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Medical Xpress / Experimental drug repairs DNA damage caused by common diseases

Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of medications that fix tissue damage caused by heart attack, inflammatory disease or other conditions.

Dec 3, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Terahertz device sets performance record and opens new quantum horizons

A prototype device that has demonstrated record-breaking longevity could help open up new frontiers in next-generation communications and computing technologies.

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Meta partners with news outlets to expand AI content

Meta announced Friday it will integrate content from major news organizations into its artificial intelligence assistant to provide Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users with real-time information.

Dec 5, 2025 in Internet
Medical Xpress / Human gene maps are biased towards European ancestries, study reveals

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ancestry, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Dec 3, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Does mental illness have a silver lining? New paper says yes

An estimated one in five U.S. adults live with mental illnesses, conditions that are almost universally characterized by their negative consequences. But there are also positive attributes associated with psychological disorders— ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Should lynx and wolves be reintroduced to Britain and Ireland? Young people have mixed feelings

There are many things people have love-hate relationships with in Britain and Ireland, from Brussels sprouts to cricket or sea swimming. Another item can now be added to this list: the reintroduction of lynx and wolves to ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Dollar stores may increase food deserts in under-resourced U.S. cities

A new study from University of Florida food economists has found that building dollar stores may create food deserts in specific city environments, while having no impact on grocery access when they enter other areas.

Dec 5, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / First seizure clinic speeds time to diagnosis with pediatric epilepsy

Children referred to a first seizure clinic (FSC) see a neurologist epilepsy specialist within one week, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, held from Dec. 5 to 9 in Atlanta.

Dec 5, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Euclid dataset of a million galaxies proves connection between galaxy mergers and AGN

Astronomers have long debated the role of galaxy mergers in powering active supermassive black holes. Now an unprecedented dataset of a million galaxies from the Euclid telescope provides evidence that mergers play a dominant ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Beyond biology: Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine

A new series in The Lancet led by a UC Berkeley professor equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions.

Medical Xpress / The power of gut enzymes: Why healthy eating affects everyone differently

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse at the University of Jena and the Leibniz-HKI, together with international partners, have uncovered a mechanism that determines how our gut microbiome processes ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Reaching new heights: Acute mountain sickness associated with blood flow changes

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is common at high altitudes and is often associated with headaches. AMS is theorized to be caused by changes in cerebral blood flow, but this phenomenon is still not well understood. Although ...