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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Finding Hidden Cancer Clues: Exploring Patient Navigation

Ever wondered how some people beat a cancer diagnosis due to detecting it early? A lot of genes can be linked to cancer. For many years, CRC, or colorectal cancer, has started to creep up among young adults. This has brought about an increase in research conducted on the 5 percent of cases which ha

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

What gets you up at Night and No. Its not Interupted clock, its mostly nocturia |

: Women often face a lot of being stripped from sleep. One big cause is nocturia. That is when someone has to get out of bed to go to the bathroom multiple times during the night. This isn't just annoying. About half of all women have this issue which means it effects not only their but friends an

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Feb 10 2025SCIENCE

Chemical Magic: Breaking and Making Bonds to Create New Molecules

Scientists are finding new ways to make molecules. They start with a reaction called the Grignard reaction. This reaction needs a special liquid, or solvent, to work efficiently. The outcome of this reaction is a type of alcohol. Now, here's where it gets interesting. They take these alcohols and b

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Gender Bias in Medical Records: The Language That Speaks Volumes

Doctors could be unintentionally showing their opinions on patients based on the language they use to describe them. Using a type of artificial intelligence called Natural Language Processing, it's possible to identify subtle biases. This AI looks at the language used in the medical records to figur

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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Shake-Up at Roscosmos: New Boss Takes Steps in Space

Russia recently got a new director for its main space organization, Roscosmos. The current President of Russia has told Borisov you\ have to go. With Dmitry Bakanov has taken over the role once served by Yuri Borisov. This change follows a series of setbacks, losses of satellites, and corruption sc

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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Closures and Suspensions: The workforce units shut down unexpectedly.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been abruptly shut down. The directive was sent from Vought. It said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must cease nearly all of its work. It was created all the way back in 2010 when overtures from Obama and a disenfranchised public sparked the

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Feb 10 2025ENVIRONMENT

Unusual sighting of black wolves in a Polish forest

In the lush, green forests of Poland, a rare sight caught the eye of wildlife researchers. First, a camera was set up to keep an eye on beavers. But instead of flipping, beavers it picked up wolves. Two black wolves, with fur as dark as night, that researchers say are likely siblings. So the camera

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Feb 10 2025SCIENCE

Seeing Clearly: Unveiling Zebrafish Lymphaic Vessels.

Think you can't quite make out the lymphatic vessels in your zebrafish? It's a challenge that biologists know all too well. Normally, spotting subtle or varied shapes in these tiny creatures can be a daunting task that eats up a lot of time. We've all been there. It's frustrating to spend countless

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Lung Cancer and the Surprising Role of PHKA1

Lung cancer is a big problem around the world. The gene PHKA1 has been found to play a significant role in this disease. Scientists used computer tools to study PHKA1 in lung cancer. These tools showed that PHKA1 levels are high in lung adenocarcinoma across different stages of the cancer. This fin

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Fixing the System: Healthcare Missing the Mark for Non-Binary and Transgender People

Medical schools are missing the mark when it comes to training doctors to care for non-binary and transgender individuals. Doctors still learn based on binary gender, first established in the mid 19th century. What does that mean for today's patients? Everyone's health history is recorded on pa

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