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Tech Xplore / Study shows waste cardboard is effective for power generation

A new study has shown for the first time that waste cardboard can be used as an effective source of biomass fuel for large-scale power generation.

18 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Holiday heart syndrome: What to know before you drink too much this season

Shopping. Traveling. Planning family gatherings. The stress of the holiday season can make you feel like you need to slip some spirits into your hot cocoa. And at celebrations, there's often plenty of alcohol around.

16 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Auditory illusions: New research discovers how our ears play tricks on us

Inspired by owls and their amazing ability to find their prey by hearing alone, my team decided to test how good humans are at discerning sounds.

17 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Novel repository provides valuable physical function reference data, outcomes to medical researchers

Designed to generate data and outcomes on bone and muscle health in both healthy people and those with disease, a novel repository at the Indiana University Indianapolis School of Health & Human Sciences is helping researchers ...

Phys.org / Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth's future—here's how it works

Over the past week we've witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP—or, more verbosely, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

18 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / A new index challenges common beliefs about drug use and harm in NZ

New Zealand's mainstay drug law turned 50 this year—yet we still don't have a clear, comprehensive picture of the social harms different drugs pose.

18 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / WeChat is now a front-line policing tool in China—here's what the research found

WeChat is best known as China's all-purpose "super-app." It is used for everything from messaging and mobile payments to shopping and government services.

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Turkey will host COP31, Australia will play a role. So where does that leave the Pacific?

After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event will now be hosted by Turkey. Australia's Climate Minister, Chris Bowen, will reportedly ...

18 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / New therapeutic strategies show promise against a hard-to-treat prostate cancer

A new study has uncovered promising therapeutic strategies against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer.

18 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Dehydration and other age-related conditions following major surgery linked to worse outcomes for older adults

Older adults who develop a new geriatric syndrome—such as dehydration, delirium, or malnutrition—after major surgery face a dramatically higher risk of poor outcomes, including more complications, fewer days spent at ...

17 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Study reveals long-term associations of strangulation-related brain injury from intimate partner violence

A study by Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation.

17 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Engineers develop autonomous artificial intelligence that transforms resilience and discovery in manufacturing

Research led by Rutgers engineers has shown how artificial intelligence (AI) can solve two of the biggest challenges in manufacturing.

19 hours ago in Engineering