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Medical Xpress / Hormone therapy use for menopause declines despite proven benefits, study finds
Hormone therapy use among women in the U.S. remains low, even though it's an effective treatment for many menopause symptoms, according to a new Mayo Clinic study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Medical Xpress / Study on circulating tumor DNA shows clear benefits
After surgery for colon cancer, many patients face the question of whether follow-up chemotherapy is necessary to prevent a possible relapse. The decision is particularly difficult in so-called Stage II, the intermediate-risk ...
Science X / As climate change redraws rainfall maps, some regions face a far greater flood risk than others
As the climate warms, heavy downpours are covering more ground—but where exactly? A new study puts the big-picture changes in context, and suddenly, it matters what region you live in.
Phys.org / Box jellyfish reveal secret life cycle with implications for coastal safety
Box jellyfish are often feared as dangerous animals, with some species capable of causing severe or even fatal stings. However, box jellyfish nematocysts—organelles responsible for this toxic sting—are theorized to also play ...
Tech Xplore / World-first spintronic p-bit on silicon chip points toward larger AI-ready p-computers
A Japan–U.S. collaborative research team has demonstrated the world's first integrated spintronic probabilistic bit, or p-bit, fabricated on a silicon chip using semiconductor manufacturing processes. The team, consisting ...
Science X / Why does stress let your brain learn but prevent you from thinking logically?
The human brain is an incredible processor that can take existing knowledge, such as old memories and experiences, and weave it with newly acquired information to help us draw conclusions and make decisions crucial to navigating ...
Phys.org / Centuries‑old logbooks reveal how bowhead whales are recovering from near extinction
Bowhead whales have the greatest life span of any mammal on Earth. They can reach over 200 years in age thanks in part to their slow metabolism and cancer-suppressing genes.
Tech Xplore / Researchers develop adaptive electric vehicle charging method to reduce battery degradation
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have developed an adaptive charging strategy for lithium-ion batteries that could help electric vehicles (EVs) charge efficiently while reducing a major ...
Medical Xpress / Safe Streets Baltimore program associated with reduced youth gun violence, study says
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions has found that overall, Baltimore's Safe Streets violence prevention program is associated with a 42% reduction in homicides involving ...
Phys.org / Famous wildlife coexistence scheme is slipping due to frozen funding
A celebrated scheme for human-wildlife coexistence is now at risk of failing due to lack of long-term government investment, new research has found.
Medical Xpress / Why some tumors resist immunotherapy: Blocking miR-25 may help turn 'cold' cancers 'hot'
Immune checkpoint therapy, a type of cancer immunotherapy that helps the immune system recognize and attack tumors, has transformed cancer treatment. While these therapies can produce long-lasting benefits for some patients, ...
Medical Xpress / Microscopic noise can fool multiple cancer pathology models, exposing a major clinical safety gap
The integration of AI into digital pathology through general-purpose foundation models promises to significantly enhance various tasks, such as cancer detection and subtyping. However, these powerful AI systems also introduce ...
