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Phys.org / Housing may shape death risks for low-income older renters
For low-income older adults, where they live may affect how long they live, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Medical Xpress / How shoulder replacement changes bone mineral density
Driven by the potential advantages of preserving bone stock and easier implant removal during revision surgery, the use of cementless short-stem implants in shoulder arthroplasty has increased in recent years. Despite this, ...
Phys.org / Study finds food insecurity remains in historically redlined neighborhoods
Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing healthy food in neighborhoods historically subjected to "redlining"—the now-illegal practice once used to ...
Medical Xpress / FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an innovative blood test for marketing. The test's underlying technology was invented at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the early diagnosis ...
Medical Xpress / New Cochrane gap map highlights big gaps in dengue prevention research
A new Cochrane evidence and gap map (EGM) has mapped the global research landscape on dengue prevention, finding plenty of research but not enough of it synthesized in ways policymakers can use.
Phys.org / China says unmanned moon mission delayed over 'launch conditions'
China's manned space agency said Sunday it is delaying a research moon mission that is part of Beijing's efforts to land a crew there by 2030, less than two weeks after a rare launch failure.
Phys.org / Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order
Though they are pivotal to Homer's epic, luring Odysseus with the promise of eternal wisdom, the Greek poet barely described the mysterious Sirens. What might a better understanding of these formless, disembodied feminine ...
Tech Xplore / Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs
Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues.
Medical Xpress / Why one size doesn't fit all—type 2 diabetes can operate differently across weight profiles
Research published in Diabetologia by Amsterdam UMC and the University of Ghana reveals that type 2 diabetes manifests in two fundamentally different ways depending on a patient's body mass index (BMI). While type 2 diabetes ...
Medical Xpress / Poll reveals many parents face challenges getting kids to eat a healthy breakfast before school
As families reset their back-to-school routines, getting children out the door isn't the only challenge. Making sure they eat a healthy breakfast can be a struggle, too.
Medical Xpress / Personalized vaccine helped melanoma patients stay cancer-free longer, drugmakers say
An experimental vaccine kept melanoma from returning or spreading in people at high risk of the skin cancer recurring, drugmakers Moderna and Merck announced Wednesday.
Phys.org / Dark energy and quantum gravity may be deeply intertwined
For close to a century, physicists have pursued a way to unite gravity with quantum mechanics. Known as quantum gravity, this goal has remained frustratingly out of reach so far. Similarly elusive is the force of dark energy, ...