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Medical Xpress / Rising hospitalizations and deaths from GHB across Australia 'cause for alarm'

GHB-related deaths have increased 10-fold since 2013, while the number of hospitalizations more than tripled, according to an Australian-first study from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney. ...

6 hours ago in Addiction
Tech Xplore / Musk Inc.? Billionaire combines his rocket and AI businesses before an expected IPO this year

Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what's expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year.

10 hours ago in Business
Tech Xplore / Switch 2 sales boost Nintendo profits, but chip shortage looms

The runaway success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo's net profit by more than 50% in the nine months to December, the Japanese video game giant said Tuesday.

9 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Faced with common heart failure symptoms, most young adults wouldn't seek care

Alex Balmes' symptoms were uncommon for a 32-year-old—irregular heartbeat, fatigue, shortness of breath, bloating, unexpected weight gain.

10 hours ago in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe

Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.

6 hours ago in Internet
Phys.org / Tibet's tectonic clash: New satellite view suggests weaker fault lines

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the continents are less rigid than scientists previously thought. This finding is based on ground-monitoring ...

23 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Bubble bots: Simple biocompatible microrobots autonomously target tumors

The potential of microrobots is enormous. These miniature objects can be designed to carry out actions within the body, such as sensing biomarkers, manipulating objects like blood clots, or delivering drug therapies to tumor ...

23 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Unraveling the physics behind Kamchatka's 73-year earthquake cycle

A research team from University of Tsukuba and collaborating institutions has clarified why M9-class megathrust earthquakes recur off the Kamchatka Peninsula with an unusually short cycle of 73 years. By analyzing the rupture ...

23 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (NINS, Japan) and SOKENDAI have demonstrated a more than 2000% voltage-induced enhancement of near-field nonlinear optical responses. To achieve this giant modulation, they ...

13 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Study finds banning energy disconnections shouldn't destabilize markets

Approaches by some European countries and Australia to protect energy consumers could help countries worldwide phase out harmful electricity disconnections without destabilizing power markets, new research published in the ...

12 hours ago in Business
Dialog / Using data to reduce subjectivity in landslide susceptibility mapping

In recent years, numerous landslides on hillsides in urban and rural areas have underscored that understanding and predicting these phenomena is more than an academic curiosity—it is a human necessity. When unstable slopes ...

23 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Digital therapy shows promise as a treatment for female sexual dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction is a reality for many women, but the subject remains taboo. A large percentage of women remain untreated, a problem that is exacerbated by the shortage of treatment options for female sexual dysfunction. ...