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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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
