All News
Medical Xpress / Gut microbiota found to differ in children with rare food allergy
Children with the rare but serious allergic disease FPIES have an atypical gut microbiota compared to healthy children. This is shown in a new study from Umeå University, published in the journal the Journal of Allergy and ...
Medical Xpress / Bacterial-like vaccine cues could help extend immunity against evolving viruses
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a possible way to make longer-lasting vaccines for respiratory viruses like influenza and the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The ...
Phys.org / Study explains Antarctic sea ice growth and sudden decline
A new Stanford University study has helped solve a mystery about dramatic swings in sea ice extent around Antarctica.
Medical Xpress / Occasional heavy drinking may triple the risk of liver damage, research suggests
People may assume that if they drink lightly during the week or month, heavy drinking on the occasional Friday or Saturday may not cause their liver harm. New research suggests otherwise, according to a Keck Medicine of USC ...
Medical Xpress / USDA warns of lead risk in frozen dino-shaped chicken nuggets
Food safety officials are warning the public not to eat certain frozen chicken nuggets after tests found dangerous levels of lead.
Medical Xpress / A state policy required hospitals to offer more financial assistance—medical debt plummeted
A policy in Oregon that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide more financial assistance to patients was linked to a meaningful drop in the number of residents with medical bills that end up in debt collections, according ...
Medical Xpress / New research investigates cancer survivors' 'symptom burden'
A declaration of remission doesn't mean a cancer patient's illness is fully gone. Many cancer survivors face lingering symptoms that lead to both physical discomfort and mental strain. Even though there are some commonalities, ...
Tech Xplore / Q&A: A better design of social media platforms instead of blanket bans for young people
US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children's rights ...
Tech Xplore / Nexperia's China unit nears fully local production of chips: company sources
The domestic unit of the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker Nexperia will soon be able to produce semiconductors locally within China, according to two company sources.
Phys.org / Bacteria invent another way to turn on genes
In their landmark 1961 paper on the lac operon, Nobel laureates François Jacob and Jacques Monod speculated that RNA might control gene activity in bacteria through base-pairing interactions. But once protein transcription ...
Phys.org / Mercury scout mission concept with solar sail propulsion
The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is because as spacecraft get closer to Mercury, the sun's enormous gravity pulls in the spacecraft, ...
Medical Xpress / A new lens on autism's sex bias: How X chromosome 'escape' genes could shape risk
Autism has a significant and enduring sex bias, with roughly four boys diagnosed for every girl. For many years, experts have believed this disparity arises primarily from diagnostic inequities because much of autism research—and ...
