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Medical Xpress / Genes, smoking and obesity raise pneumonia risk, especially for older adults
Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified genes that increase susceptibility to pneumonia. Alongside inherited risk factors, smoking and higher body mass were also found to raise the risk of developing the disease. ...
Medical Xpress / Airports step up screenings after Nipah virus cases in India
Health officials across parts of Asia are stepping up disease checks after several people in India were diagnosed with Nipah virus, a rare but deadly infection that can spread from animals to humans.
Medical Xpress / Inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus using focused sound waves
A team of researchers from the Ministry of Health in Kuwait has successfully demonstrated the destruction of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles through exposure to high-frequency sound waves, marking a promising advance in non-pharmacological ...
Medical Xpress / Episodic and semantic memory retrievals involve the same areas of the brain, according to new work
A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, according to researchers from the School of Psychology at the ...
Phys.org / Europe's next-generation weather satellite sends back first images
The first images from the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been shared at the European Space Conference in Brussels, showing how the mission will provide data on temperature and humidity, for more accurate ...
Phys.org / One week in a foster home can dramatically improve shelter dogs' lives
Millions of dogs enter U.S. animal shelters each year, and while many eventually find new homes, the experience can be deeply stressful. Loud kennels, erratic routines, and isolation all take a toll on their well-being.
Tech Xplore / Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery and Go convenience stores
Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail.
Medical Xpress / New therapeutic target for breast cancer involves double-stranded RNA-binding proteins
A Purdue University team has discovered a new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. The research, led by Kyle Cottrell, an assistant professor of biochemistry, spotlights double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA)-binding ...
Medical Xpress / Not alone in the crowd: How war and migration affect mental health
The war in Ukraine is not only a tragedy of destroyed cities and lost homes. It is also a silent mental health crisis affecting millions of people forced to flee. A team of researchers from Wroclaw Medical University has ...
Medical Xpress / Pre-fab psychological diagnoses: Clinicians confront a new trend
More and more young adults seek psychological assessment with a diagnosis already in mind—or even one they have assigned to themselves. A new mixed-methods study with 93 clinical psychologists shows that self-diagnosed ...
Medical Xpress / A shared process underlies oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and makes opioids less effective. The findings point to a shared mechanism underlying both oral cancer pain ...
Phys.org / How fire, people and history shaped the South's iconic longleaf pine forests
For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, but about ...
