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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 ...

6 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Mouse study reveals local antibody 'brakes' shape B cell selection

A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the Ragon Institute, together with the Schief Lab at Scripps Research Institute, has uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism that shapes ...

3 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Winter blues and seasonal affective disorder

Some people may experience the "winter blues"—feeling sad from short days, climbing into bed earlier and resenting waking up on dark mornings. That's different than seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a term used to describe ...

3 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
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 ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Review finds 1–2 nm closed pores can boost hard carbon sodium storage

As the global transition toward clean energy accelerates, the demand for sustainable, low-cost, and scalable energy storage technologies continues to grow. While lithium-ion batteries have dominated the market for decades, ...

3 hours ago in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Can AI fulfill our emotional needs?

Fully customizable virtual companions or avatars—and even "digital clones" of deceased people or living ex-partners—are among the new possibilities that artificial intelligence is bringing to the love lives of humans. ...

2 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Study finds sharing purchases sparks more anxiety than buying for yourself

We've all been there—shopping not just for ourselves, but also for someone else. Maybe you know them well and know exactly what they want, but what if you aren't sure? What if it's a group of people? What do you get? Something ...

3 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / How forest conversion can harm dung beetles

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately created to promote biodiversity. Rising temperatures are significantly exacerbating the problem.

3 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Fast, simple method can detect key immunity biomarker in blood

Researchers at St. Petersburg University have developed an efficient way to detect a crucial immunity biomarker—neopterin—in the blood using nanotechnology and a laser. Neopterin is a nucleotide whose blood levels rise ...

7 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Study of 65,000 college students links 16 hours a week on social media to higher loneliness

More than half of college students are lonely—and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of tens of thousands of 18 to 24-year-olds in the US shows. Just 16 hours a week—two ...

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight loss

At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity. One in three Philadelphians are living with obesity, putting ...

4 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Earlier immunotherapy is spreading in cancer care: Who benefits and what are the risks?

Immunotherapy given before or after surgery is increasingly used across several cancer areas. In an article published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present a comprehensive review ...

4 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer