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Medical Xpress / Gene 'switch' reverses Alzheimer's risk in experimental model

University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer's disease treatments by targeting one of the brain's most important genes for risk and resilience.

Nov 17, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Balloon telescope captures new details of matter swirling around black holes

An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes and how enormous amounts of energy and ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
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 ...

Medical Xpress / AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

An AI tool that can analyze abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukemia are diagnosed.

Nov 19, 2025 in Health informatics
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 / 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
Phys.org / Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts vary by location, study finds

Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study published in Limnologica finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deployed.

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Drift logs destroy intertidal ecosystems, study shows

Logs are a familiar sight on the beaches along the coast of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii and are often viewed positively, as they can stabilize the banks, be used for firewood or act as benches by beach-goers. However, ...

Nov 15, 2025 in Biology
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
Phys.org / Antarctic ice loss linked to 'storms' at ocean's subsurface

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have identified stormlike circulation patterns beneath the Antarctic ice shelves that are causing aggressive melting, with major implications ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Earth
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 / 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