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Medical Xpress / Study suggests that water treatment methods may impact the risk of Legionnaires' disease
Preliminary results of a nationwide study suggest that the disinfectant used to treat water before it is distributed through pipes may impact the incidence of Legionnaires' disease in certain parts of the country. The findings ...
Phys.org / Putting away your winter clothes? Science explains how to keep them safe over summer
As the cold season ends in the Southern Hemisphere and we fold away our favorite wool jumpers and silk scarves, some fascinating material science is about to unfold quietly in our wardrobes.
Phys.org / What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn
As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: What do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I've spent the past three years tackling this very question.
Medical Xpress / Researchers find vital clue in the progression of Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the body mistakenly attacks itself as the immune system destroys the pancreas's insulin-producing cells. Why the immune system turns against these cells remains one of the enduring questions ...
Phys.org / Australia's supercomputers are falling behind—and it's hurting our ability to adapt to climate change
As Earth continues to warm, Australia faces some important decisions.
Medical Xpress / Tec-Dara combination offers improvement over standard second-line therapies for relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma
Patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma who received a combination of teclistamab, a bispecific monoclonal antibody, and daratumumab, a CD38-directed monoclonal antibody, were 83% more likely to be alive ...
Medical Xpress / Ianalumab+standard therapy extends time to treatment failure in patients with previously treated immune thrombocytopenia
Patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who received a first-in-class investigational drug in addition to standard therapy went longer without a bleeding episode that needed urgent treatment or needing another treatment ...
Medical Xpress / Caregiver smartphone use can affect a baby's development; new parents should receive more guidance
We already know excessive smartphone use affects people's mental health and their relationships.
Medical Xpress / Drug reduced need for blood transfusions during hospitalization for non-cardiac surgery
When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood transfusions and saw no ...
Phys.org / Genes behind the insecticide-resistant aphids damaging Australia's crops
For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are not only sap suckers—literally sucking the life out of plants—but they can also transmit toxins ...
Phys.org / How eating oysters could help restore South Australia's algal-bloom-ravaged coast
South Australians are suddenly hearing a lot about oyster reefs—from government, on the news and in conversations, both online and in person. It's not accidental.
Medical Xpress / Pirtobrutinib outperforms bendamustine plus rituximab for previously untreated CLL/SLL
In a new trial, the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor pirtobrutinib increased the rate of survival without disease progression and was well tolerated with a more favorable safety profile when compared with bendamustine ...
