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Medical Xpress / BRAF gene mutation leads to different therapeutic responses in melanoma and colorectal cancer

A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and from the Medical Oncology Department of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) in Badalona provides a ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Community and health-care-associated transmission of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Europe

Mpox is a viral disease usually transmitted from animals to humans and symptoms include fever and skin rashes. In 2023, a new variant of monkeypox virus (MPXV), called clade Ib, emerged in Kamituga in the Democratic Republic ...

Phys.org / Bacterium hijacks fruit ripening program in citrus plants to steal sugars, research reveals

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ripening program inside infected leaves. Normally, this program makes citrus fruits soften and sweeten ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

Scientists at City of Hope have unraveled how citrin deficiency (CD), a rare genetic disorder that prevents the liver from converting food into energy efficiently, can trigger fat buildup in the liver—even in lean individuals.

Medical Xpress / For community-treated hepatitis C patients, earlier cure confirmation shows promise

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more than 95% of those who complete ...

Phys.org / Report calls on the UK banking industry to consider interventions that 'design out' economic abuse

Researchers have published the findings of a new study that brought together victim–survivors and banking professionals to co-design ways of preventing economic abuse in the U.K. banking industry.

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Patient-specific models can help guide complex pelvic cancer surgeries

When surgeons remove an aggressive bone tumor from the pelvis, saving a patient's life can mean sacrificing a large portion of the spine and hip. Putting that fragile structure back together in a way that will let the patient ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Surgery
Tech Xplore / AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle

In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein struts into a wrestling ring, and Pope John Paul II attempts skateboarding.

Dec 22, 2025 in Internet
Phys.org / A new natural sunscreen: Novel compound discovered in thermophilic cyanobacteria

Natural sunscreens shield the skin from harmful radiation, without triggering allergic reactions. In a recently published study, a group of researchers has discovered a novel compound, β-glucose-bound hydroxy mycosporine-sarcosine, ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Wearable tech can create more stress for frontline retail staff

With the Christmas trading period peaking, traditional surveillance technologies like CCTV can help reduce job stress caused by customer aggression, but QUT research has found wearable devices may increase stress levels among ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Supporting kids' social lives, without social media

In Australia, as this school year ended, kids under 16 also lost access to social media. Some are relieved. Some are furious. Many are quietly wondering: what now?

Dec 23, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Tiny viral 'switch' offers hope against drug-resistant bacteria

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Dec 18, 2025 in Biology