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Medical Xpress / Genomic analysis tool aids Scotland's fight against antibiotic-resistant infections

Bacterial infections can spread quickly, especially in hospital settings or crowded communities, where vulnerable people are treated in close proximity and bacteria move between them. Antimicrobial-resistant infections are ...

7 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Reduced opioid use found after knee surgery with mini-scope technique

A new study led by Marshall University researchers found that patients who underwent knee surgery using a minimally invasive "needle arthroscopy" technique used significantly fewer opioids after surgery compared to those ...

12 hours ago in Surgery
Tech Xplore / X-ray vision dives deep to boost safety, inspection and response

X-ray imaging is useful for seeing inside objects without causing damage, but until now it was not practical for use underwater. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed the first X-ray imaging system that ...

12 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Medical Xpress / Both total and partial knee replacements deliver lasting benefits at 10 years, clinical trial finds

New research from a randomized clinical trial provides the strongest long-term evidence yet comparing partial (PKR) and total (TKR) knee replacements for patients with osteoarthritis. Published in The Lancet Rheumatology, ...

12 hours ago in Arthritis & Rheumatism
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover metabolic weakness that could prevent aggressive blood cancer from returning

Researchers at Peter Mac have discovered a new way to kill cancer cells in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the most aggressive and hard to treat forms of blood cancer. The study is published in the journal Cell.

12 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / People in isolated cities in Africa suffer more violence against civilians, study reveals

Cities are often seen as hotspots of violence, with the assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than smaller ones. This "universal law" of urban scaling has long shaped scientific thinking. But new research ...

22 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Most Americans view obesity as a chronic disease deserving insurance coverage

Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) know that obesity is a chronic disease rather than a personal failure and more than 8 in 10 believe that insurance should cover its treatment, whether it be medications or surgeries, according ...

12 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Medical Xpress / High blood pressure in adolescence a silent risk of atherosclerosis later in life, finds study

A blood pressure as low as 120/80 mm Hg in adolescence can be linked to a higher risk of atherosclerosis in middle age, according to a study led from Linköping University, Sweden. The findings, published in the journal JAMA ...

12 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

An AI tool that can analyze abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukemia are diagnosed.

22 hours ago in Health informatics
Phys.org / AI is front and center at COP30

We live in a time often characterized as a polycrisis. One of those crises is human-caused climate change, an issue currently being discussed by delegates at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Behavioral patterns and shopping habits shape household food waste, study shows

A study by Associate Professor Nevin Cohen and colleagues reveals that food waste in U.S. households varies significantly based on behavioral patterns and shopping habits, rather than simple demographics like age or income ...

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Retail rents decrease when a marijuana dispensary moves in

As more states open the doors to legal marijuana, dispensaries are becoming a more common retail sighting. But what happens to the businesses next door when one opens for business?

13 hours ago in Other Sciences