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A pivotal study has unveiled the deep-reaching molecular effects of nanoplastics on aquatic organisms, underscoring the pressing need to unravel their toxicity pathways. Using advanced multi-omics analysis, the research highlights how nanoplastics interact at the cellular level across various species, presenting a critical call to understand these interactions to safeguard ecosystem health.

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Expanded protocols promote early detection in high-risk patients and prevent hospital outbreaks of Candida auris

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Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have used computer modeling to study the feasibility and challenges of hydrogen-powered aviation.

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During November’s Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, the American Society of Retina Specialists encourages people with diabetes, their friends, and loved ones to learn more about diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema and prioritize their eye health to protect and preserve vision.

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A survey of parents of children admitted to a PICU found that 16.5% of respondents agreed that miscommunication had occurred during their child’s hospital stay. Perceptions of miscommunication with clinicians are significantly associated with the stress level reported by parents.

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Announcement of contents of the November 2024 issue of Neurosurgical Focus

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The ARCADIA study was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted between 2017 and 2020.

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A new study has found a surprising link between high levels of methylmalonic acid and the weakening of CD8+ T cells, shedding light on potential pathways through which aging may promote lung cancer progression. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have found new insights into how metabolic changes associated with aging can impact immune responses against tumors.

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Researchers at WashU Medicine collaborated with an international team of doctors and scientists to identify the cause of a rare disorder involving intellectual disability and brain malformations. The team found a link between the child’s neurological symptoms and a genetic change that affects how proteins are properly folded within cells, providing the parents with a molecular diagnosis and identifying an entirely new type of genetic disorder. The findings are published in Science.

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A new method developed by University of Michigan researchers creates images that are worth many gigabytes of data, which could revolutionize the way biologists study gene expression.