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Medical Xpress / Genetic tests may miss reaction risk from drug prescribed to millions
A genetic marker already used to flag the risk of a life-threatening reaction to the antibiotic vancomycin also identifies patients at risk of that reaction to lamotrigine—and it is missing from the gene panels clinicians ...
Medical Xpress / 3D atomic-level snapshots reveal ketamine binds to human opioid receptors
Ketamine, a drug approved for medical use in 1970 as a short-acting anesthetic, including during the Vietnam War for battlefield surgery, is still a pharmacological mystery. For a long time, scientists knew that ketamine, ...
Phys.org / Old-growth tropical forests bear lasting legacy of ancient Maya civilization
Rainforests in Central America that have remained largely untouched by modern human activities could bear the invisible imprint of ancient Maya civilizations. New research has found that forest structure in Belize, such as ...
Phys.org / A snake-headed vessel hints at a mysterious Roman cult
The ancient Romans were a deeply religious and superstitious people, worshiping dozens of cults—some official and others secretive. One of these was dedicated to Sabazios, a deity from Thrace and Phrygia (regions spanning ...
Medical Xpress / Rare antibodies with potential to combat alpha-gal syndrome identified
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered rare antibodies that could inform the development of an intervention for alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), an emerging tick bite-associated condition that can cause ...
Phys.org / Pacific islands to face food shortages due to global warming: Scientists
The Pacific islands will face food shortages, and drinking water will be affected by rising seas, scientists said Wednesday, as a U.N. report found the world would fail to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
Phys.org / Study reveals distinct patterns across single-, multi-, and mass homicides
An updated analysis of U.S. homicide data has found that intimate partner violence (IPV) often precipitates mass homicide and is also frequently associated with multi-victim and single-victim deaths. The study categorizes ...
Medical Xpress / Trump and RFK Jr.'s health industry deals haven't been enforced and are at risk of vanishing
In the thick of his competitive reelection race in Michigan, Republican Rep. Tom Barrett joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a sprawling 400-acre (162-hectare) apple orchard, farm and winery. ...
Phys.org / In tune with nature: Human speech follows a rhythm that is also found in the animal kingdom
The temporal structure of speech rhythms resembles that of the communication signals of numerous animal species. This is shown by a study conducted by a research team from the Leibniz Center for General Linguistics (ZAS) ...
Medical Xpress / How breakfast primes the response to the hormones that manage blood sugar
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered why the adage, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," holds weight—especially for the 1 in 9 adults worldwide living with diabetes. Glucose (the simplest form of sugar) is ...
Phys.org / Food innovation in your kitchen: Giving peas, beans and lentils a surprisingly meat-like bite
Separating things and then putting them back together is a common principle in industrial food production. Agricultural raw materials are broken down into their individual constituents, such as proteins, starches and fats, ...
Phys.org / Saturn encounter may have set distant centaur on path to becoming a comet
More than 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers) from Earth, an ancient icy object is slowly awakening. As it drifts inward through the solar system, the frozen body known as Centaur 450P/LONEOS has begun releasing gas ...
