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Medical Xpress / Can community awareness campaigns in low-resource areas improve early diagnosis of colorectal cancer?

In low-resource regions such as Nigeria, most people with colorectal cancer are diagnosed too late for curative treatment options.

Dec 22, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / New cases of syphilis in Alberta drop after introduction of rapid testing with immediate treatment

University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared new syphilis positivity ...

Phys.org / Why many Americans avoid negotiating, even when it costs them

Would you pay more for a car just to skip the negotiation process? According to new research by David Hunsaker, clinical associate professor of management at the IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, many Americans would—and ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Key protein ACE2 could protect against high blood pressure and diabetes

Proteins circulating in the blood can reveal what's happening in the body, from how we process energy to how diseases develop. Unlike genetic testing, which shows fixed risk factors from birth, protein analysis provides a ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Prostate cancer cells use unique metabolic pathway to thrive in bone tissue

A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study reveals how prostate cancer cells adapt their metabolism to thrive in bone tissue, offering a potential new treatment target for patients with advanced disease.

Dec 19, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Legionnaires' disease warnings appear at Orange federal courthouse

Signs posted around the George C. Young Federal Annex Courthouse in downtown Orlando warn court staff and visitors to be wary of the water because of the presence of the bacterium which causes Legionnaires' disease—the ...

Phys.org / Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here's why)

Ever been about to pour rancid milk down the sink and thought…"Hmm, maybe I shouldn't…"? What about the tomato passata that's gone off? Or the water you washed the paint in? Or that pungent oil from a tuna can?

Dec 19, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Mitochondria may be missing link between mental health and brain function

A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing. Psychological and social experiences shape the brain, potentially leading to mental health issues. ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / New study reveals that AI cannot fully write like a human

A world's first study shows that AI-generated writing continues to display distinct stylistic patterns that set it apart from human prose. Led by researchers at University College Cork (UCC), the research explores whether ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Trump shifts priority to moon mission, not Mars

US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that he wants to send astronauts back to the moon as soon as possible, putting eventual Mars missions on the back burner.

Dec 19, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Wealthy elite's private travel habits spark debate over climate and inequality

While millions of people make the effort to sort their recycling, buy fewer clothes and generally make greener choices, the world's wealthiest can emit the same amount of carbon as the average person does in a year by going ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Basalt and cotton fiber composite yarn advance textile industry's green transition

A research team from the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a basalt fiber/cotton fiber composite yarn that integrates weavability with multiple functional ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Engineering