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Medical Xpress / First death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in New York City has claimed its first life, health officials said Friday.

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Amazon soy pact collapse could add 1.4 million hectares of deforestation by 2036

The collapse of a landmark Amazon soy pact will drive at least 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) of extra deforestation in Brazil over the next decade, releasing carbon emissions equal to Canada's annual output, according ...

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Phys.org / FCC approves first launch for space reflector constellation

Reflect Orbital moves ahead with the company's first Eärendil launch amid concerns from the astronomical community.

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Medical Xpress / New mechanism explains how spinal stimulation improves arm movement after stroke

Researchers in the Neuromechatronics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University have already proven that spinal cord stimulation can help people regain movement after stroke, but until now they didn't quite know how.

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Medical Xpress / LIG1 loss exposes a therapeutic vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer

Loss of one copy of the DNA ligase I (LIG1) gene in triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) with TP53 mutations confers resistance to chemotherapy, but researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers create strong 'super silk' that maintains shape after wetting

Painstakingly woven from the cocoons of silkworms, silk has been valued for more than 4,000 years as a luxury material. More than just beautiful, silk is also lightweight, strong and biocompatible, allowing it to be used ...

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Phys.org / South African genomics projects direct 10% of budgets to community-chosen benefits

South Africa is pioneering new ways to embed ethical benefit sharing in genomics research through community-led decision-making. Speaking at the World Congress of Bioethics (WCB) in Johannesburg on 8–10 July, Ngoni Ngwarai, ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Aussie supermarkets failing to help us eat a healthier diet

New research presented at this year's International Congress on Obesity (ICO2026), hosted by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) in Mexico City, Mexico (July 15–17), reveals that few of the world's 21 largest food retailers ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Tuberculosis drug discovery gets smarter with AI

When researchers screen potential tuberculosis drugs, they often end up with too many options. Some look promising but later prove to be costly dead ends. "We might get thousands of compounds from a screen and then have to ...

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Phys.org / Researcher finds several UK mosquito species are potential carriers of avian malaria

Mosquitoes are widely known for transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue fever to humans, but less is known about the diseases they can transmit to wild birds. The Plasmodium parasite that causes avian malaria is ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Study finds high school track experience gives baseball players an edge MLB teams overlook

A new study by a University of Florida sport management professor and colleagues challenges long-held assumptions about how young athletes should train and suggests that Major League Baseball teams might be missing players ...

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Medical Xpress / Wildfires, smoke and stress lead to reduced birth weight and more premature births

Exposure to wildfires during pregnancy has negative effects on infant health, according to a study recently published by the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) at the UAB in the journal Perspectives Demogràfiques. Based ...

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