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Medical Xpress / Order of genetic mutations shapes cancer's development and patient outcomes

In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child syndrome," talk of calm before storms, and consider it strange to start a meal with dessert.

Nov 20, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / These dinner-plate sized computer chips are set to supercharge the next leap forward in AI

It's becoming increasingly difficult to make today's artificial intelligence (AI) systems work at the scale required to keep advancing. They require enormous amounts of memory to ensure all their processing chips can quickly ...

Phys.org / How bacteria 'feel' surfaces: Fluorescent probe visualizes and quantifies membrane tension

In natural environments, bacteria rarely live as free-swimming cells but are attached to surfaces as biofilms in medical devices, mobile phones or human tissue. The bacterial behavior, how they attach and grow, group together ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / A microRNA cocktail weakens brain tumors in preclinical trials

A patented RNA-based cocktail developed at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has emerged as a promising active agent against tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma.

Nov 20, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / How heat from old coal mines became a source of local pride in this northern English town

Around a quarter of UK homes lie on disused coalfields. These abandoned coal mines are flooded with water that is naturally heated by the Earth.

Nov 20, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Targeting TRPC3 channels shows promise for treating atrial fibrillation

A research group led by Assistant Professor Megumi Aimoto and Professor Akira Takahara at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, revealed that pyrazole-3 (Pyr3), a selective inhibitor of the transient receptor ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Cardiology
Phys.org / Quantum-centric supercomputing simulates supramolecular interactions

A team led by Cleveland Clinic's Kenneth Merz, Ph.D., and IBM's Antonio Mezzacapo, Ph.D., is developing quantum computing methods to simulate and study supramolecular processes that guide how entire molecules interact with ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Unusual days signal rising migraine risk

Harvard Medical School researchers report that higher day-to-day "trigger surprisal" scores were associated with migraine attacks over the next 12 and 24 hours. In this cohort, higher surprisal scores aligned with greater ...

Nov 14, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Housing hardships during childhood may influence housing insecurity in young adults

Exposure to housing hardship before the age of 5 may influence "housing insecurity" in early adulthood, according to Rutgers-led research.

Nov 20, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / People in isolated cities in Africa suffer more violence against civilians, study reveals

Cities are often seen as hotspots of violence, with the assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than smaller ones. This "universal law" of urban scaling has long shaped scientific thinking. But new research ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Cosmic ray puzzle resolved as scientists link 'knee' formation to black holes

Milestone results released by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) on November 16 have solved a decades-old mystery about the cosmic ray energy spectrum—which shows a sharp decrease in cosmic rays above ...

Nov 16, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How GLP-1s impact the heart and kidneys of veterans with type 2 diabetes

Public interest in drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also called GLP-1 RAs, has surged in recent years, with popular types like semaglutide (sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy) becoming ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Diabetes