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Medical Xpress / Common IVF extras lack strong evidence of improving fertility, research finds

Australian women trying to start a family through IVF are being offered optional extras with little or no evidence that they work, new research has found. A University of Melbourne-led study analyzed data from trials, looking ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Hidden protein linked to severe COVID-19 and lung disease risk

A genetic difference carried by nearly one in three people may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis by disrupting the function of a previously unknown protein, according to a new study published in Nature ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Europe swelters under record-breaking heat wave

Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heat wave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain.

7 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Electric trucks closer to 'tipping point' than many realize—and cities can lead the way

Cities hold the key to accelerating the transition to electric freight and boosting energy security, new analysis from C40 Cities, University of Exeter and Arup reveals.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Voluntary corporate climate goals are viewed favorably by investors, researchers discover

As companies face increasing pressure to address climate change, many are choosing to publicly announce voluntary carbon-elimination goals.

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Tech Xplore / No price shock for 'GTA VI' as gamers gear up for preorders

Gamers impatient for "Grand Theft Auto VI" to hit consoles in November learned Wednesday they will not face a widely anticipated price shock, as developer Rockstar Games announced details of preorders set to open at midnight ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Most patients want cancer diagnoses from doctors, not portals, survey finds

The widespread use of electronic patient portals to provide quick access to test results presents health care professionals with an important challenge: How should new cancer diagnoses be communicated?

7 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Biomethane as a renewable replacement for natural gas

While biomethane is flowing into homes across the U.S., Asia and Europe, a renewable replacement for natural gas has yet to reach its full potential in Australia.

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Phys.org / Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey

There is a special gallery inside the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi where visitors slow down, lower their voices and often fall silent. In front of them, carefully lit and disarmingly small, lies the skeleton of Lucy, ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Hospital workers' phones carry deadly superbugs

The largest study of its kind has found hospital workers' phones are carrying the same superbugs that kill millions of people worldwide each year. An international team of researchers, including several from Bond University, ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Helping women physicians stay could ease the pressure on general practice

The conditions that could help women physicians build long and rewarding careers already exist, but they are routinely undermined in everyday practice, according to a new review led by the University of Surrey.

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Tracking what consumers think before they buy

Manufacturers have traditionally relied on sales figures to understand where they stand with consumers, but by the time those numbers arrive, consumers' buying decisions have already been made. A study co-authored by UC Riverside ...

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