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Medical Xpress / AI cancer tools may rely on 'shortcut learning' rather than genuine biological signals

Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being developed to predict cancer biology directly from microscope images, promising faster diagnoses and cheaper testing. But new research from the University of Warwick, published ...

9 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Eye-tracking study explores fear of spiders

Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But researchers don't have a clear picture of why, exactly, this phobia is so common. An interdisciplinary team ...

9 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / A molecular 'switch' could make pancreatic cancer more treatable

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have identified a molecular "switch" that determines whether pancreatic cancer cells resist chemotherapy or respond to it—a finding that could help convert some of the most treatment-resistant ...

8 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Water interactions reveal how surface coatings reshape nanoparticle drug delivery

Researchers at Arizona State University have uncovered a key scientific principle that governs how what's coated on the surfaces of engineered nanoparticles may ultimately control how they work in our bodies. In a new study ...

8 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Chemists rapidly assemble fusicoccadiene, a complex fungal molecule tied to cancer research

A Florida State University chemist has developed a method to rapidly assemble significantly complex natural molecules with potential for biomedical applications, opening the door for novel drug therapies based on the molecule's ...

4 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Report highlights dangers of red-light laser myopia therapy for children

As red-light laser therapy gains popularity in Asia for slowing myopia in children, reports of vision damage have emerged, prompting a University of Houston optometry researcher to evaluate the procedure and call for further ...

8 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / Self-aware biosensors boost digital health monitoring

Smart biomedical devices are transforming modern health care, using skin-mounted sensors to capture in-depth health information directly from the body. As clinicians increasingly use biosensing devices to guide patient care, ...

7 hours ago in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / Sun sets on the Sunlight glacier: Researchers document melting of Wyoming glacier

The glacier located near Sunlight Peak, Wyo., has been its icy self since the Yellowstone region's last major glaciation occurred some 20,000 years ago. The bulk of Sunlight's ice has remained ensconced in its northern Rocky ...

9 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Trees cover rock, eventually: Study maps how bare Georgia bedrock turns into forest

In the forests of the southeastern United States, dense tree cover dominates most landscapes. That's why the Appalachian Trail is sometimes nicknamed "The Green Tunnel." But avid hikers know that often in the Southeast, they'll ...

8 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Improved EV battery gains will outmatch degradation from climate change, research shows

Climate change was poised to create an interesting catch-22 for electric vehicles. Electrifying transportation can go a long way to reducing carbon emissions that are driving up global temperatures. But warmer temperatures ...

9 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Ancient DNA reveals life and death of Late Bronze Age in Central Europe

A new interdisciplinary study published in Nature Communications provides the first detailed insights, from a biomolecular and archaeological perspective, into the lives of people living in Central Europe during the Late ...

9 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Mosquitoes are back with a bite in SoCal: Why they're nibbling in the winter

Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of mosquito activity, many sporting ankle bites to prove it. Local mosquito experts blame the unseasonable ...

2 hours ago in Health