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Phys.org / Comparable vitamin B6 levels found between nonalcoholic and conventional beers

Beer is one of the oldest and most consumed beverages on Earth, typically associated with social and celebratory settings. But researchers are curious about what vitamins and minerals are present in the beverage. A study ...

11 hours ago
Phys.org / Monkeys in Gibraltar self-medicate with soil to help them digest tourists' junk food

Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of sweet and salty snacks fed to them by holidaymakers, a new University of Cambridge-led study suggests. ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children's lives

A new study on sepsis training in Ghana builds on prior research showing the impact of Annenberg Hotkeys, a free platform developed in 2020. It is being used in other medical settings—and its co-creator sees potential in ...

5 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Microfluidic chip reveals how living glioblastoma slices resist chemotherapy

Combining microchip engineering techniques with cutting-edge gene profiling, scientists at Columbia University have developed a new way to study drug responses in living slices of human brain tumor cells. The system, using ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Is it better for your health to work standing up or sitting down?

For years, we've been told that "sitting is the new smoking." It's a catchy phrase that seems to sum up a very real problem, but it's also a huge oversimplification. If sitting were always the worst option, we could solve ...

6 hours ago
Phys.org / Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean—how to protect these astonishing blooms

Each spring, the meadows and hillsides of the Mediterranean draw tourists to admire flowering orchids. But in some regions, these astonishing blooms are steadily declining—or at risk of disappearing altogether.

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Phys.org / Ames's contributions to Artemis II

NASA successfully sent four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for future lunar landing missions. As the agency continues to push the bounds of space exploration, NASA's ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Virtual vs. in-person visits for new neurology patients show no impact on future care, finds study

For people who see a neurology clinician for the first time, a new study has found that being seen virtually vs. in person made no difference in how soon they needed more care. The work is published in Neurology. For the ...

3 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers find children are good at making parents more eco-friendly

Getting people to change their behavior is a challenging task. From the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment to the Piano Stair Experiment, scientists have been trying to understand what motivates people to alter their actions ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Aural symptoms common among patients with vestibular migraine, Meniere disease

Patients with vestibular migraine (VM) often have aural symptoms and these are predictive of a lower probability of symptom improvement for headache and dizziness, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in the Journal ...

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Phys.org / Sun simulations reveal how cool prominences survive in million-degree corona

At more than one million degrees, the sun's atmosphere—the corona—is incredibly hot; but not everywhere. Time and again, huge structures of significantly cooler solar plasma—about 10,000 degrees—appear within the corona. ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Climate change is already claiming lives in Europe—and the risks are increasing

Europe is facing a sharp rise in heat-related deaths, deteriorating working conditions, growing food insecurity, and increased risks of climate-sensitive infectious diseases, according to a new report on climate change and ...

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