Combination of dual-targeted therapies and chemotherapy shows high response rates in BRAF-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer: Clinical trial finds 60.9% overall response rate (ORR) with combination of encorafenib, cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 compared to 40% with standard-of-care (SOC) treatment.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1071678
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Scientists discover microbes in Amazonian peatlands that could influence climate change | Unknown family of microbes adapted to the peatlands could have a dual role in the carbon cycle, either stabilizing carbon for long-term storage or releasing it into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1071697
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Engineered Probiotics: Modified Lactococcus lactis Strain Revealed As Promising Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
https://neurospan.org/engineered-probiotics-modified-lactococcus-lactis-strain-revealed-as-promising-therapy-for-parkinsons-disease/
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There is an insect in French Polynesia called Pseudoloxops kamalaharrisae, named after former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
https://academic.oup.com/isd/article/8/5/1/7769620?login=false#482568773:~:text=This%20species%20is%20named%20in%20honor%20of%20the%20Vice%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Kamala%20Harris
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Neurofeedback offers minimal improvements for ADHD symptoms | A systematic review and meta-analysis has found no evidence that neurofeedback meaningfully improves ADHD symptoms at the group level.
https://www.psypost.org/neurofeedback-offers-minimal-improvements-for-adhd-symptoms/
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Fascinating study links depression symptoms to effort-based decision-making patterns
https://www.psypost.org/fascinating-study-links-depression-symptoms-to-effort-based-decision-making-patterns/
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Gender dysphoria diagnoses among children in England rise fiftyfold over 10 years. Study of GP records finds prevalence rose from one in 60,000 in 2011 to one in 1,200 in 2021 – but numbers still low overall.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/24/children-england-gender-dysphoria-diagnosis-rise
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Ultrahigh Specific Strength by Bayesian Optimization of Carbon Nanolattices. Researchers have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam.
https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/strong-as-steel-light-as-foam-machine-learning-and-nano-3d-printing-produce-breakthrough-high-performance-nano-architected-materials/
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A study shows that cancer cells can transfer their defective mitochondria to the body's immune cells and weaken them, thus evading the body's immune response.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00176-2#ref-CR2
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A new study suggests that neighborhood poverty influences children's behavior. By age 3, children from wealthier families living in high-poverty neighborhoods were as likely to act out as their peers born into poorer families
https://news.uga.edu/being-born-into-poverty-negatively-affects-childrens-behavior/
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Smokers unlikely to quit with just willpower, say researchers. Those using e-cigarettes, medication or heated tobacco products are more likely to successfully give up smoking.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/24/smokers-unlikely-to-quit-with-just-willpower-say-researchers
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Blood pressure readings while lying down beat seated readings at predicting heart risks | Supine Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/01/for-real-we-may-be-taking-blood-pressure-readings-all-wrong/
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Giant “Darth Vader” Sea Bug Discovered… In a Vietnamese Market: A New Species of Crustacean
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/01/giant-darth-vader-sea-bug-discovered-in-a-vietnamese-market-a-new-species-of-crustacean/
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New AI picks up 97% of lung diseases, and can tell pneumonia from COVID-19 | A breakthrough new AI model is able to detect the presence of different lung diseases from ultrasound videos and it is even able to distinguish whether the abnormalities are due to pneumonia, COVID-19 or other conditions.
https://newatlas.com/medical-ai/ai-lung-disease/
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Battery cars on Britain’s roads are lasting as long as petrol and diesel cars, according to a study that has found a rapid improvement in electric vehicle reliability. Researchers based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/24/electric-cars-lifespans-reach-those-of-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles-in-uk
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Mental well-being and physical activity can form a positive cycle - Positive affect contributed to physical activity during COVID restrictions. In contrast, depressive feelings were linked to lower physical activity. This suggests mental well-being can help maintain a physically active lifestyle.
https://www.jyu.fi/en/news/mental-well-being-and-physical-activity-can-form-a-positive-cycle
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Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes were associated with reduced BMI among the young adults who consumed the most sugary drinks, finds study that analyzed data of 1 04,4 272 people 4 to 6 years after tax implementation in California.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2829505
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Myth busted: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in - In the first systematic review of its kind, researchers found that new habits can begin forming within about two months (median of 59–66 days) but can take up to 335 days to establish.
https://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2025/myth-busted-healthy-habits-take-longer-than-21-days-to-set-in/
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Maladaptive daydreaming may mask ADHD symptoms, delaying diagnosis until adulthood
https://www.psypost.org/maladaptive-daydreaming-may-mask-adhd-symptoms-delaying-diagnosis-until-adulthood/
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A therapeutic vaccine targeting HPV16 induced regression in high-grade precancerous cervical lesion. If left untreated, one-third progress to cervical cancer in 10 years and half in 30 years. At least half of patients with precancerous lesions may be able to omit surgery and its complications.
https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/a-therapeutic-hpv-vaccine-could-eliminate-precancerous-cervical-lesions/
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Research found that screen time during early childhood is predictive of the skills that children have on arrival to school, and the dramatic rise in screen use over recent years may partially explain why school readiness has been declining over recent years
https://www.netmums.com/child/toddlers-allowed-90-mins-of-screen-time-per-day-are-falling-behind-new-study-shows
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Long-Life Aluminum Ion Batteries. Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources. Researchers have designed a cost-effective and environment-friendly aluminum-ion (Al-ion) battery.
https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2025/january/new-design-makes-aluminum-batteries-last-longer.html
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Uncontrolled rocket debris falling back to Earth poses a small, but serious risk to planes, especially over busy areas like Europe or Asia. There's a 26% chance each year of airspace being disrupted.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-84001-2
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New drug shows promise in restoring vision for people with nerve damage: Drug, LL-341070, enhanced mices brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1071701
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About 1 in 8 US adults has tried or uses GLP-1 medication with 1 in 4 of those for weight loss but muscle loss can account for up to 40% of total weight loss. Scientists discover molecule that reverses muscle loss in mice, suggest that adding drug to boost this molecule may help prevent muscle loss.
https://www.salk.edu/news-release/boosting-this-molecule-could-help-retain-muscle-while-losing-fat/
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New Study Reveals How a ‘Non-Industrialised’ Style Diet Can reduce Risk of Chronic Disease. In just three weeks the diet:Promoted weight loss.
Decreased bad cholesterol by 17%. Reduced blood sugar by 6%.
reduced C-reactive Protein (a marker of inflammation and heart disease) by 14%.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025/new-study-reveals-how-a-non-industrialised-style-diet-can-reduce-risk-of-chronic-disease.html
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New research has found that children whose parents were moderately or very harsh tended to exhibit worse emotion regulation, lower self-esteem, and more peer relationship problems. They also scored lower on prosocial behavior scales.
https://www.psypost.org/harsh-parenting-linked-to-poorer-emotional-and-social-outcomes-in-children
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Scientists have identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of forever chemicals (PFAS), and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process.
https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2025/01/bacteria-found-to-eat-forever-chemicals.html
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Is AI making us dumb and destroying our critical thinking | AI is saving money, time, and energy but in return it might be taking away one of the most precious natural gifts humans have.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-hurting-our-critical-thinking-skills/
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In Earth’s mantle there are two huge ‘islands’ with the size of a continent. These regions are hotter than the surrounding cold sunken tectonic plates, and that they are ancient: at least half a billion years old. These observations contradict the idea of a well-mixed and fast flowing Earth’s mantle
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/subterranean-islands-strongholds-in-a-potentially-less-turbulent-world
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