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Medical Xpress / Why aren't more older adults getting flu or COVID-19 shots?

This winter's brutal flu season isn't over, and COVID-19 cases have risen recently too. But a new poll taken in recent weeks shows that vaccination against both viruses lags among people 50 and over, and the national survey ...

23 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / When suicidal calls come in, who answers? Georgia crisis line response rates reveal gaps

Kaitlin Cooke of Cartersville, Georgia, was contemplating suicide when she started calling a statewide mental health crisis line in 2018. She said she would sneak outside and call the hotline behind her car, where her boyfriend ...

13 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
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.

23 hours ago in Business
Tech Xplore / Robotaxi pioneer Waymo gets $16 billion injection to accelerate its expansion plans

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo has raised another $16 billion to help fuel its ambition for its fleet of self-driving cars to provide rides throughout the world while other deep-pocketed rival services backed by Tesla and Amazon ...

23 hours ago in Automotive
Medical Xpress / Medical AI models need more context to prepare for the clinic: Challenges and potential solutions

Medical artificial intelligence is a hugely appealing concept. In theory, models can analyze vast amounts of information, recognize subtle patterns in data, and are never too tired or busy to provide a response. However, ...

23 hours ago in Health informatics
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.

22 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.

23 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / SpaceX seeks FCC nod to build data center constellation in space

SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as 1 million satellites into the Earth's orbit in order to pull off Elon Musk's latest grand vision of putting data centers in space to do complex computing for artificial ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How climate change and human psychology make this US cold snap feel so harsh

The brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America for the past 11 days is not unprecedented. It just feels that way.

19 hours ago in Earth
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.

19 hours ago in Internet
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. ...

19 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / Tropical peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, research reveals

Using a new method to track groundwater levels and greenhouse gas emissions, researchers uncover the climate impact of Southeast Asia's peatlands. In Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, vast areas spanning ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Earth