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Tech Xplore / Cyclists feel safer than they really are on busy streets, study finds

Cyclists can feel safe at the very moment they are most at risk, according to new Monash research that could reshape how cities design shared streets. The study, published in Accident Analysis & Prevention, found that after ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists have found a safer way to hunt for the next pandemic virus

The world is full of animal viruses, and we're pretty sure that one of them will cause the next pandemic. To prevent pandemics, we need to predict which of the vast number of animal viruses are most likely to infect humans. ...

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Tech Xplore / Research reveals lack of transparency in ad data of digital platforms

Half of the world's largest digital platforms fail to meet minimum standards of transparency regarding the advertising they carry. This is one of the main findings of the study Data Not Found carried out by our research group ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Half of older patients with dementia remain on psychotropic drugs a year after starting on them, study finds

Initial prescriptions for medications affecting cognition, such as antipsychotics, are disproportionately likelier to come from acute and post-acute settings such as emergency rooms, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities ...

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Medical Xpress / Fruit and nuts fight non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Eating fruit and nuts can help protect against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—but a popular fiber supplement can make the condition worse, research by Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found. The paper, "Ellagic ...

21 hours ago
Tech Xplore / BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions

Even though he wanted to bike commute from his Capitol Hill home to the University of Washington, Jared Hwang often took transit because he struggled to find a good bike route. Apps like Google Maps and Strava might suggest ...

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Medical Xpress / World going too slow on eliminating hepatitis: WHO

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said progress in eliminating hepatitis was too slow, with tools available to eliminate the disease that kills more than one million people annually.

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Tech Xplore / UK biobank records listed for sale in China: Why open data might be the answer

The chief executive of the UK Biobank, one of the world's largest biomedical databases, recently wrote to more than 500,000 participants telling them that some of their data had been made available for sale online through ...

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Phys.org / German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale passes key hurdle

German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a special boat due to carry it to deeper waters, in the latest attempt to free the cetacean whose ordeal has captured hearts in Germany for weeks.

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Medical Xpress / Children with mental health conditions more likely to claim benefits as adults, research indicates

The link between childhood mental illness, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adverse economic outcomes in adulthood is more prevalent and stronger than previously thought, according to research from the ...

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Medical Xpress / Racism and socioeconomic stress may alter pregnancy biology, leaving black women nearly three times more likely to die

Stresses experienced by black women, such as socioeconomic inequalities, may alter key processes in the body that predispose them to worse pregnancy outcomes than white women, a study by the University of Cambridge has found. ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / 'Not just an IT issue': The human threat to cybersecurity

Organizations could be better protected from cybercrime by investing in more leadership and staff decision-making, a University of Queensland study has found.

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