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Phys.org / Cover crops show the clearest gains in soil health across US long-term trials, study shows

Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team has found cover crop ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Switching to integrase inhibitors from protease inhibitors is associated with new diabetes risk in people with HIV

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 10% of people with HIV, and its incidence is rising as the population ages, according to the National Institutes of Health. Antiretroviral therapies that treat HIV by blocking specific ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Emotions in motion: How movement may signal mental health issues

Research from a team at the University of Texas at Dallas shows the potential for detecting mental health disorders by analyzing the way a person moves. Using 3D motion capture and machine-learning models, researchers were ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Portable unit can quickly detect deadly whale and dolphin diseases

Novel marine mammal health surveillance can now detect deadly diseases in whales and dolphins in oceans, beaches and remote locations, thanks to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The portable unit delivers ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers use nasal stem cells to help nerves regrow in damaged limbs

Two Northeastern University researchers want to make life better for people who've experienced serious physical trauma, the kind caused by bad car accidents or from injuries sustained during wartime; such procedures are crucial. ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Hybrid desiccant and shallow geothermal cooling can cut energy use in humid climates

A research team from Taiwan has developed a novel hybrid air-conditioning system integrating shallow geothermal energy and a desiccant wheel. Field tests confirm it significantly reduces energy consumption by up to 34.3% ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Normative messaging bridges the partisan gap in pandemic risk-taking, study shows

People's political persuasions can have a significant influence on their initial response to a global health crisis, according to new research. But while they do tend to respond to guidance issued or followed by their political ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Improved catalyst enhances the conversion of ethanol to hydrogen

Amid the climate crisis and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, hydrogen has emerged as one of the most promising energy sources for the transition to a low-carbon economy. When produced from renewable sources, ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Understanding cell structures: Novel tool enables analysis of the plant actin cytoskeleton

A research team led by Potsdam-based bioinformatician Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski has developed a computational approach and an accompanying tool that enables the detailed analysis and reconstruction of actin filamentous structures ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / OpenClaw's creator says 2026 could be the year of general AI agents

Peter Steinberger's artificial intelligence agent tool OpenClaw has taken the tech world by storm with its ability to execute real-life tasks such as checking him in for his flight to Tokyo.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Adolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvement in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient, a measure of blood flow obstruction ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Protein complex protects central RNA quality control from disruption

A research team led by Professor Dr. Niels Gehring from the Institute for Genetics has shown that the coordinated interaction of three proteins plays a central role in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). NMD is a mechanism ...

17 hours ago