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Medical Xpress / New melanoma drug based on herpes virus granted FDA accelerated approval
Federal regulators have granted accelerated approval to a novel therapy for advanced melanoma—giving doctors another weapon to fight this challenging skin cancer.
Medical Xpress / Common midlife vascular risk factors may cut dementia-free life by up to 13 years
A new study, published in Neurology Open Access, shows an association between three common vascular risk factors and the amount of dementia-free time people experience after age 55. The study hints that dementia is not inevitable ...
Phys.org / Songbirds may have developed sharper senses to de-husk seeds
Songbirds, birds belonging to the Passeriformes order, are best known for their ability to produce complex musical sounds. Yet some songbird species also have another remarkable skill: They can easily remove the tough layer ...
Phys.org / US had hottest month on record in July
July 2026 marked the hottest month on record for the contiguous United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday, continuing a recent trend driven by human-caused climate change.
Phys.org / Drought dries major European rivers to record lows
Vast tracts of many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone and Danube, have slowed to a trickle never before recorded in July, data from a European climate observatory showed Monday.
Phys.org / Two-qubit entangling gate flags its own errors as detectable photon losses
Quantum errors are a normal part of quantum computing because fragile physical qubits (the tiny components storing data) can easily break down because of environmental noise, like heat, stray signals or microscopic vibrations. ...
Medical Xpress / AAP releases influenza vaccine recommendations for all children 6 months and older
Researchers from the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases updated recommendations for the use of influenza vaccines and antiviral medications in the prevention and treatment of influenza in children ...
Phys.org / Runaway supermassive black hole RBH-1 offers new way to reconstruct ancient merger
Black holes are fascinating regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape them. The largest known black holes, called supermassive black holes, contain millions to billions of times the ...
Phys.org / Common-ground curriculum boosts tolerance and civic engagement in pilot study
Social cohesion is the glue that holds society together. Now, those bonds are breaking, and polarization has been growing for years. Educational programs aimed at strengthening social cohesion by promoting greater tolerance ...
Medical Xpress / Lightning strikes kill thousands globally each year, but for those who survive, the storm is far from over
Every year, an estimated 6,000 to 24,000 people are killed by lightning around the world, and many more are injured.
Medical Xpress / How the brain's electrical signatures shift as tinnitus becomes chronic
Ears are built to listen to sounds from the world around us, but for some people, the sound comes from within. Tinnitus causes people to hear ringing or other noises in one or both ears or in their heads, even when there ...
Phys.org / Australia is home to the only mass cuttlefish gathering in the world. This year these giants didn't return
This year's cuttlefish season has been unlike any other. Every winter, more than 100,000 giant Australian cuttlefish can usually be found mating along the rocky coastline of Point Lowly, northeast of Whyalla, South Australia. ...
