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Medical Xpress / New trauma center cut gunshot travel time by 10 minutes, deaths fell 3.9%

For decades, Chicago's South Side neighborhoods have experienced high rates of firearm violence, making speedy access to expert trauma care a matter of life and death. A recent study in JAMA Surgery helps quantify the impact ...

Mar 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Five Apple anecdotes as iPhone maker marks 50 years

iPhone maker Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 1 having marked pop culture and the tech industry like few other firms since its beginnings in 1976.

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Light-activated nanoparticles trigger copper overload to kill cancer cells

Cuproptosis was discovered in 2022. It was a previously unknown type of cell death caused by an excess of copper. The research group led by Professor Johannes Karges at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, used this mechanism ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Global review finds wide gaps in rules for polygenic embryo testing

A new global review shows that countries are taking very different approaches to regulating polygenic embryo testing. For more than four decades, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has helped families have children. Scientists ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA warns biotech firm over cancer drug claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer.

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Medieval DNA reveals trans-Saharan connections, rapid genetic mixing and leprosy in Islamic Ibiza

Medieval Ibiza was far from a quiet Mediterranean backwater. New DNA evidence shows that the island was part of a dynamic world linking Europe, North Africa and even the Sahel zone, south of Sahara. An international research ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Urban blue tits use discarded cigarette butts to protect their nests, study suggests

Discarded litter not only makes our streets and neighborhoods look untidy, but it can also pose a significant risk to wildlife. However, in a surprising development, a study published in the journal Animal Behaviour reports ...

Mar 23, 2026
Phys.org / Trapped subsurface heat may have triggered Antarctica's sudden sea ice loss

In 2016, Antarctic sea ice, which had previously shown record expansion, shifted rapidly toward unusually low levels. This abrupt shift left scientists scratching their heads, wondering why it had vanished so quickly despite ...

Mar 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / A protein may help revive exhausted T cells in cancer immunotherapy

Immunotherapy has been one of the most transformative treatments for cancer patients in recent decades, shifting the emphasis from the broad-spectrum approach of chemotherapy to prompting the immune system's boldest warriors—its ...

Mar 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / No link found between childhood atopic dermatitis and markers of cardiovascular risk

Atopic dermatitis (AD) during childhood is not associated with increases in markers of cardiovascular risk, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Network Open.

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Understanding protein motion could greatly aid new drug design

For many people, "protein" is the key element of a food order. However, beyond the preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass a large class of complex biomolecules whose chemical structure is ...

Mar 27, 2026
Phys.org / The hidden cost of sperm storage: Ejaculates found to deteriorate across the animal kingdom

Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines typically recommend two to seven days of abstinence before taking semen samples or assisted reproduction. However, a new study led by Oxford University researchers suggests ...

Mar 24, 2026