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Medical Xpress / A radiotheranostic approach designed to combat aggressive cancers
UCLA scientists, together with a team of international collaborators, have identified a promising new treatment strategy that can detect, kill and reprogram aggressive, treatment-resistant tumors like osteosarcomas and glioblastoma.

Medical Xpress / 'Traffic controller' protein that protects DNA discovered, and it may help kill cancer cells
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division—a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according to a study published in ...

Medical Xpress / Joint pain or osteoarthritis? Exercise could be the first line of treatment
Stiff knees, aching hips and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older. But while osteoarthritis is the world's most common joint disease, experts say the way we treat ...

Tech Xplore / Harvesting hydrogen from biomass for energy can provide substantial carbon emissions reduction
Hydrogen fuel provides energy without producing carbon dioxide emissions, which makes it a promising option for decarbonizing the economy. The U.S. is a major producer of hydrogen, contributing around 10% of the global annual ...

Phys.org / Synthesized protein from fish blood could prevent food and drugs from freezing
Anyone who has experienced freezer burn knows that ice crystals can be a problem at low temperatures. Ice crystals' jagged edges can do more than just ruin the texture of your ice cream, however. At a microscopic level, they ...

Phys.org / Screen time linked to lower academic achievement among elementary students in Ontario, Canada
Higher levels of screen time in early childhood are associated with lower scores in reading and mathematics on Ontario's standardized tests, with each additional hour of daily screen time associated with a 10% drop in the ...

Medical Xpress / Tympanostomy tube placement improves hearing for children with cleft palate: Study
For children with cleft palate, tympanostomy tube placement improves hearing outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal.

Phys.org / How different bird species forage together in the Antarctic
It's a scene fit for a nature documentary: In the frigid ocean surrounding Antarctica, the water boils over as seabirds dive from above and marine animals like seals and whales rise from the depths to all feast on krill.

Medical Xpress / Hidden evolution in sperm raises disease risk for children as men age
Harmful genetic changes in sperm become substantially more common as men age because some are actively favored during sperm production, new research has revealed.

Phys.org / From barks to words: Researchers aim to translate dog sounds with AI
Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man's best friend into intelligible speech—a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.

Phys.org / Antarctic Circumpolar Current flowed three times faster 130,000 years ago, core samples reveal
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is Earth's largest oceanic current, circling around Antarctica from west to east in alignment with Earth's rotation. This cold ocean current is driven primarily by the westerly wind ...

Phys.org / Open communication may be the only way of reaching highly polarized audiences
In highly polarized situations, open communication is the only way to get through to people, including those who believe in conspiracy theories, revealed a new study in the British Journal of Political Science.