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Medical Xpress / A Florida college has reported more than 40 measles cases

A measles outbreak at a private college in southwest Florida is raising new concerns about how quickly the virus can spread.

7 hours ago in Vaccination
Phys.org / Navigation apps can help level the playing field for ride-hail drivers

Technology is making the ride-hail industry more accessible than ever, according to new research published in the Strategic Management Journal. The study, conducted by academics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), ...

14 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Negative experiences like divorce or bullying may increase obesity risk in children

Adverse childhood experiences, such as physical or sexual abuse, parental divorce, socioeconomic hardship, neglect or bullying, may increase the risk of obesity in children, according to new University of Georgia research. ...

14 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Medical Xpress / FDA-approved drug may reverse T-cell exclusion in fibrolamellar liver cancer

Immunotherapy—which activates the body's own immune system to kill cancer cells—has not worked well against a rare and fatal liver cancer, but a new study finds an existing FDA-approved drug may allow the immunotherapy ...

14 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / NASA advances high-altitude traffic management

High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is developing an air traffic management system covering ...

13 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Phys.org / Beyond the beaches, Wellington's catastrophic sewage spill could be bad news for coastal ecosystems

Public concern over the total failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant on Wellington's south coast has been growing, despite this week's announcement of an independent review.

9 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / UAE extends Mars probe mission until 2028

The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would extend its Mars probe mission, now in its fifth year, for an additional three, underlining the oil-rich state's space ambitions.

16 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / AI 'arms race' risks human extinction, warns top computing expert

Tech CEOs are locked in an artificial intelligence "arms race" that risks wiping out humanity, top computer science researcher Stuart Russell told AFP on Tuesday, calling for governments to pull the brakes.

16 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't over

Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.

16 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Strategic changes in water treatment could prevent disease outbreaks

A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how strategic changes in water treatment effectively treated a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. For the first time, the study, published ...

Phys.org / Family matters: How growing up together molds us

When psychologist Darby Saxbe began studying how parenthood shapes the brain, she made a seismic discovery that upended a long-held assumption: that only mothers undergo major biological shifts after a child's birth. Her ...

17 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Overweight, obesity remained highly prevalent in US youths in 2024

Excess youth overweight and obesity remained highly prevalent in the United States in 2024, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.

15 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity