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Phys.org / Avoiding the very hungry caterpillar: Herbivores pose unexpected threat to predatory mite eggs
Predators don't expect to be preyed upon, and especially not by herbivores such as caterpillars. The slow-moving, leaf-eating larvae may only intend to consume plants, but sometimes tiny creatures making their homes under ...
Medical Xpress / Novel strategy enables protection against radiation therapy resistance in lung cancer
In a preclinical study published in Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified one way that lung cancer becomes resistant to radiation therapy and then developed a ...
Medical Xpress / A urine test that could change the course of bladder cancer care
Bladder cancer arises from the lining of the bladder, the organ that stores urine, and is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Most patients are diagnosed at an early stage called non-muscle invasive bladder ...
Medical Xpress / Tailored menopause education strengthens clinician confidence and quality of care
As millions of women enter menopause each year, gaps in clinician education continue to limit access to effective care. A new study evaluating a menopause-focused educational program for primary care clinicians has found ...
Phys.org / 'Pinprick of light': Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on moon
During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the moon, a sight that has piqued scientists' curiosity.
Medical Xpress / A wearable ring could help assess your cardiovascular health while you sleep
Consumer wearables have become everyday tools for monitoring sleep and physical activity. Researchers at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have now shown that their ...
Medical Xpress / Loss of microbiota alters the profile of cells that protect the intestinal wall, experiments reveal
A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant progress in understanding the relationship between gut microbiota and intestinal cells. The study, ...
Phys.org / Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks
A new study has found that public parks in underserved areas of Los Angeles can reach dangerously high temperatures, in some cases hot enough to cause pain or burns, because of the materials used to build them. The differences ...
Medical Xpress / How the microprotein BRICK1 repairs and protects the heart after a heart attack
Every year, more than 200,000 people in Germany suffer a heart attack. This is caused by blocked coronary arteries. As a result, part of the heart muscle is no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen; the tissue ...
Medical Xpress / CAR therapies for neurodegeneration: A big challenge with increasingly plausible solutions
The application of CAR immunotherapies to neurodegenerative diseases is limited by major challenges due to the complex nature of these pathologies and the heterogeneity of harmful molecules to be treated. Nonetheless, and ...
Medical Xpress / Blocking RNA 'cleanup' may expose hidden cancer antigens, boosting immunotherapy
A new method of making cancer cells more visible to the immune system could improve how well immunotherapy works against a range of different tumors, potentially leading to more effective treatment for patients, according ...
Phys.org / Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures
Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewan, Dougald O'Reilly and Thonglith Luangkhoth has conducted archaeological ...
