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Medical Xpress / How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as ...

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Phys.org / Brexit did not just shake Britain—it sent financial shockwaves across Europe, research indicates

Brexit sent waves of financial volatility through European markets, reshaping how risk traveled between countries and exposing how tightly connected the continent's financial systems had become, according to new research ...

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Tech Xplore / ChatGPT has a goblin problem. It's bigger than an AI quirk

Starting sometime in November, people who used ChatGPT began noticing some peculiar behavior: the AI chatbot would not shut up about goblins. So, OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot, began looking into it.

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Phys.org / Protecting the future of Southeast Asia's giant clams

Southeast Asia is home to eight out of the world's 12 giant clam species and their numbers are dwindling. Addressing this issue, Dr. Neo Mei Lin, Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI), ...

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Medical Xpress / Study identifies post-extubation pneumonia as a distinct condition after surgery and determines key risk factors

A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were removed than during ventilation, with most cases developing within a 1–2 week window after surgery. ...

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Medical Xpress / Feeling regret? Your feelings may mellow as you age

Older adults report fewer recent regrets than younger adults, finds research published in the journal Emotion. In addition, although older and younger adults report a similar number of long-term regrets, older adults experience ...

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Phys.org / Properly crediting employees for their ideas is key to building a strong workplace culture, research finds

Making sure that employees are properly credited for their ideas can go a long way toward improving workplace culture, a University of Toronto Scarborough study has found.

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Tech Xplore / Crash data reveal women face 60% higher injury risk than men

A study by TU Graz shows that women have a 60% higher injury risk in car accidents compared to men. This is especially true for female passengers and older women. The findings suggest that the safety systems and legal test ...

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Tech Xplore / Data centers are growing in Texas, but big questions remain about water use

Data centers could potentially account for 3% to 9% of Texas' water use by 2040, according to a new white paper from The University of Texas at Austin that recommends greater transparency in the industry's water use and better ...

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Phys.org / Troubled waters: Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish

Mounds of slimy carcasses pile up on a riverbank in Jakarta where authorities are fighting an uphill battle against a fast-breeding invasive fish flourishing in Java island's heavily polluted waterways.

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Medical Xpress / Better cognition tied to higher relapse risk after depression remission

Experiences of cognitive problems such as memory loss or difficulty concentrating, known as "brain fog," may not predict relapse in depression, according to a new study that has confounded researchers' expectations.

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Medical Xpress / New research raises concerns about safety of higher-THC medicinal cannabis products in Australia

New Monash University research has found that more than half of all adverse events reported to Australia's medicines regulator involving medicinal cannabis were linked to higher-THC products, with psychiatric disorders the ...

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