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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 / Expanding the search for quantum-ready 2D materials

Quantum technologies from ultrasensitive sensors to next-generation information processors depend on the ability of quantum bits, or qubits, to maintain their delicate quantum states for a sufficiently long time to be useful.

Dec 8, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / A geometric recipe for stabilizing atomically thin metals

Metallenes are atomically thin metals whose unique properties make them extremely promising for nanoscale applications. However, their extreme thinness makes them also flimsy.

Dec 8, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Mini-vortices in nanopores accelerate ion transport for faster supercapacitor charging

Tiny cavities in energy storage devices form small vortices that help with charging, according to a research team led by TU Darmstadt. This previously unknown phenomenon could advance the development of faster storage devices.

Dec 9, 2025 in Nanotechnology
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
Medical Xpress / Researchers detect early brain changes linked to future psychosis development

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and NHG Health's Institute of Mental Health (IMH) have mapped how brain networks differ in individuals at Clinical High ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
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
Medical Xpress / CAR-T therapy yields long-term survival for patients with lymphoma

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology confirms that one of the first Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR-T cell therapies offers long-term survival and potential cures for adult patients with relapsed ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Cooperative intermolecular interactions regulate supramolecular polymer assembly

Supramolecular chemistry involves the study of self-assembly of discrete molecules that are used to build large functional structures. Often, these molecules are allowed to self-assemble into one-dimensional polymeric structures ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light—modern Jews can pick from either tradition

Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025.

Dec 11, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Blinking less may mean brain is working harder, study shows

Blinking is a human reflex most often performed without thinking, like breathing. Although research on blinking is usually related to vision, a new Concordia study examines how blinking is connected to cognitive function, ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Sedative choice could improve outcomes for breathing tube patients

Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine, while placing a breathing tube, according to a randomized trial published in the New England Journal ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Medications