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Why are some lung cancers more difficult to treat than others? A team of researchers may have found a new clue. A recent study found that two specific genetic mutations influence cancerous cells and make them more likely to resist treatment. The mutations concern the genes EGFR, which is involved in cell growth, and TP53, which helps regulate cell division and prevent tumours. Mutations in these proteins are often hallmarks of cancer which is why the team of researchers from the University College London (UCL), the UK-based Francis Crick Institute and AstraZeneca investigated them using mouse ...
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One in seven adults has experienced someone threatening to share intimate images of them, according to a new study conducted in 10 countries. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) and Google surveyed more than 16,000 people across Australia, North and Central America, Europe and Asia. Around 14.5 per cent of them reported having been victims of image-based abuses, also called sextortion, while 4.8 per cent admitted to being perpetrators. People belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, men, and younger respondents were more likely to report both being victims ...
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Rectal cancer disappeared in all patients involved in a small clinical trial of a new immunotherapy treatment, according to updated results released this month. The study was a collaboration between the US-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the pharmaceutical company GSK. It looked at a new drug called dostarlimab-gxly to treat patients with a specific type of rectal cancer caused by a genetic mutation. “As a clinician, I’ve seen firsthand the debilitating impact of standard treatment of dMMR rectal cancer and am thrilled about the potential of dostarlimab-gxly in these pat...
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The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92 per cent of last year's record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. The group of 57 scientists from around the world used UN-approved methods to examine what's behind last year's deadly burst of heat. They said even with a faster warming rate they don't see evidence of significant acceleration in human-caused climate change beyond increased fossil fuel burning. Last year's record temperatures were so unusual that scientists have been debating what's behind the big jump and whether climate change is accelerat...
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Are some researchers using too much artificial intelligence (AI) in their scientific papers? Experts say that “fingerprints” of generative AI (GenAI) can be found in an increasing number of studies. A recent preprint paper, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet, estimated that at least 60,000 papers were probably “polished” using AI in some way by analysing the writing style. “It's not to say that we knew how much LLM [large language model] work was involved in them, but certainly, these are immensely high shifts overnight,” Andrew Gray, a librarian at University College London, told Euronews Ne...
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A series of measures taken by China to curb sedentary behaviour among children in the country have been successful, a new study by British scientists has shown. The measures include restrictions on online gaming companies targeting a young demographic, limitations on the amount of homework teachers can assign, and curtailment of lesson schedules of private tuition businesses. As a result, there has been a notable decline in both the overall duration of sedentary time and the length of various sedentary activities. According to the latest research, these interventions are linked to a 13.8 per c...
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When it comes to pain, stereotypes relating to sex and gender tend to come into play. But, is a male's threshold really higher than a female's? Are women really more sensitive than men? These are some of the questions the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) hopes to answer by the end of 2024 with new research. Its goal is to tackle, understand, and create awareness of the disparities between sex and gender in relation to pain, which it defines as an "unpleasant sensory and emotional experience". According to the World Health Organistion (WHO), sex refers to "the different bi...
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Korea’s “artificial sun” broke its own record during a plasma operation in which temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius were supported for 48 seconds, a promising new step toward nuclear fusion. The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research or KSTAR had previously set a record of reaching 100 million degree plasma for 30 seconds in 2021, the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) said in a statement. Nuclear fusion happens when two light atoms’ nuclei merge to form a single heavier one, generating a huge release of energy. This phenomenon powers stars, including the sun, which is wh...
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