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Medical Xpress / A questionnaire allows for reliable measurement of cancer patients' concerns
The fear that cancer will progress or worsen is one of the most common concerns among people living with the disease. Identifying and measuring this concern is key to providing appropriate psychological care and improving ...
Medical Xpress / Key DNA changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease identified
In a study published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers have identified specific DNA-level changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using advanced biological analysis, the team mapped ...
Phys.org / Large land predators were hunting big plant-eaters more than 280 million years ago, study finds
A study examining fossil evidence shows that large land predators were already hunting big plant-eating animals more than 280 million years ago. University of Toronto Mississauga researchers Jordan M. Young, Tea Maho, and ...
Phys.org / Permafrost is key to carbon storage. That makes northern wildfires even more dangerous
The devastating wildfires in northern Canada in recent years have climate consequences that go far beyond smoke and carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, according to a new study co-authored by two NAU researchers. ...
Phys.org / Software tool shows potential for cost effective coastal erosion monitoring
A tool originally designed to monitor the erosion of Scotland's coast has proven its worth on a tropical island the other side of the world. The open-source tool, called VedgeSat, was developed by researchers from the University ...
Phys.org / Teachers report limited or no training to support neurodivergent pupils, new study finds
Nearly 25% of teachers report receiving no training on how to support neurodivergent pupils, and most of those who did describe it as brief and limited in scope, according to new research from York St John University and ...
Medical Xpress / High-fat diet accelerates triple-negative breast cancer growth in engineered tumors
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Princeton University conducted a study to find out what patients diagnosed with breast cancer should eat to ensure the best prognosis. "We took the approach of building identical ...
Phys.org / Forest exhibits resilience after California mega fire
In 2019 and again in 2021, Penn State researchers in the Department of Geography walked a series of 1,000 square foot plots in California's Lassen Volcanic National Park. The goal was to see how the forest that's hands-off ...
Medical Xpress / Severe irritability in teens can be reduced by daily doses of vitamins and minerals—new research
Irritability is one of the most common and distressing problems teenagers and their families face.
Phys.org / Synthetic gene medicines may disrupt DNA repair
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), used to treat genetic diseases, can affect how cells repair damage to their DNA. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications. The findings ...
Tech Xplore / Privacy and attention promises from alternative phones at MWC
Alternative phones on offer at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) telecoms trade show in Barcelona this week aim to answer demand for devices that protect users' data and attention.
Medical Xpress / AI could help us more accurately screen for breast cancer—new research
At least 20,000 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. And more than 3,300 die from the disease. To save women's lives, we need to detect breast cancer early. Breast screening, which halves women's risk ...
