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Tech Xplore / This AI can read rivers almost anywhere in America, and utilities are paying close attention

Hydrology experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used artificial intelligence and a physics-based understanding of streamflow to create a model that provides highly accurate ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / UK restaurant chains falling short on healthy nutrition targets, study finds

Only 43% of menu items at the UK's highest-grossing restaurant chains met all their voluntary targets for sugar, salt, and calorie reduction, as set by the UK Government. These findings are published in PLOS Medicine by Alice ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study finds bariatric surgery less costly than GLP-1 drugs over time

A new real-world analysis of more than 90,000 patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes finds metabolic and bariatric surgery costs significantly less than weekly injections of GLP-1 drugs over a two-year period, according ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise: New research provides fresh ways to tackle it

Hostage-taking by nation-states is emerging as an overlooked consequence of the more unstable and dangerous world that's been created by the fracturing rules-based order. In an increasingly might-is-right system of international ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Gut hormone FGF15 changes how mice respond to weight loss

Nearly 40% of the population in the United States develop obesity, which is linked to the development of several diseases, including type 2 diabetes and metabolic liver disease. The rise in obesity is, in part, caused by ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / How to talk to your kids about separating and managing the change

If you've decided to separate from your partner, and you have kids together, it's normal to worry about the potential impact on them.

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Sodium can sneak up on anyone—even an expert who knows its dangers

Sodium can catch anyone by surprise—even a hypertension specialist like Dr. Jennifer Cluett. Cluett knows all about high blood pressure. She's a practicing primary care physician, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Profit alone is a poor measure of success—study shows companies can look efficient while harming the planet

Companies celebrated for strong financial performance may actually be inefficient once their environmental impact is taken into account, according to research from the University of Surrey.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Analyses of human lungs reveal seven subphenotypes of pneumonia

Pneumonia is responsible for a tremendous burden of disease worldwide. In the U.S., it is a leading cause of death due to infection, especially for those of advanced age. For survivors, pneumonia's lingering effects such ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Obesity and Alzheimer's linked by disease-driving metabolic pathways

By 2030, the population in the United States aged 65 and older is expected to reach 71 million or about 20% of Americans. This growth is likely to increase the burden of age-related diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Is nicotine really good for you?

Science is lying, and nicotine is good for you, according to a wave of new health and wellness influencers, including celebrity fitness coach and former "Biggest Loser" host Jillian Michaels and Andrew Huberman, a tenured ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Egg consumption associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease

Consumption of eggs is associated with a lower risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease for those 65 years and older, according to researchers at Loma Linda University Health. Eating one egg per day for at least five ...

19 hours ago