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Medical Xpress / 'Personal lives' of lung cancer cells help predict response to treatment
University of Queensland researchers who mapped cancer cell "neighborhoods" in the most common type of lung cancer have found cell metabolism plays a critical role in determining how lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy. ...
Phys.org / Catalina Island's deer to be culled to restore its ecosystem
California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina Island's entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the island ecosystem, sparking fierce opposition from an unusual coalition of ...
Phys.org / Bubble bots: Simple biocompatible microrobots autonomously target tumors
The potential of microrobots is enormous. These miniature objects can be designed to carry out actions within the body, such as sensing biomarkers, manipulating objects like blood clots, or delivering drug therapies to tumor ...
Medical Xpress / Duplicate medical records linked to 5-fold heightened risk of inpatient death
Patients with duplicate medical records are five times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and three times more likely to require intensive care than those with a single medical record, reveals US research ...
Phys.org / Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress
When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the processes underlying these wave-induced ice fractures and predicting when they will occur could help ...
Medical Xpress / Life expectancy study reveals the dangers of 'model minority' stereotype
The "model minority" myth holds that certain ethnic groups—for example, Asian Americans—are well-educated, hardworking, prosperous, and healthy. But a recent University of Toronto study examining life expectancy among ...
Medical Xpress / New research reveals stark regional differences in care after second trimester baby loss
The care that women receive following a miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy varies according to where in the UK and Ireland the woman is treated, new research shows. The study, led by the University of Aberdeen ...
Medical Xpress / AI voice analysis could diagnose a concussion within seconds of a player going down
In 2022, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to a game against the Buffalo Bills after sustaining a head injury that the NFL later acknowledged should have been classified as a concussion.
Phys.org / Spider spinneret evolution: How a genome duplication event 438 million years ago set the stage
Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their webs. Spiders didn't begin their journey on Earth in the same way as they are known today. Arthropods ...
Medical Xpress / Study links psychotic-like experiences to 'older-looking brains' at age 20
Researchers from the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain, the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Center and University College London used brain imaging studies to uncover how psychotic experiences, such as brief hallucinations ...
Medical Xpress / Study maps 30 rheumatoid arthritis biopsies, linking joint scarring to treatment resistance
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of its own joints, causing chronic pain, swelling, and stiffness. While there have been remarkable advancements ...
Tech Xplore / A smelly snapshot of the current state of electronic noses for robots
Robots are getting better at sniffing out smells thanks to improvements in electronic noses (e-noses). A comprehensive review of the state of robot olfaction, published in the journal npj Robotics, has surveyed recent advances ...