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Medical Xpress / How bacteria may promote breast cancer

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered how certain pathogenic bacteria in gut and breast tissue can promote breast cancer development and progression by hijacking a key metabolic enzyme known ...

9 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Miniaturized radar chip developed for next-generation wireless networks

A miniaturized radar chip, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo, advances Integrated Sensing and Communication for Beyond 5G and 6G systems. Measuring just 0.24 mm2 and consuming only 9.8 mW, the compact, low-power device ...

9 hours ago in Hardware
Medical Xpress / Trump team's planned ACA rule offers its answer to rising premium costs: Catastrophic coverage

The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year, aiming, it says, to provide more choice ...

4 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Florida is among states in a 'drug-resistant' salmonella outbreak linked to moringa

Moringa powder capsules have been recalled as a CDC and FDA investigation links the capsules to a new form of salmonella outbreak that the CDC calls "unusual and highly concerning."

9 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / NSMF protein identified as key regulator in colorectal cancer

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel approach to halt the progression of colorectal cancer by inducing irreversible cellular aging. Their findings demonstrate that suppressing a neural protein called ...

9 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Key species threats in Costa Rica mapped using new metric

New research has revealed the biggest threats driving species toward extinction in northern San José, Costa Rica. Led by Newcastle University, the study found that the greatest potential to reduce species extinction risk ...

5 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Dual brakes on T-cells: New targets found to boost immunity in chronic infections

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ultimately lose function during viral infection, findings that could improve treatments to control chronic ...

18 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Scientists identify smooth regional trends in fruit fly survival strategies

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how fruit flies tune their development in response to environmental changes (diapause). Studying fruit fly strains from different latitudes across Japan, they showed ...

10 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / AI model flags insulin resistance as a risk factor for 12 cancers

Insulin resistance—when the body doesn't properly respond to insulin, a hormone that helps control blood glucose levels—is one of the fundamental causes of diabetes. In addition to diabetes, it is widely known that insulin ...

19 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Large-scale cell screening uncovers molecular glues that trigger protein degradation

Cells constantly monitor and recycle their proteins through a tightly regulated waste-disposal system. Proteins that are no longer needed are tagged and broken down by specialized cellular machinery. Recent advances in drug ...

19 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Using AI to guide AI: Q&A with professor of cardiovascular medicine

Since arriving at Yale School of Medicine in 2019 as an internal medicine resident, Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil—now an assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine)—has focused his research on developing ...

5 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / What's that smell? 7,700 gallons of jet fuel spill into the James River

An estimated 7,700 gallons of jet fuel spilled into the James River on Feb. 13 near Newport News Shipbuilding, according to officials. The spill happened during a refueling operation involving the aircraft carrier John F. ...

3 hours ago in Earth