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Medical Xpress / Should older men reassess their long-term prostate medications?
One in three men will experience moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms in their lifetime, with symptoms including frequent urination, difficulty starting urination, nocturia and a weak urine stream. Although these ...
Phys.org / Can online reviews replace health inspectors? New study says not so fast
Consumers increasingly rely on online reviews to decide where to eat, but can those reviews replace traditional health inspections? New research published in the journal Marketing Science suggests the answer is both "yes" ...
Phys.org / Parasites deliver long-chain omega-3 fatty acids to aquatic systems, feeding endangered fish
Wormlike parasites cause crickets to jump into streams, where the fatty insects nourish endangered fish. Ayano Medo and Takuya Sato sought to characterize the flow of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)—a nutritious long-chain omega-3 ...
Tech Xplore / Flow batteries that store energy in liquid could accelerate the green transition
Harnessing renewable resources such as wind and solar energy is vital for the green transition. But these renewables are intermittent and unpredictable. It's impossible to control when the wind blows and when the sun shines.
Tech Xplore / Heat waves are dangerous, but also serve as a warning of what must change
As another heat wave reaches the UK, it is worth asking an uncomfortable question: Is there any positive side to extreme heat?
Phys.org / New plasma-based hydrogel tech to speed up recovery for burn victims
A new medical engineering technology developed at the University of Newcastle could significantly improve recovery outcomes for burn patients. The breakthrough overcomes a longstanding limitation in current wound dressings: ...
Phys.org / What the wool remembers: The carbon secrets locked inside every fleece
It started as a joke. Representatives of menswear brand MJ Bale had spent three days in a design sprint with CSIRO scientists trying to nail what kind of tool the company needed to prove its sustainability credentials.
Phys.org / University team proposed retractable, pressurized tunnels for missions to Mars
NASA and China's national space agency plan to send crewed missions to Mars in the coming decades. Per NASA's Moon to Mars mission architecture, this will involve using infrastructure established through the Artemis Program ...
Tech Xplore / What will AI do for us? Young adults in lower-income countries feel more positive about its potential
Young people in low- and middle-income countries appear generally more optimistic about how AI can enhance their work prospects and social lives than their Western peers, according to our new survey of people in 10 countries ...
Medical Xpress / Common thyroid hormone may help prevent brain tumor relapse in children, says study
Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a widely used thyroid hormone that may significantly improve treatment outcomes for medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. The study found ...
Medical Xpress / How immune cells in our gut mesentery fight salmonella
Widely recognized as the face of food poisoning, salmonella bacteria lurk in raw meat and poultry, on pets, and in unpasteurized dairy products. If untreated, extreme cases can lead to full-body infections, like typhoid fever. ...
Medical Xpress / Radiotherapy reprograms immune response in rare skin cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study has discovered how radiotherapy alters the immune environment within cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) tumors, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
