Blood tests could predict survival odds for patients with metastatic cancer
As cancers grow and potentially spread to new parts of the body, they often shed cells and DNA into the blood stream. DNA can be...
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Dr. Sameer Sheth announced as director of the Gordon and Mary Cain Pediatric Neurology Research Foundation Laboratories at Texas Children’s Hospital
Dr. Sameer Sheth, Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named the new Director of the Gordon and Mary Cain Pediatric Neurology Research Foundation...
Modified enzyme brings value to lignin monomers
The chemical industry faces the challenge of replacing fossil-based building blocks with green alternatives. Biomass is an interesting source of carbon-based molecules. It is also...
Soft touch sensitivity
A soft and flexible electronic “e-skin,” so sensitive it can detect the minute temperature difference between an inhaled and an exhaled breath, could form the...
Diagnoses of suicidal ideation surged among Black pregnant women in 10-year study
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Diagnoses of suicidal ideation soared by more than 700% among Black women in the year before childbirth, researchers found in a 10-year...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation design goes deeper into brain
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric...
Plastic additives contaminate the sea and selectively harm corals’ reproduction processes
A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat examined the effect of plastic additives on the reproductive...
New paper highlights the co-benefits of coordinating climate action and peacebuilding
Climate change can manifest in different ways: stronger tropical droughts, extreme droughts, warmer climates and highly unpredictable rainfall patterns. All these endanger the availability of...
The invention of Lithuanian scientists – AI will become an assistant in voice analysis
Voice is a medium we use to successfully interact with the outside world. Unfortunately, most people’s voices change or even disappear after a laryngectomy. To...
Toward early detection of pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori
Fukuoka, Japan—Kyushu University researchers have developed a new 'Hikikomori Questionnaire' in an effort to detect the condition at an earlier stage. Preliminary results show that...
Photon-counting CT shows more post-COVID-19 lung damage
OAK BROOK, Ill. (Nov. 29, 2022) – New CT technology outperforms conventional CT in detecting subtle damage in the lungs of patients with persistent symptoms...
Negative self-perception appears to self-perpetuate, researchers find
At the end of a bad day, how do you feel about yourself? The answer could indicate not only how your self-perception formed, but also...
Physicians with beliefs about long-term harms of benzodiazepine are less likely to prescribe it
Despite the continuing growth of benzodiazepine (BZD)-related overdoses, BZD prescription rates have held constant. Much is unknown about how a doctor’s own beliefs about BZD...
Study explores link between shark nose shape, size and sensitivity of smell
Sharks have reputations as “super smellers” that use olfaction to detect odors related to finding prey and mates, communicating with their own species and avoiding...
Researchers explore why patients don’t follow up with their doctors after receiving a positive colorectal cancer test
While screening by Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) can detect colorectal cancers early, successful treatment depends on the patient undergoing follow-up colonoscopy after an unfavorable test...
