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Weight-loss drug reduces risk of early death for patients with heart failure, trial finds

Tirzepatide reduces CV death risk

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce the risk of death or worsening heart failure for patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved pump function, new research reveals.

Cannabis disrupts brain activity in young adults prone to psychosis

Cannabis worsens brain issues in psychosis

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen, a new study has found. The breakthrough paves the way for psychosis treatments targeting symptoms that current medications miss.

Research highlights the pressures human activities place on tropical marine ecosystems

ScienceDaily / 53min

The tropical coastlines of Southeast Asia are home to some of the most important and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet. But as well as being essential to communities along these coastlines, fishing and tourism were found -- in new research conducted by an international study team -- to be among the most damaging from an environmental perspective.

New model sheds light on groundwater declines by linking irrigation decisions and groundwater use

ScienceDaily / 53min

Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon's Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time declining groundwater levels were generally recognized, a new analysis found.

Mapping of atherosclerotic plaque cells may predict future risk of stroke or heart attack

Genetic traits influence atherosclerosis risk

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Researchers show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions to cause a stroke or heart attack. The new knowledge can be used to improve the risk assessment and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis in the future.

Manatees might be relatively recent arrivals to Florida

Florida manatees thrive amid challenges

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ScienceDaily / 53min

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida's seascape, they might also be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State.

Research aims to roll back contamination caused by toxic tires

ScienceDaily / 53min

A new study demonstrates a way to diminish the impact that tires have on the environment when they can no longer be used on vehicles. The process upgrades 6PPD -- a useful but environmentally harmful molecule that helps tires last longer -- into safe chemicals.

Research team develops novel biomimetic speaking valve technology

Biomimetic speaking valve enhances safety

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ScienceDaily / 53min

A research team has developed a novel biomimetic speaking valve technology that could significantly increase the safety of tracheostomized patients.

Research on gravity in line with Einstein's theory of general relativity

DESI confirms Einstein's gravity theory

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Researchers used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to map how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history. Their observations line up with what Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts.

Recycled pacemakers function as well as new devices, international study suggests

Reconditioned pacemakers safe effective

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, according to a new study. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker therapy in low- and middle-income countries, where many patients cannot afford the treatment.

Study raises concerns about the climate change and global conflict crises

ScienceDaily / 53min

Researchers are looking at the impact of climate change in communities affected by conflict and have found that many countries most impacted by these crises are being overlooked.

Synchronized movement between robots and humans builds trust, study finds

Robots and humans build trust through

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonized, researchers have discovered.

Seeing memories form

Hippocampus linked to memory signals

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Resembling a seahorse, as its name implies from the Greek words 'hippos' (horse) and 'kampus' (sea monster), the hippocampus is a brain region crucial for memory formation. But until recently, scientists have not been able to link memory formation to distinct molecular signals. Now, a team of scientists likely opened this black box.

New study shows promising results for COPD treatment

ScienceDaily / 53min

A new study shows that a form of vitamin B3 can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients. The researchers hope it will pave the way for new treatment options.

Physicists develop new method to visualize magnetic nanostructures with high resolution

ScienceDaily / 53min

A new method enables researchers to analyse magnetic nanostructures with a high resolution. The new method achieves a resolution of around 70 nanometers, whereas normal light microscopes have a resolution of just 500 nanometers. This result is important for the development of new, energy-efficient storage technologies based on spin electronics.

Key strategies against drug-resistant prostate cancer

EZH2 enzyme drives drug-resistant prostate cancer

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ScienceDaily / 53min

An enzyme called EZH2 has an unexpected role in driving aggressive tumor growth in treatment-resistant prostate cancers, according to a new study. The results could potentially lead to new therapies for patients with limited options and add to the significant progress the teams have made in understanding how advanced prostate cancer develops resistance to treatments that target androgen receptors.

Researchers develop clinically validated, wearable ultrasound patch for continuous blood pressure monitoring

ScienceDaily / 53min

A re-engineered wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring has undergone comprehensive clinical validation on over 100 patients, marking a major milestone in wearable technology research. The soft, stretchy patch provides precise, real-time readings of blood pressure deep within the body. It could offer a simpler and more reliable alternative to current clin

Mixed forests reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate

ScienceDaily / 53min

Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine.

Scientists develop breakthrough culture system to unlock secrets of skin microbiome

ScienceDaily / 53min

The skin microbiome plays a key role in skin health and disease. While imbalances in skin microbiome composition are linked to disease, studying it has been challenging due to limited methods for culturing multiple bacterial species together. Now, scientists have developed a new medium which allows co-culturing of key skin bacteria while preserving their natural balance, opening new pathways for s

Researchers eliminate the gritty mouth feel: How to make it easier to eat fiber-rich foods

Fiber sources and supplements guide

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Fiber is something that most of us get far too little of. To change that, we need to actually enjoy eating it. Food researchers have now invented a 'disguise' that solves the problem of the dry and gritty mouth feel of fibers.

Tumor cells suffer copper withdrawal

Copper's role in cancer treatment

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ScienceDaily / 53min

While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more copper than healthy cells for growth -- a possible new point of attack for cancer treatment. Medical researchers have now introduced a novel method by which copper is effectively removed from tumor cells, killing them.

An innovative antibiotic for drug-resistant bacteria

Darobactin shows promise against resistance

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Antibacterial drugs are important for treating infections. But increasingly, bacterial resistance to current drugs -- so they don't work well, or even at all -- means new ones are urgently needed. Researchers have demonstrated a potential antibacterial treatment from a modified darobactin, a compound originally from a bacterium. The team reports proof-of-concept animal trials on infections caused

Garden produce grown near Fayetteville works fluorochemical plant contains GenX, other PFAS

ScienceDaily / 53min

Residential garden produce grown near the Fayetteville Works fluorochemical plant can expose those who consume it to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a new study.

Automated 3D computer vision model offers a new tool to measure and understand dairy cow behavior and welfare

ScienceDaily / 53min

Dairy cows typically rest for 10 or more hours a day, so a dry, clean, and comfortable place -- such as a freestall -- to lie down and rest is essential for their health, well-being, and production performance. One key factor in whether stalls are comfortable for cows is the ease with which they can get up and down, so it is common on farms for staff to watch for abnormal rising behaviors as part

Trial shows alcohol-mimicking medication can give laryngeal dystonia patients back their voice

Alcohol-mimicking drug aids voice spasms

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Researchers have led a clinical trial of a drug that mimics the effects of alcohol in more than 100 patients with laryngeal dystonia, a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms in the larynx and can have debilitating impacts on a person's voice. The trial was inspired by patient reports that their symptoms improved after consuming alcoholic beverages.

Diverse diets of civets in Borneo rainforest allow them to live in same geographical area

ScienceDaily / 53min

Typically, closely related animal species have difficulty coexisting because they are competing for similar resources. Despite eating the same figs, binturong, small-toothed palm, masked palm, and common palm civets do coexist together. To understand how they coexist, a new study explores their degree of faunivory.

Researchers use artificial intelligence to diagnose depression

KTU develops AI for depression diagnosis

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ScienceDaily / 53min

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. As many as 280 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, which is why researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps to