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Phys.org / Vaccinating dogs, not people, holds key to ending rabies deaths in Kerala, India

A new study has found that expanding dog vaccination, rather than introducing routine pre-exposure vaccination for children, is the most effective and cost-effective way to eliminate rabies deaths in people in Kerala, India.

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Virtual reality can help ease anxiety, claustrophobia during cardiac imaging

Patients who experience anxiety or claustrophobia can have difficulty completing important cardiac imaging, including positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans.

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Medical Xpress / TikTok and Instagram wellness posts may reinforce restrictive eating ideals, study finds

Healthy eating content on social media may be promoting more than well-being, with new Flinders University research finding popular wellness posts often reflect attitudes and behaviors linked to orthorexia nervosa, an unhealthy ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Can removing fallopian tubes really reduce the risk of ovarian cancer?

Ovarian cancer has a particularly poor survival rate. Only one in two women will live five years beyond their diagnosis. There is no effective screening test, and symptoms can be hard to spot. This means ovarian cancer is ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / UK program linked to more equal access to drug that prevents cerebral palsy in premature babies

Researchers analyzed NHS England maternity and neonatal data from 2014 to 2024 to investigate whether sociodemographic differences existed in the use of antenatal magnesium sulfate. The treatment is recommended for women ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Bone model could reduce animal testing in osteoporosis research

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University have developed a laboratory method that transforms sheep bone into a realistic model of osteoporosis, providing a potential alternative for ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesian Borneo

Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those who must endure it.

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Medical Xpress / Australian pollen season may be arriving early in eastern states

The 2026 Australian pollen season has started, with some people in the eastern states reporting that their hay fever symptoms have begun earlier than normal. Compared with last year, satellite imaging suggests the eastern ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Children with cancer are being saved, but are we breaking them in the process?

Survival rates for childhood cancer now exceed 80%—but this also means more children are living with the long-term emotional and psychosocial impacts of cancer.

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Medical Xpress / The key to successful treatment of primary aldosteronism: Get it early

Evidence continues to mount regarding the effectiveness of treating primary aldosteronism (PA), with a major international study confirming that early intervention is the best way to beat this hidden cause of hypertension.

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Australia threatens hefty fines if big tech fails 'duty of care'

Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech.

21 hours ago
Tech Xplore / French AI firm Mistral valued at 21 billion euros after latest funding

Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the French AI firm at more than 21 billion euros.

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