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Medical Xpress / Tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma

An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden's population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from Lund University ...

11 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / New framework unveiled for climate-resilient shores

Canada has a marine coastline twice as long as any other country and shares four Great Lakes with the United States. A new report warns that without coordinated planning, coastal communities face increasing flooding and erosion ...

6 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Many men may not need long-term hormone therapy for prostate cancer, study suggests

A study co-led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that most of the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer occur within the first 9 to 12 months. Extending ...

11 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data. His plan needs state and consumer support to work

Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, has released an important new book about the problems we face online and how to solve them. It is called "This is for Everyone," meaning that the internet should be for ...

6 hours ago in Internet
Phys.org / 5 reasons the COP30 climate conference failed to deliver on its 'people's summit' promise

As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a "people's Cop" faded with it. The latest UN climate summit—known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém—came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement ...

17 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify five structural eras of the human brain over a lifetime

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking while we grow, mature, and ...

21 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Ocean's upper 1,000 meters undergoing unprecedented, deep-reaching compound change

Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below its surface. A promising international study published in Nature Climate Change reveals that vast ...

21 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street

Seeing a person huddled under a makeshift roof of tarps or curled up on a warm grate can evoke powerful emotions and questions.

6 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / New receiver frontend system achieves 108 Gb/s data rate using PAM-8 signals

High-voltage, higher-order PAM-8 signals are essential to achieve data rates beyond 100 Gb/s, requiring highly linear receivers to maintain excellent signal-to-noise ratios.

12 hours ago in Telecom
Medical Xpress / Research challenges idea that gene PTPN22 boosts production of interferons

A new paper from the University of Kansas overturns the idea that a "risk gene" carried by millions of people worldwide influences production of type 1 interferon, a workhorse of the immune system. The work is published in ...

11 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Particle accelerator waste could help produce cancer-fighting materials

Energy that would normally go to waste inside powerful particle accelerators could be used to create valuable medical isotopes, scientists have found.

21 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Student maps where cyclists really go—and why it matters for city planning

A study co-authored by UBC Okanagan Associate Professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi and doctoral student Bijoy Saha uses Okanagan travel-diary data to model destination choices across full bike "tours."

12 hours ago in Automotive