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Phys.org / Unlocking the past: New method helps gain insights into old tissues

A book sits atop a table. Although it's closed, its title, "Encyclopedia of Human Tissue," promises untold secrets. Perhaps with this book, you can learn about different cell types and what they look like under normal conditions ...

5 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Platelet-targeting approach offers a new path to safer thrombosis protection

Glycoprotein VI, or GPVI for short, is a surface receptor found exclusively on platelets and their precursor cells, megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. GPVI is primarily responsible for binding collagen at the site of an injured ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Whole-brain activity may better predict variations in stimulation responses

Brain stimulation can produce very different effects at different moments, even when the stimulus is delivered exactly the same way. A new study published in Brain Stimulation shows that the brain's ongoing activity before ...

11 hours ago
Phys.org / Four hazards converge in East Portland, where underinvestment deepens vulnerability

When it comes to compounding natural hazards like landslides, wildfires, flooding and extreme heat, where you live makes all the difference. New research from Portland State University underscores this disproportionate reality, ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify possible marker of suicidal thoughts

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have identified a possible biological marker linked to severe suicidal thoughts. The finding, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, may also help explain ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New trend of injecting banned peptides to 'optimise' the body

Thomas's phone alarm buzzes at 9:30 p.m.—it's time for the aspiring bodybuilder to start injecting several banned peptides into his stomach.

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Phys.org / Crocodiles can't fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why

The closest living relatives of crocodiles and alligators are, perhaps surprisingly, birds. Both are archosauriforms, a group of species that originated about 250 million years ago near the beginning of the Triassic period.

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Medical Xpress / Childhood survival linked to socio-economic status in EU study

Swansea University researchers have led a major European study investigating how socioeconomic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.

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Medical Xpress / Imaging turnaround time increased from 2023 to 2024

Imaging turnaround times continued to increase across modalities through 2024, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Phys.org / Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of medieval monarchs buried there.

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Medical Xpress / Report highlights substance use in young adults in US in 2025

Cannabis use remains high among young adults in the United States, according to a report issued by the University of Michigan.

11 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI is already reaching people in distress, but mental health safeguards lag behind

As AI use gains traction in mental health care, Deakin University researchers have raised the alarm that there are currently no agreed-upon frameworks in place to regulate or guide its application.

14 hours ago