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RICHLAND, Wash.—Trapped for millennia, the tiniest liquid remnants of an ancient inland sea have now been revealed. The surprising discovery of seawater sealed in what...

Metastatic tumors adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they grow.

New discovery gives hope to fight metastatic cancer

Cancer that splits and develops in new organs around the body becomes significantly more difficult to fight. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden,...

Researchers Marta Roman and Xavier Castells

Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term

Barcelona, Spain: The risk of breast cancer is almost doubled in women diagnosed with benign breast disease through screening, according to research presented at the...

GeneSight mental health monitor reveals gap on the front line of mental health care

More than 83% of primary care providers (PCPs) wish more of their patients would talk to them about mental health issues and concerns so they...

$11 million grant enables scientists to keep the conversations between bone and muscle strong as we age

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 17. 2022) – The conversations between our bone and muscle change as we age, and both are the weaker for it, Medical...

Ultrasound-guided surgery is quicker, less painful and more effective for treating early form of breast cancer

NB: This will be the subject of an embargoed virtual news briefing Dr Antonio Esgueva at 14.00 hrs CET on Tuesday 15 November.Credit: Antonio Esguega...

Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide

Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many...

More U.S. adults carrying loaded handguns daily, study finds

The number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, according to new research led by...

Study yields clues to why Alzheimer’s disease damages certain parts of the brain

Memory loss is often the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease, followed by confusion and difficulty thinking. These symptoms reflect the typical pattern of worsening damage...

Rockets to uncover electric circuit that powers the Northern Lights

A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights. For its second trip to space, the...

Study shows how to boost early intervention for climate-related health risks

DURHAM, N.C.—Being able to predict where and when extreme weather and other environmental impacts of climate change will increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks...

Johns Hopkins researchers design ‘prodrug’ that targets cancer cells’ big appetite for glutamine, leaving healthy cells unharmed

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed. Scientists have dubbed this type of...

Aging | IGF1 gene therapy in middle-aged female rats delays reproductive senescence through its effects on hypothalamic GnRH and kisspeptin neurons

“Based on our findings, we propose IGF1 gene therapy to delay reproductive senescence as a potential strategy to optimize lifespan and combat age-related health problems...

Preparation of ayahuasca (from B. caapi and P. viridis)

Is ayahuasca safe? New study tallies adverse events

There is a high rate of adverse physical effects and challenging psychological effects from using the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca, though they are generally not severe,...

Inbred to well-fed: Maize breeding efforts to improve food security and safety in Africa