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Medical Xpress / Three-drug combo targets immune suppression to overcome melanoma resistance
For patients with advanced melanoma without BRAF mutation who no longer respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, treatment options remain frustratingly limited. A new study from Vanderbilt researchers led by Professor Emerita ...
Tech Xplore / Designing the heart of hydrogen cars: AI points to zinc as key for stable fuel cell catalysts
In the era of climate crisis, hydrogen vehicles are emerging as an alternative for eco-friendly mobility. However, the fuel cell, known as the "heart of the hydrogen car," still faces limitations of high cost and short lifespan. ...
Medical Xpress / Blood lactate levels can predict physical outcomes for ALS patients
Higher levels of blood lactate may be the key to a longer life for people with the neurodegenerative condition ALS, new research suggests. A study at The University of Queensland and Japan's Shiga University of Medical Science ...
Medical Xpress / Virtual buffet points to variety as an overeating risk factor
At Super Bowl parties, weddings, Independence Day cookouts and Thanksgiving dinners, people celebrate with large spreads of food. When faced with many options, extra food variety increases people's selection of foods, especially ...
Medical Xpress / New hip replacements are likely to last at least 25 years, study suggests
Modern hip replacements are nearly twice as likely as older hip replacements to last at least 25 years, suggests a study published in The Lancet. The authors of the systematic review and meta-analysis employed advanced modeling ...
Phys.org / DOE climate report 'demonstrably incorrect', say scientists in new analysis
A leading climate scientist has sought to set the record straight over "demonstrably incorrect" claims made in a major U.S. government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of human activity in global ...
Medical Xpress / Study compiles 30 years of adhesion GPCR modulators and their key concentrations
Adhesion GPCRs are a large class of surface proteins that recognize chemical and mechanical stimuli in the body. The rapidly expanding body of knowledge on the therapeutic targeting of these receptors is raising hopes for ...
Medical Xpress / Male sex, older age predict poor outcomes in seniors with HFmrEF/HFpEF
Considerable sex disparities are reported in elderly patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF), with male sex and older age predicting poor outcomes, according to a study ...
Medical Xpress / Perioperative enfortumab vedotin + pembrolizumab tied to improved outcomes with bladder cancer
Perioperative enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab and surgery lead to significantly better outcomes among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy compared with surgery ...
Tech Xplore / Texas at heart of Amazon's AI push in United States
Tech titan Amazon is working to step out of Nvidia's shadow with custom "Trainium" chips designed specially for machine learning as billions of dollars are poured into artificial intelligence (AI).
Medical Xpress / Placental vascular reactivity can help ID fetal congenital heart disease
Placental vascular reactivity (PLVR) can help identify fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a study recently published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Study suggests one common amino acid may affect how long men live
A large new study suggests that higher levels of a common amino acid called tyrosine may be linked to a shorter lifespan in men.
