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Medical Xpress / Cancer cells form protective microenvironment against CDK4/6 inhibitors, study shows

Targeted cancer drugs known as CDK4/6 inhibitors have improved outcomes for patients with advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer, but many patients still eventually relapse and become resistant to therapy. New research ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Platform enhances purity and reproducibility of extracellular vesicle proteomics

A group of researchers at the VIB‑UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology has developed a new platform to isolate and analyze extracellular vesicles (EVs), nanosized particles secreted by cells and playing a role in cellular ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Non-white groups in England and Wales face higher post-COVID heart risks, finds study

A new study has found that people from non-white ethnic backgrounds in England and Wales continued to be disproportionately impacted by severe outcomes after COVID-19 such as cardiovascular disease.

Medical Xpress / Children under three can learn new words even when speakers wear masks

A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Grenoble Alpes—Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) has shown that from the age of two, children can learn new words ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / US measles epidemic its worst of 21st century

The United States in 2025 has recorded its worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years, according to a count released Monday by Johns Hopkins University, highlighting a crisis that President Donald Trump's vaccine-skeptic ...

Phys.org / Whose satisfaction is more important to your business? Your customers or your employees?

New research from Virginia Commonwealth University challenges the long-held business assumption that companies perform best when both customers and employees are highly satisfied.

Jul 7, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Will YR4 hit the moon? We won't know until 2028

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you know where an object will be, years hence.

Jul 7, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Treatment with virtual reality works quickly and effectively for those with psychosis, study shows

Treatment with virtual reality appears to work very well for people with psychosis. It works faster than the current treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy and is at least as effective.

Jul 7, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Gender-minority stress and resilience linked to alcohol use among young transgender adults

Increased stress related to gender-minority status is associated with greater alcohol use among transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth and young adults, according to an innovative study. TGD people, whose gender identity ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Prenatal alcohol exposure could worsen recovery from stroke in midlife

Exposure to alcohol in utero can have enduring health effects across the lifespan, including increased risks related to strokes in midlife, according to new research. The preclinical study found that fetal alcohol exposure ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Cardiology
Phys.org / 'Killer bees' swarm close to Georgia border

Spotted in Barbour County, Alabama, just over the Chattahoochee River from Georgia, Africanized bees—a hybrid between European and African honey bees—are known for their aggression and ability to sting people to death. ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / The 'Mind' diet is good for cognitive health—here's what foods you should put on your plate

There's long been evidence that what we eat can affect our risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline as we age. But can any one diet actually keep the brain strong and lower dementia risk? Evidence suggests ...

Jul 7, 2025 in Health