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Medical Xpress / Older adults take longer to recover from surgeries than expected; better post-operative planning needed

A new study led by University of Toronto researchers finds that post-surgical recovery time in older adults is much longer than expected, with data showing nearly 20% still have impairments in activities of daily living. ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Multilateral development banks fall short in safeguarding green hydrogen projects

Multilateral development banks have emerged as major financiers of green hydrogen production in emerging markets and developing countries. However, a new study published in The Journal of Environment & Development finds that ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Hybrid AI model combines graphs and transformers for real-time traffic forecasts

Urban congestion is a big problem in our cities. It leads to commuter delays and economic inefficiency. More tragically, though, it leads to a million deaths annually worldwide. Research appearing in the International Journal ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Dallas-Fort Worth has untapped innovation potential, study says

Dallas-Fort Worth has all the right ingredients to be a national powerhouse for innovation—from a robust economy, world-class research universities to a diverse, dynamic workforce—yet an SMU-led study found the region ...

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Medical Xpress / Half of rural South Carolina families bypass local hospitals to deliver babies in urban settings, with worse outcomes

Rural and maternal health expert Peiyin Hung has published new research on maternal health outcomes based on the hospital locations where rural South Carolinians give birth. In a paper published in JAMA Network Open, the ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Social background shapes how hard children work at school, according to study

Which children work harder at school, and what do their efforts have to do with their social background? Until now, educational research has been unable to provide empirically based answers to this question. However, a new ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Why universities still struggle to make degrees accessible for disabled students

The higher education sector is more aware of disability than it was a few years ago. Universities are more willing to provide support, and attitudes have improved. What students describe day to day, however, tells a different ...

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Medical Xpress / Impact of Japan's indoor smoke-free laws on the prevalence of smoke-free establishments

A multi-institutional research team in Japan evaluated the impact of the Revised Health Promotion Law and related local ordinances on indoor smoking policies in restaurants and bars. Their analysis identified a modest but ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Research reveals hidden ocean heat waves threatening South China Sea ecosystems

The South China Sea (SCS), a vital marine region supporting rich biodiversity, productive fisheries, and extensive coral reefs, faces growing threats from marine heat waves (MHWs). While surface MHWs have drawn attention, ...

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Medical Xpress / Genome analysis uncovers new cause of rare movement disorder

Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team in Bochum and Tübingen has now solved one piece of the puzzle: The researchers examined 2,811 ...

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Medical Xpress / Researchers untangle residence and race when looking at postpartum hospital readmissions

USC researchers continue to uncover new insights from a five-year project launched by health services policy and management associate professor Peiyin Hung and health promotion, education, and behavior professor Xiaoming ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Type 2 diabetes risk found to vary widely among adults 18–40 with prediabetes

A one-size-fits-all approach to prediabetes treatment may miss the opportunity to implement an early, more intensive, tailored prevention approach for those with the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to ...

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