EarthCARE’s lidar shows particles in the atmosphere in detail
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Beyond displays: Liquid crystals in motion mimic biological systems
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Arsenic exposure linked to faster onset of diabetes in south Texas population
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New research solves Crystal Palace mystery
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Shedding light on superconducting disorder
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Energy-saving computing with magnetic whirls
Researchers have managed to enhance the framework of Brownian reservoir computing by recording and transferring…
Immunotherapy shows promise for men with specific types of prostate cancer
New research has shown that immunotherapy can be effective in treating prostate cancer in men…
Could new childhood obesity guidelines fuel eating disorders?
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The news from ESMO: An immunotherapy milestone, studying young-onset cancers, and more
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STAT+: What Medicare Advantage enrollment could look like for next year
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Study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry
West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased prostate cancer among men living in disadvantaged…
Early dark energy could resolve cosmology’s two biggest puzzles
Physicists propose that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of…
STAT+: After 10 years of game-changing immunotherapies, a cancer conference celebrates — and sees more work to do
BARCELONA, Spain — Ten years ago, a new type of cancer treatment reached the market….
STAT+: Top staffer on drug pricing to depart Senate Finance Committee
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Pediatricians’ obesity guidelines rest on shaky evidence about eating disorder risks
To address soaring rates of childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics last year endorsed…
Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says
More work needs to be done by the agricultural sector to get to the bottom…
STAT+: Genentech, a biotech with a storied past, confronts new turbulence in the present
For decades, the biotech company Genentech has carved out a reputation in the industry as…
Opinion: End the ‘forced swim test’ on mice for antidepressant research
In 2022, more than 22 million Americans had serious thoughts of suicide or had made…
Opinion: What the doctors’ protests in India are missing
In early August, a doctor was raped and murdered in a Kolkata public hospital by…
STAT+: Exact Sciences reports initial positive results in colon cancer blood test, but pivot trial still pending
Exact Sciences, which has for years sold a stool-based colon cancer test, on Monday announced…
Breakthrough is a game changer in heart valve technology
When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each…
Technique to study how proteins bind to DNA is easily misused; New study offers solution
Spike-in normalization helps molecular biologists ensure the accuracy of their results, but the technique is…
Urban heating and cooling to play substantial role in future energy demand under climate change
Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling…
Flowers use adjustable ‘paint by numbers’ petal designs to attract pollinators
Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates…
Over two-million acres of floodplain development occurred in U.S. in last two decades, study finds
A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were…
Dams built to prevent coastal flooding can worsen it
The common practice of building dams to prevent flooding can actually contribute to more intense…
News from ESMO: An AstraZeneca win in bladder cancer, and more
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STAT+: AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi increases survival rates in bladder cancer in pivotal study
BARCELONA, Spain — An AstraZeneca immunotherapy, given both before and after surgery, improved survival rates…
STAT+: Checkpoint inhibitor staves off disease progression in anal cancer trial
BARCELONA, Spain — A widely used immunotherapy approach helped stave off disease progression in patients…
STAT+: Pfizer drug shows promise in cancer-related condition that causes weight loss and weakness
BARCELONA, Spain — Patients with advanced cancers often develop a secondary condition that causes them…
STAT+: BMS immunotherapy boosts responses in lung cancer, setting up Phase 3 study
BARCELONA, Spain — Adding a second immunotherapy from Bristol Myers Squibb to an existing checkpoint…
STAT+: Lung cancer drug from iTeos, GSK shows response, boosting TIGIT as a viable target
BARCELONA, Spain — A targeted immunotherapy being developed by the biotech iTeos Therapeutics and GSK…
Experimental mRNA cancer vaccine shows potential for advanced stage cancer patients in Phase 1 trial
Interim data from the Phase I dose escalation part of the mRNA cancer immunotherapy (mRNA-4359),…
Key factors that impact long-term weight loss in patients prescribed GLP-1 RA medications
A new study identified key factors that can impact the long-term weight loss of patients…
Antibody-drug conjugate found effective against brain metastases in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer
A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Size to Reach USD 664 Billion by 2033, Says The Brainy Insights – Yahoo Finance
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Size to Reach USD 664 Billion by 2033, Says The…
What the Media Gets Wrong about CAM – Office for Science and Society
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Babies born to women consuming a high fat, sugary diet at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in later life
Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and…
CRISPR/Cas9 modifies euglena to create potential biofuel source
Through genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9, researchers stably create euglena mutants that can produce wax esters…
Energy transmission in quantum field theory requires information
An international team of researchers has found a simple relationship between the rates of energy…
Plant-derived secondary organic aerosols can act as mediators of plant-plant interactions
A new study reveals that plant-derived secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) can act as mediators of…
New proteins involved in regulating the cell membrane
Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their…
Exceptional warm air intrusions and omnipresent aerosol layers in the stratosphere
Extremely clean air on the ground, warm air intrusions and sulphate aerosol at high altitudes…
Global warming’s economic blow: Risks rise more rapidly for the rich
Researchers analyzed how erratic weather events, increasingly intensified by global warming, affect global production and…
Simple shift could make low Earth orbit satellites high capacity
Researchers have invented a technique that enables low Earth orbit satellite antennas to manage signals…
The news from ESMO: The latest on anti-TIGIT data, a PD-(L)1 injection, and more
This is the online edition of ESMO in 30 Seconds, a pop-up newsletter from the…
New method for fingerprint analysis holds great promise
Overlapping and weak fingerprints pose challenges in criminal cases. A new study offers a solution…
Folded or cut, this lithium-sulfur battery keeps going
Most rechargeable batteries that power portable devices, such as toys, handheld vacuums and e-bikes, use…