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Medical Xpress / How do financial conflicts of interest influence medical prescribing practices?
Financial relationships between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry have long raised important questions about how these interactions may influence clinical decision-making, prescribing behavior and health care spending.
Medical Xpress / Nonsurgical procedure provides lasting relief for knee pain, finds study
Embolization of abnormal blood vessels using rapidly resorbable gelatin-based microspheres is safe and provides significant, lasting pain relief and functional improvement for patients with osteoarthritis-related knee pain, ...
Phys.org / The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030—but marine protection can't be judged by area alone
The ocean is home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. From coral reefs and mangrove forests to the deep sea, marine ecosystems sustain countless species, support coastal communities, regulate the climate and underpin ...
Tech Xplore / The UK is banning children's social media use. Here's what other countries are doing
Britain says it will ban people under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, a decision intended to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time.
Phys.org / Odor‑resistant and soft on the skin: The science of merino wool explained
Merino wool is warm, comfortable and surprisingly adaptable, making it a smart choice for days when the weather can't quite make up its mind. But exactly why is it such a good material?
Medical Xpress / Seasonal flu patterns in temperate and tropical regions may both be driven by specific humidity
Every year, about a billion people worldwide contract influenza, leading to as many as 650,000 deaths. Outbreaks are often seasonal, and their pattern varies by climatic zone. In temperate regions, flu season is in the winter, ...
Medical Xpress / Simple eating window can rival dietitian advice in pre-diabetes study
A major Australian clinical trial has found that timing when you eat can be just as effective as traditional dietitian-led advice in trying to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Tech Xplore / Microwave-based method to upcycle old lithium-ion cathodes
Lithium-ion batteries power everything from phones and electric vehicles to grid-scale energy storage and earbuds, but their cathodes—the part of batteries denoted by a plus sign—are expensive to make and rely on minerals ...
Phys.org / Laser Interferometer Space Antenna could double as an asteroid scale
One of the hardest things to calculate for an asteroid is its mass—but it is such a critical feature. It determines how much of an impact it would have if it hits something, or how many resources are potentially available ...
Phys.org / Venus' strange rotation was likely triggered by a high-velocity, moon-sized impactor
Venus' bizarre and extraordinarily slow retrograde rotation on its axis has long puzzled planetary scientists. But in a new paper presented at the recent European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, the authors ...
Phys.org / The best place to look for alien megastructures might be moon dust
Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological civilizations there are ...
Phys.org / Fungal highways are vast, yet hidden underground—new study
Beneath our feet lie some of the largest living organisms on Earth. Fungi are mostly invisible and largely overlooked, but they help sustain the ecosystems and food systems that we depend on every day.
