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Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate. The study opens the door to potential new treatments for bacterial prostatitis.

Medical Xpress / Many head and neck cancer trials end early. Why?

Head and neck cancer trials are frequently derailed before they can deliver answers. A new analysis suggests that the most common reasons are sponsor decisions related to safety or effectiveness and poor patient recruitment.

9 hours ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / New model improves prediction of prostate cancer death risk

A new long-term prediction tool estimates the risk of dying from prostate cancer, offering a more accurate way to interpret prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test results compared to existing models. The tool, tested on over ...

9 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Frozen tater tots recalled over plastic contamination

Thousands of cases of frozen tater tots are being recalled amid concerns they may contain pieces of hard plastic, federal health officials say.

9 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Designing atomic coordination for sustainable hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis

By fine-tuning the surroundings of single cobalt atoms, researchers reveal how tiny design changes can steer oxygen reactions toward cleaner and more efficient hydrogen peroxide production.

10 hours ago in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Are we giving AI a pulse through language?

Think, know, understand, remember. These are just a few of the mental verbs we use every day to describe what happens in a person's mind. But when using these same words to talk about artificial intelligence, we can unintentionally ...

10 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Stressed and rushed? Your decisions might suffer

Picture this. You're sitting in an office reception, waiting to be called in for an interview for your dream job. You have no appetite. Your palms are sweaty and your heart is thumping. Your anxiety rises. In short, you're ...

17 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Axonal protein synthesis defect identified as potential early driver in ALS progression

Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have identified a molecular process that allows motor neurons to maintain protein production, a process that fails in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, ...

10 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Risk of death after surgery is significantly higher for residents of low-income neighborhoods, study reveals

New research from St. Michael's hospital found patients from the lowest-income areas in Ontario had a 43% higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery compared to those from the highest-income areas in the province.

11 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Eye gel injection restores vision in patients with rare low-pressure condition, finds study

A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of a widely-used eye injection to manage the previously untreatable rare condition, hypotony, in a project by clinical researchers at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

10 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / Whole-genome sequencing may optimize PARP inhibitor use for cancer patients

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

10 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Hubble spies stellar blast setting clouds ablaze

This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a jet of gas from a forming star shooting across the dark expanse. The bright pink and green patches running diagonally through the image are HH 80/81, a pair of Herbig-Haro ...

11 hours ago in Astronomy & Space