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Medical Xpress / Imaging study solves a long-standing gap in metastatic breast cancer research and care

A prospective, multicenter cancer clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) has validated an improved method for predicting treatment benefits in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Detecting antibiotic resistance more reliably: AI tool reduces false positives

Researchers at University Medicine Oldenburg have developed an AI tool that delivers fewer false-positive results than conventional screening methods when testing bacteria for resistance to reserve antibiotics. The research ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade.

Dec 11, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Genetic modifier of Friedreich's ataxia points toward treatment for devastating disorder

Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a rare but devastating genetic disorder. Those with the condition are often diagnosed between 5 and 15 years of age and live only into their 30s or 40s. There is no widely approved treatment that ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Genetics
Tech Xplore / New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations

MIT researchers have developed a method that generates more accurate uncertainty measures for certain types of estimation. This could help improve the reliability of data analyses in areas like economics, epidemiology, and ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Pulmonary fibrosis traced to key signaling pathway

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue. While the early events that initiate this change are poorly understood, recent research suggests ...

Phys.org / Polytechnic universities focus on practical, career-oriented skills, offering an alternative to traditional universities

For decades, a four-year college degree was widely seen as the standard path to getting most midlevel jobs in the United States. It was the expected entry point for getting a job as a marketing specialist, project manager, ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How oxygen first reached Earth's oceans

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required for complex life. Oxygen began building up during the period known as the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / In pneumonia's tug-of-war, lung microbiome could tip the balance

Northwestern University scientists have potentially uncovered a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In a new study, scientists found the lungs' own microbial community, or microbiome, appears to influence how ...

Phys.org / The toy aisle is still full of gender bias. Here's how to navigate it these holidays

Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. But buying the right presents for kids can feel like a minefield, with an ever-growing list of choices and factors to consider. ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / The shape of sand grains reveals the distance traveled by rivers

A team from the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has collaborated with researchers from the University of Málaga (UMA) and the University of Córdoba (UCO) on an article published in ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / How to watch one of the year's best meteor showers, the Geminids

It's time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year.

Dec 9, 2025 in Astronomy & Space