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Medical Xpress / When ribosomes collide, cells launch emergency stress defenses

Ribosomes, the protein factories of the cell, are essential for all living organisms. They bind to mRNA and move along the messenger molecule, reading the genetic code as they go. Using this information, they link amino acids ...

4 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales

New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination.

7 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Q&A: New diagnostics and treatments for ALS and dementia—a key protein may point the way

The two neurodegenerative diseases could not appear more different. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, affects the muscles, ultimately paralyzing people with the disorder. Frontotemporal ...

11 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / New protections for oceanic whitetip sharks, but not eels

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark but rejected a proposal to protect more species of eel.

12 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Bull shark attack kills woman, injures man at remote Australian beach

A bull shark killed a woman swimming off a remote beach in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales Thursday while a man was seriously injured and may have been saved by the "heroic" efforts of a passerby.

12 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / 10-minute scan could help millions with hard-to-treat high blood pressure

A speedy new scan could improve how millions of people with high blood pressure are treated, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

23 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Brazil approves world's first single-dose dengue vaccine

Brazilian authorities on Wednesday approved the world's first single-dose dengue vaccine, which they hailed as a "historic" achievement as cases of the mosquito-borne disease soar globally due to rising temperatures.

Phys.org / 'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

Authorities across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia worked on Thursday to reach residents trapped in floods that have killed dozens of people across the region in recent days.

3 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Monthly injection can help severe asthma patients safely stop or reduce daily steroids

A monthly injection has helped 90% of severe asthma patients reduce daily steroid tablets, which are associated with long-term side effects. More than half of the participants who had received the injection were able to stop ...

22 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / A tale of two Europes: Model shows uneven progress toward sustainable development goals

European Union countries are progressing toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but not at the same pace.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / EU could hit X with fine before 2025 ends

The European Union could fine Elon Musk's X platform for breaking its digital rules by the end of 2025—two years into a probe that has tested the bloc's resolve to police the online space.

12 hours ago in Internet
Tech Xplore / French soccer federation hit by cyber-attack, member data stolen

The French soccer federation has been hit by a cyber-attack that resulted in the theft of data relating to members, it said on Thursday.

3 hours ago in Security