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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. ...

16 hours ago
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.

18 hours ago
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 ...

18 hours ago
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 ...

16 hours ago
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 ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Construction sector adapts to global shocks faster than expected

Despite major global disruptions, new research published in the International Journal of Production Economics, shows Australia's construction sector has adapted faster than expected, driven by rapid adoption of digital tools ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Can AI-embodied surgical robots revolutionize surgery?

Embodying surgical robots with next-gen AI can safely augment practice if ethical and regulatory questions are addressed, say experts writing in Frontiers in Science. A team of pioneering surgeons and researchers from King's ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise: WHO expert

The first hantavirus case on the MV Hondius could not have been infected during the cruise, a World Health Organization expert told AFP on Wednesday.

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Musk's SpaceX strikes data center deal with Anthropic

AI startup Anthropic announced Wednesday it has agreed to a major computing partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX, securing access to a vast data center as the Claude maker scrambles to keep pace with surging demand for its ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action

The first international Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded on April 29 in Santa Marta, Colombia. Stemming from the failure of the last COP meeting in Belèm, Brazil, to address the necessity of reducing ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Why twisted bilayer graphene stops superconducting near high-dielectric substrates

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with a resistance of zero. In so-called conventional superconductors, this occurs at low temperatures when electrons become bound into pairs, known as Cooper pairs.

May 6, 2026