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Medical Xpress / Where you have rectal cancer surgery may affect whether the cancer comes back
Patients treated for rectal cancer at hospitals that are accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) were less likely to have cancer left behind after surgery, ...
Phys.org / How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan
When I first became co-director of an archaeological project at Jebel Barkal in northern Sudan in 2018, I was amazed by the site's pyramids, temples and palaces. It had been an urban center in the ancient empire of Kush, ...
Phys.org / New spacecraft will watch Earth's shield take the hit as solar storms come roaring in
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is set to blast off Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.
Phys.org / Atomic bands in two transition metal dichalcogenides hint at long-theorized quantum state
Insulators are materials in which electrons cannot move freely. Past theoretical studies predicted the existence of an unusual insulating state dubbed obstructed atomic insulator (OAI), in which electrons are localized inside ...
Medical Xpress / Why an off-label autism drug suddenly took off, despite limited large-scale evidence
Researchers from the University of California San Diego found that prescriptions for leucovorin, a drug sometimes used off-label for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), rose sharply among children after widespread media attention ...
Medical Xpress / New cholesterol guidelines aim to stop heart disease earlier
Doctors should consider treating high cholesterol much earlier and more aggressively than they have in the past, according to a new perspective by Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian and Yale School of Medicine ...
Medical Xpress / Severe asthma links to three recurring illness clusters across 2,700 patients in 11 countries
Most people living with severe asthma are also battling other health conditions that go under the radar, a major new study has found. Researchers analyzing data from thousands of patients discovered that the additional illnesses—which ...
Phys.org / German firms join forces on space surveillance system
German defense tech start-up Helsing and space technology group OHB on Tuesday unveiled a joint venture to develop an AI-powered surveillance and targeting system for use in outer space.
Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods tied to nearly fourfold asthma risk in children
Children who get more than 30% of their daily energy from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), such as soda drinks, packaged snacks, and sweetened breakfast cereals, have a nearly fourfold risk of developing asthma in their early ...
Medical Xpress / Dementia risk factors may depend on which country you live in
A new study led by Curtin University has revealed millions of dementia cases across the Western Pacific Region could potentially be prevented by implementing country-specific strategies to address key risk factors such as ...
Phys.org / Economists solve a mystery involving international trade and competition from China
Economists have identified—and resolved—a seeming paradox regarding how competition from China affects the price and volume of products that are exported from other countries into the United States. The findings shed new ...
Phys.org / Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan
Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows. The mountain kingdom is the world's first carbon-negative country—through exporting zero-carbon hydropower energy. ...