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Medical Xpress / New study sheds light on e-bike injuries—a long-overdue examination of a surging public-health issue

With electric bicycles (e-bikes) becoming a fixture of mobility, recreation, and commuting, a new study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) offers a much-needed exploration of the injury risks associated ...

6 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Holiday party invites: A gift or a burden? Why that simple 'join us' can boost gratitude—or trigger stress

"Tis the season to extend social invitations to colleagues—a gesture that may seem simple, but research by an Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis professor and her colleagues shows these invitations ...

6 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Physicians raise concerns about federal hep B vaccine change

Providers are reeling from a change made by a federal agency responsible for setting and updating vaccination guidelines for American children and adults.

6 hours ago in Pediatrics
Tech Xplore / California Coastal Commission approves land deal to extend last nuclear plant through 2030

On Dec. 11, California environmental regulators struck a landmark deal with Pacific Gas & Electric to extend the life of the state's last remaining nuclear power plant in exchange for thousands of acres of new land conservation ...

6 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / The problem with the school smartphone debate

Amid concern about student screen time and mental health, new research indicates that most U.S. public schools already have policies regulating the use of smartphones in class.

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Musk signals plan to launch IPO for SpaceX

Elon Musk has signaled plans to soon seek a public stock listing of SpaceX, confirming a report that links the strategic shift to a near-term need for more capital.

11 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Why new kinds of steel are needed to build lead-cooled reactors

Safer operation, better fuel efficiency and lower waste mark lead-cooled nuclear power as a potentially dramatic shift from the water-cooled nuclear stations the world has relied on since the mid 20th century. A recent Swedish ...

18 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / With feathers into the afterlife: New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial

The approximately 9,000-year-old grave of the shaman from Bad Dürrenberg (Saalekreis district) is one of the most spectacular finds in Central European archaeology. Excavated under considerable time pressure in 1934, subsequent ...

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Influenza clade K viruses prolong the influenza season in Australia and New Zealand

Onset, intensity, severity and duration of influenza seasons vary each year and are driven by factors such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, circulating virus types/subtypes, population immunity through vaccination or natural ...

Phys.org / Mission for ancient climate clues beneath Antarctic ice gets underway

If it were to melt completely, the vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise the global sea levels by 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16 feet).

19 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / 'In her prime': Rare blooming of palm trees in Rio

An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six decades ago, are blooming for the first—and last—time in their lives.

11 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Canadian wildfire smoke worsened pediatric asthma in US Northeast, study shows

New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to worsening asthma symptoms in children in Vermont and upstate New York.

19 hours ago in Inflammatory disorders