of how many medical students would be affected by new federal loan restrictions imposed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Medical economics
Phys.org / Bull shark attack kills woman, injures man at remote Australian beach

A bull shark killed a woman swimming off a remote beach in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales Thursday while a man was seriously injured and may have been saved by the "heroic" efforts of a passerby.

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Dual mechanisms drive rapid eye dominance plasticity in the adult brain, study reveals

Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived eye in adults. However, the underlying neural mechanisms of this ocular dominance plasticity remain ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics

Providing year-round access to RSV immunization would minimize the risk of large seasonal outbreaks across the nation, including in both urban and rural areas.

Nov 26, 2025 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Study maps brain wiring differences in youth with autism

Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have uncovered new insights into how brain wiring differs in children and young adults with ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Old air samples hint at effects of climate change

Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Data-driven surgical supply lists can reduce hospital costs and waste

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Data Science Alliance, a nonprofit promoting the importance of a responsible science environment, led a study showing that hospitals ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Surgery
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