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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
Phys.org / Parasitic fungus may have emerged 18 million years before the ants with which it lives today

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ecological functions. According to a study published in the journal Communications Biology, one piece of ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Reading the 'light fingerprints' of dead satellites

There are already tens of thousands of pieces of large debris in orbit, some of which pose a threat to functional satellites. Various agencies and organizations have been developing novel solutions to this problem, before ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Astrocyte diversity across space and time charted in new atlas

When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain's non-neuronal cells are astrocytes, star-shaped cells with ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Most people struggle to meet recommended sleep and physical activity targets: Getting rest is better, says study

Getting enough sleep and staying active are two of the most important things we can do for our health, but new research shows that most people struggle to achieve both, and that sleep may hold the key to moving more.

Dec 8, 2025 in Health
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 / 'Ready-made' T-cell gene therapy tackles 'incurable' T-cell leukemia

A new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL (University College London) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising results in helping children and adults fight a rare ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
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
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
Phys.org / Geomorphological approach evaluates Galápagos watersheds

Galápagos is a living laboratory where every environmental decision matters. On Santa Cruz, the most populated island of the archipelago, freshwater is a limited and increasingly vulnerable resource due to urban growth, ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Running boosts dopamine and coordination in aging mice, providing potential insight into Parkinson's disease

The brain-chemical surge that comes with running may bolster coordination and speed in the old and young alike, a new study of middle-aged mice shows. Such physical activity may help restore ease of movement and agility, ...

Medical Xpress / Five actions to transform Europe's noncommunicable disease monitoring systems

Europe calls for decisive action to transform how Europe monitors noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Developed jointly by Joint Action on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (JACARDI), Joint Action Prevent Non-Communicable ...