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Medical Xpress / Pre-warmup brain priming may help hit running personal bests

Runners adding a brain priming exercise to a warmup could hit a new personal best, after University of Birmingham academics showed a 3% improvement in test conditions. In a paper published in the European Journal of Sport ...

13 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Tapping water supply systems for energy production

Scott DeNeale is a water resources engineer whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Water Power Program centers on how hydropower research can be applied to water-energy systems. His specialty is bridging the gap between ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / EV drivers' habits uncover why Britain needs region-specific public charging plans

As more UK drivers switch to electric vehicles (EVs), experts at the University of Glasgow have shared research that improves understanding of the behaviors and charging demands of EV drivers, that can help with the efficient ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop AI tool to assess lung cancer surgery complication risk

Researchers from the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing an artificial intelligence tool to help surgeons better identify lung cancer patients at risk for postoperative complications. ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Predators and prey: What studying animals teaches us about toxic work environments

Interpersonal tensions between colleagues can be costly for businesses. Even the specter of a threat can sap concentration, undermine collaboration, and divert huge amounts of mental energy away from work and toward self-defense.

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Specially-designed cards help ensure science is at the heart of mindful eating technology design

Lancaster University researchers have created a new toolset to guide developers of technologies aimed at helping the millions of people around the world who are impacted by problematic eating and unhealthy relationships with ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Why wildfire smoke is a rising health threat in the US

Wildfire smoke is no longer confined to distant regions. It is increasingly affecting communities throughout the United States, raising urgent questions about air quality, public health, and long-term risk. Researchers at ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI is the world's most demanding construction client—with some concerning implications

In late 2024, a new building broke ground in Western Sydney that will draw more electricity than 140,000 homes—roughly the power demand for a mid-sized Australian town like Geelong.

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens

China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing's concerns about the transfer of advanced technology.

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Additional hours of business at bars linked to more alcohol-related ambulance call-outs

When bars are permitted to stay open for additional hours after midnight, alcohol-related ambulance call-outs and reported crimes can significantly increase, according to new research which is the first of its kind in the ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Scrapped inheritance tax linked to stronger growth in private firms with heirs, shows study in Sweden

After Sweden removed inheritance and gift taxes in 2005, private firms with potential family successors grew faster, invested more, and paid higher corporate taxes than firms without natural heirs, according to a new white ...

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Yellow food coloring changes gut microbiome in early life

A food coloring widely used in the U.S. and worldwide has been found to alter the balance of bacteria living in the gut and may cause low levels of inflammation. Researchers will present these findings at the 2026 American ...

14 hours ago