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Phys.org / Safety of antibiotic treatment for stony coral tissue loss disease confirmed

An antibiotic treatment used in many parts of the Caribbean and on Florida's Coral Reef to combat stony coral tissue loss disease does not exhibit negative side effects, scientists at Nova Southeastern University, in collaboration ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem—it has a youth justice problem

Getting tough on youth crime is politically easy. Building a youth justice system that is safe, accountable and capable of learning is much harder. And the public is worried. Some offenses are serious and visible, and harsher ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

Every March, millions of Americans fill out brackets and tune in to watch the NCAA college basketball tournaments known as March Madness. The men's and women's competitions unfold in parallel, each with their own brackets, ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Exploring the rise of telehealth-prescribed stimulants

In just one click, almost anything can be delivered to one's front door. Today's digital landscape offers countless conveniences through instant items and services, including prescription drugs.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Scientists show dragon fruit peel extract boosts bread nutrition and lowers glycemic potential

A research team led by Professor Zhou Weibiao from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the NUS Faculty of Science has shown that compounds extracted from red dragon fruit peel can be incorporated into bread to ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge

Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over-the-counter medications, cleaning supplies and electronics.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Treating opioid use disorder with methadone in pharmacies could widen access and turn a profit

University of Rhode Island Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Jeffrey Bratberg partnered with Brandeis University and Boston University researchers in a recent study that found that pharmacy-based methadone dispensing models ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / HIV prevention expert publishes commentary on game-based learning for youth

A University at Buffalo researcher who studies adolescent HIV prevention in African and diaspora communities was invited to contribute a commentary in the April issue of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong's ...

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Researchers reveal safer way to manage chemical sewage sludge using pyrolysis

To handle increasing wastewater loads, sewage treatment plants are adopting more advanced treatment processes. However, many of these approaches require additional space and energy, highlighting the need for more efficient ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A theory of Alzheimer's disease linking amyloid beta and tau

Amyloid beta and tau proteins compete for the same binding sites on microtubules in neurons, suggesting that displacement of tau by amyloid beta, rather than aggregation of either protein, may be the primary driver of Alzheimer's ...

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Thermal cameras used in drones and robots can be tricked by heat sources, study finds

As thermal cameras become commonplace on autonomous drones and vehicles, a University of Florida engineering professor is working to make sure they can't be maliciously tricked into "seeing" things that aren't there.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Shingles vaccine drastically cuts risk of serious cardiac events

People with heart disease who received a shingles vaccine had nearly half the rate of serious cardiac events a year later compared with those who did not get the vaccine, according to a study being presented at the American ...

20 hours ago