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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Medical Xpress / Why are medications administered in different forms?

Medications are available and delivered in various forms, including liquids, pills, injections, IV drips, inhalants, and suppositories, to name a few. But what makes one option, otherwise known as a delivery system, better ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Reflection prompts can slow down learning, study shows

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute have known that practice is essential for learning. But in a new study, they wanted to test whether adding AI-generated feedback and prompts ...

11 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 ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Political breakups of friendships, relationships, and family ties

More than a third of Americans have lost relationships with friends, family members, romantic partners, or others due to political differences, according to a study. Mertcan Güngör and Peter Ditto examined survey data from ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Creative assessments address inequalities in students' performance, new research shows

Traditional university essays may become a thing of the past, as new research shows "authentic assessments" can eliminate the awarding gap between students of different ethnic backgrounds.

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Phys.org / Heightened ICE enforcement harms U.S.-born workers, shrinks workforce, research suggests

Heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration has not expanded job opportunities for U.S.-born workers and is associated with a reduction of employment for U.S.-born men with no more than a high ...

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Medical Xpress / Study surveys dysfunctional gene splicing in metastatic kidney disease

Researchers at City of Hope and TGen (part of City of Hope) have identified a significant correlation between a tumor's "splicing burden" and its clinical response to treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Saudi Arabia's water problem has a surprising solution: Its own wastewater

More than two-thirds of Saudi Arabia's irrigation water and a third of the country's drinking water comes from groundwater, yet aquifers are being depleted faster than they recharge. At the same time, sewage treatment generates ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI model analyzes body composition to predict health risks

Researchers used AI to analyze whole-body MRI scans from more than 66,000 participants to create the most detailed reference map to date of how fat and muscle are distributed in the human body across age, sex, and height. ...

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