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Tech Xplore / Blending hydrogen into gas pipelines could enrich utilities and harm Californians

The people of Orange Cove in Fresno County could soon be an unwilling part of an experiment in dangerous, expensive utility boondoggles. And if California's gas companies get their way, families statewide will be forced to ...

19 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Booster shots reduce the risks of COVID-19 deaths, study finds

Booster vaccines reduced the risk of COVID‑19-related hospitalization and death, according to a new study of over 3 million adults who had the autumn 2022 vaccine in England. The research, led by the universities of Bristol ...

20 hours ago in Vaccination
Medical Xpress / Bone marrow cell atlas created for improved leukemia research

What do healthy bone marrow cells in children look like? For the first time, researchers have mapped this out. Scientists at the Princess Máxima Center examined nearly 91,000 individual bone marrow cells from healthy children. ...

19 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Researchers recommend a verification phase for measuring adolescents' maximal oxygen uptake

A recent Finnish study has found that measuring adolescents' maximal oxygen uptake often requires a brief verification phase to ensure reliable results. The researchers also note that even small changes in how the measurement ...

22 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Senescent cells after pregnancy may fuel postpartum breast cancer spread

Postpartum breast cancer is diagnosed five to ten years after giving birth. It is associated with a higher risk of metastasis and a lower survival rate compared with women who have not been pregnant or those diagnosed during ...

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / National analysis maps German hospital vulnerability to flood-driven traffic disruptions

Due to climate change, extreme weather events such as flooding are expected to increase in Germany in the future. This poses hidden risks to the health care system that have hardly been the focus of resilience planning to ...

21 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Identifying priority Southern Ocean conservation hotspots

New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to about 54%. These actions would stave off an ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Can we predict domestic homicide? New research suggests we can't

In 2024, 38 Australian women were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. Thankfully, new data show the number of women killed by intimate partners has reduced to 32 over the most recent reporting period. The annual rate to ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Study finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities

The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has found that pairing student journalists with communities ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / This special solar cell system produces both electricity and heat

Researchers have developed a solar cell system that uses mirrors to concentrate solar energy. In addition to electricity, it produces heat for a plant that will capture carbon from industrial emissions. The solar cells in ...

22 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / What is gut health? Experts agree on a clear meaning for the term

Walk down the aisles of many grocery stores and you're liable to see claims about products that are "good for gut health," from yogurt and kombucha to supplements and even sodas. But despite its popularity, the phrase can ...

22 hours ago in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / Benchmark of 1.4 million checked protein structures could sharpen AI predictions

University of Missouri researchers have released the world's largest collection of protein models with quality assessment—a groundbreaking new resource that could accelerate drug development for diseases such as Alzheimer's ...

21 hours ago in Biology