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Phys.org / HIE-ISOLDE: Ten years, ten highlights

The Isotope Separator On-Line facility (ISOLDE) directs a proton beam from the Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) onto specially developed thick targets, producing low-energy beams of radioactive nuclei—those with too many ...

15 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Newly expanded interactive map reveals peripheral artery disease amputations across the US

The PAD Collaborative, a group of 17 organizations convened by the American Heart Association to address the growing burden of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the United States, has released a new and expanded version ...

14 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Rethinking urban communities: Transforming vacant spaces into vibrant places

Italian architect and researcher Dr. Chiara Mazzarella has long been captivated by the idea of finding better ways to use empty buildings. Across Europe, millions of homes and commercial buildings lie vacant, even as housing ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Are harp seals responsible for the stalled recovery of Atlantic cod?

In June 2024, the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on northern cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador after 32 years. The decision was controversial because cod numbers had not recovered since they collapsed in ...

15 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Twice-a-year HIV prevention shots begin in Africa

South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection in the drug's first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world's highest HIV burden.

16 hours ago in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / Youth workers are spreading health messages on social media: How to support what they do in South Africa

Mental health messaging on platforms like TikTok and WhatsApp is becoming common in the digital age. Globally, digital media technologies have become integral to how young people get and use health and well-being information.

15 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Changing sweet taste in diet does not affect sugar cravings or health, study suggests

Changing the amount of sweetness in a person's diet has no impact on their liking for sweet foods, the results of a new trial suggest. The results also showed no difference in indicators of cardiovascular disease or diabetes ...

14 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / The AI bubble isn't new—Karl Marx explained the mechanisms behind it nearly 150 years ago

When OpenAI's Sam Altman told reporters in San Francisco earlier this year that the AI sector is in a bubble, the American tech market reacted almost instantly.

15 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment

The COVID pandemic accelerated remote and hybrid working practices across the world. It also provided evidence that these approaches could work for a wide variety of jobs.

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Airbus confirms 'quality issue' on A320 panels

European plane-maker Airbus said Monday it had detected a "quality issue" affecting metal panels on its popular A320 passenger jet but the problem was "contained".

16 hours ago in Automotive
Phys.org / Post-COVID school attendance crisis hitting disadvantaged children hardest

School attendance across England still hasn't recovered for many children since the pandemic—and the gap between rich and poor pupils is growing, experts warn.

16 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Astrometry suggests possible exomoon orbiting gas giant HD 206893 B

Have scientists finally confirmed the existence of the first exomoon? This is what a study released on the preprint server arXiv, and accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, hopes to address. A large international ...

17 hours ago in Astronomy & Space