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Medical Xpress / New research uncovers how deadly childhood cancer grows, highlighting potential therapies
A cancer researcher at the University of Houston is reporting what makes malignant soft tissue cancer grow in children, identifying key mechanisms and molecular targets to prevent tumor progression in patients in future therapies ...
Phys.org / How positive tipping points may be the key to protecting tropical rainforests
The world's tropical rainforests are edging towards collapse. But knowing how to stop deforestation isn't enough to drive action. The challenge is aligning all the pieces of the puzzle to initiate substantial change. Now ...
Medical Xpress / Left-handed DNA tubes double cancer drug killing by boosting cell uptake
Researchers in the lab of Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Xing Wang have discovered the influential role of structural chirality, or "handedness," of a DNA nanostructure to dictate cancer cell response to targeted ...
Phys.org / Farmed oysters may boost New York's dwindling wild populations
Farmed oysters are mixing with and potentially adding to populations of wild oysters—a once-abundant species in New York's estuaries and rivers that has declined drastically over the last century. A new study, published in ...
Medical Xpress / Drug apitegromab may stop muscle loss when taking weight loss drugs
A drug called apitegromab may help preserve lean body mass during weight loss with tirzepatide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, according to a phase 2 clinical trial published in Nature Medicine. The findings suggest that blocking ...
Phys.org / Corals have a hormonal clock and it looks surprisingly like ours
A three-year study has cracked open the hidden biology behind coral reproduction, revealing hormone cycles that echo those of humans and other animals, and a new way to detect reef distress before it's too late.
Phys.org / Short videos may hinder learning by fragmenting attention and memory, study finds
Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn and source information about topics that interest them. Some recent studies have found that while ...
Medical Xpress / First-ever guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome issued
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, along with two other leading medical organizations, have developed the first-ever guideline aimed at preventing and managing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic ...
Phys.org / As Japan's popularity booms, a new survey shows strong anti‑foreigner sentiment
Japan is experiencing historically high numbers of foreigners. Its population is shrinking, and its workforce is aging, driving foreign labor to historic levels.
Tech Xplore / Buying greener products doesn't always lead to a greener outcome, new study finds
Consumers often assume that choosing more environmentally friendly products helps reduce environmental harm. New research suggests that reality may be more complicated. The findings are published in the journal Marketing ...
Medical Xpress / New map reveals how antidepressants reshape the brain's serotonin system
A new study has uncovered how antidepressants affect different groups of serotonin-producing brain cells in opposite ways, offering new insights into why selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can cause unpleasant ...
Phys.org / JWST 'weighs' dormant black hole 10 billion light-years away
The most distant, nearly invisible dormant black hole has been detected and "weighed" by an international team of astronomers that includes researchers from UCL. The study, published in Science, identified a dormant black ...
