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Medical Xpress / Fecal transplant can improve response to immunotherapy in advanced kidney cancer

An Italian study published in Nature Medicine provides compelling evidence that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with advanced metastatic renal cell carcinoma ...

7 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Parental firearm injury linked to increased mental health burden in children

Each year, 20,000 children and adolescents across the U.S. lose a parent to gun violence, while an estimated two to three times more have a parent who has been injured due to a firearm. To better understand the mental health ...

7 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / A few extra dollars may go a long way for survey researchers, study shows

Survey research is an important tool for capturing public opinion. Social scientists, market researchers, policymakers and more rely on surveys to capture the big picture of the public's perception. But the data gleaned from ...

4 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / South Africa's floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn't prepared—how to prevent a repeat

Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa's largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages ...

2 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Too many students drop out of A-levels—here's how to help them pick a course they'll stick with

You can probably remember at least one education choice you regret. You don't have to be lazy or naive to pick the wrong subject, just lacking in information about what you will actually have to study on the course.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it

Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night—when most of the population is winding down or already asleep—have poorer overall ...

2 hours ago in Sleep disorders
Medical Xpress / Muscle twitches: Why they happen and what they mean

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm—sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for hours or even days. It's ...

2 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / The Rubin Observatory will rapidly detect more supernovae

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last Milky Way core-collapse supernova seen by humans was about 1,000 years ago. That means we've missed ...

2 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Cuttlefish use polarized light to create a dramatic mating display invisible to humans

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal courting rituals. Less obvious ...

23 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / UK proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries

Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.

2 hours ago in Internet
Medical Xpress / Team unveils simpler, faster way to make vaccines

UVA Health scientists have developed a promising new way to create vaccines that could be faster, cheaper, and easier to distribute than current options. The University of Virginia School of Medicine's Dr. Steven L. Zeichner ...

4 hours ago in Vaccination
Medical Xpress / New clinical trial demonstrates that eating beef each day does not affect risk factors for type 2 diabetes

More than 135 million American adults are either living with or at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), elevating the need for more evidence-based dietary guidance to help this growing population achieve optimal health and reduce ...

2 hours ago in Diabetes