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Phys.org / Peanut waste can be turned into high-quality futuristic graphene

Researchers at UNSW have discovered a new way to make graphene, a remarkable "wonder material," using just discarded peanut shells. The development opens the door to cheaper, more sustainable electronics and energy storage ...

17 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / There is more than one way for triple-negative breast cancer to become resistant to therapy

About 50% of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients develop resistance to therapy. When resistance arises, tumors are more likely to come back after the original treatment, significantly reducing the chances of survival. ...

8 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / How to protect your skin from UV damage for as little as $40 a year

Consumers can protect their skin from damaging ultraviolet (UV) light rays for as little as $40 a year—or as much as $1,400 a year—depending on how expensive a sunscreen they buy and how much of their skin they protect ...

8 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Tracking wildlife trafficking in the age of online marketplaces

Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's most widespread illegal trades, contributing to biodiversity loss, organized crime, and public health risks. Once concentrated in physical markets, much of this activity has moved ...

9 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Cigarette smoke accelerates eye aging via epigenetic changes, study finds

Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say they have advanced understanding of how smoking damages the eye and contributes to the development ...

15 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / A 'Google Earth' for the brain: What a 4D atlas reveals about growth

On the computer screens, the mouse brain is shown from several angles. Then you click, and a small area of the brain is highlighted in color. With the next click, something happens to the color markers. The marked areas change ...

14 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / How stepping into nature affects the brain

Spending time in nature, even briefly, triggers changes in the brain that calm stress, restore attention, and quiet mental clutter, a new study has found. Researchers at McGill University and colleagues at Adolfo Ibáñez ...

16 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Lymphovenous bypass could be potential surgical treatment for Alzheimer's disease

A small but growing body of evidence suggests that a minimally invasive surgical procedure called lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) might be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a special article ...

Tech Xplore / Adaptive drafter model uses downtime to double LLM training speed

Reasoning large language models (LLMs) are designed to solve complex problems by breaking them down into a series of smaller steps. These powerful models are particularly good at challenging tasks like advanced programming ...

16 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Developing personalized vaccines for cancer via machine learning

Yale researchers have developed a machine learning model, called Immunostruct, that can help scientists create more personalized vaccines, including vaccines for cancer. They described the tool in Nature Machine Intelligence ...

16 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Fifteen-year results from clinical trial suggest that follicular lymphoma is curable

Unlike some other forms of lymphoma, advanced stage follicular lymphoma is considered incurable. But a new analysis of long-term data on patients treated for the disease years ago with standard regimens of immunotherapy and ...

15 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Tackling industry's burdensome bubble problem

In industrial plants around the world, tiny bubbles cause big problems. Bubbles clog filters, disrupt chemical reactions, reduce throughput during biomanufacturing, and can even cause overheating in electronics and nuclear ...

17 hours ago in Physics