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Medical Xpress / Toxic metals and carcinogens found in Australian tattoo inks
A study led by UNSW Sydney and published today analyzed the chemical composition of 15 black and colored tattoo inks from major, established international tattoo ink brands that were purchased from Australian suppliers. While ...
Tech Xplore / Cyberattacks can trigger societal crises, scientists warn
Cyberattacks can wreak havoc on the systems they target, yet their impact often spreads far beyond technical failures, potentially triggering crises that engulf entire communities, a new study argues.
Tech Xplore / AI can make the dead talk—why this doesn't comfort us
For as long as humans have buried their dead, they've dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits—those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies—captured faces meant to remain present even ...
Phys.org / These gravitationally lensed supernovae could resolve the Hubble tension
One of the most stubborn issues in cosmology today concerns the universe's rate of expansion. Scientists know it's expanding, but defining the rate of that expansion is challenging. The rate of expansion is called the Hubble ...
Medical Xpress / New blood test detects subtle clotting changes in heart disease patients
Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how easily blood begins to clot, offering new possibilities for tailoring anticoagulant therapy and understanding ...
Phys.org / 'We got lazy and complacent': Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country
For much of the 20th century, Sweden enjoyed a justifiable reputation as one of Europe's most egalitarian countries. Yet over the past two decades, it has transformed into what journalist and author Andreas Cervenka calls ...
Medical Xpress / New method predicts asthma attacks up to five years in advance
Researchers at Mass General Brigham and Karolinska Institutet have identified a new method to predict asthma exacerbations with a high degree of accuracy. The study is published in Nature Communications.
Medical Xpress / NHS patient records used to create first map of diseases linked to eczema
Analyzing patient health care notes recorded during millions of medical appointments at GPs and hospitals across England has allowed researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to map the entire ...
Phys.org / Hubble observes ghostly cloud alive with star formation
While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it's actually full of new life. Lupus 3 is a star-forming cloud about 500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
Phys.org / Getting into university is only the first hurdle for students from rural South Africa. Here's what comes next
As universities in South Africa prepare to admit a new group of students, thousands of young people from rural parts of the country hope for a life-changing opportunity.
Phys.org / What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about health care in space
For the first time in 25 years of continuous crewed operations, an astronaut has been medically evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-11 mission ended when a SpaceX Dragon capsule brought the four ...
Phys.org / Scientists trace microplastics in fertilizer from fields to the beach
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how polymer-coated fertilizer (PCF) applied to fields ends up on beaches and in the sea. They studied PCF deposits on beaches around Japan, finding that only 0.2% ...
