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Phys.org / 'Extreme cold': Winter storm forecast to slam huge expanse of US

A winter storm bringing icy temperatures will slam a massive stretch of the United States this week, with more than 175 million people facing the prospect of heavy snowfall, power outages and travel disruption.

22 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Count, rate of ED visits for alcohol-specific diagnoses increasing

The count and rate of emergency department (ED) visits for alcohol-specific diagnoses increased from 2003–2004 to 2021–2022 among male and female individuals, according to a report issued by the National Center for Health ...

18 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / Single Brucella species found to drive livestock infections in Cameroon

As part of its ongoing efforts to combat brucellosis, a serious and often neglected disease endemic to many low- and middle-income countries around the world, a team of researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Identifying corrosion initiation sites in aluminum alloys

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new technique to identify the initiation sites of a destructive process called pitting corrosion, which occurs when aluminum (Al) alloys are exposed to sodium chloride solutions. ...

21 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Unlocking genetic code of crop-damaging fungus paves way for better disease control

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major soil-borne crop pathogen—an advance that paves the way for better crop disease management in ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Research uses cutting-edge technology to map how gums become diseased

Millions of people worldwide suffer from gum disease, yet we still don't fully understand how healthy gums turn into damaged, scar-like tissue. Researchers are using cutting-edge single-cell technology to map every individual ...

19 hours ago in Dentistry
Medical Xpress / Virtual histography: From tissue section to 3D image

Histology is one of the foundations of modern diagnostics. When physicians want to determine whether tissue is pathologically altered, they rely on microscopic tissue analysis: They cut the tissue into ultrathin sections, ...

20 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Phys.org / Q&A: How AI changes NASA's search for life in outer space

Alicja Ostrowska's doctoral thesis "Life and AI at NASA" examines how artificial intelligence is transforming the way science is conducted within some of the world's most ambitious space projects. The study investigates how ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Most would recommend RSV immunizations for older and pregnant people, survey finds

Amid a surprisingly severe flu season and a COVID-19 resurgence, those highly contagious respiratory illnesses are drawing the largest share of media coverage and public attention. But it is also the season for another respiratory ...

Medical Xpress / In 1 decade, 170 babies, kids and teens died in NC after fentanyl encounters

One hundred and seventy babies, kids and teens in North Carolina died after fentanyl exposure between 2015 and 2024, new state data shows.

19 hours ago in Addiction
Tech Xplore / Why AI has not led to mass unemployment

People have become used to living with AI fairly quickly. ChatGPT is barely three years old, but has changed the way many of us communicate or deal with large amounts of information.

22 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / When a baby's small movements have big consequences

A breakthrough method from the 1990s is now being transformed into an AI-powered tool to help doctors diagnose cerebral palsy.

19 hours ago in Neuroscience