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Medical Xpress / Preventing lung disease in preterm babies: Intratracheal steroids show no benefit

A multicenter clinical trial has found that intratracheal steroids do not reduce the risk of lung disease or death in extremely preterm infants, according to a study published in JAMA.

Tech Xplore / COP30: Zambia's forest communities need finance for solar power so they don't have to cut down trees to pay for it

Across rural Zambia, small solar home systems and lanterns have transformed daily life. Between 2018 and 2022, more than 1 million small solar devices were sold across the country. These range from tiny solar lanterns to ...

22 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / High disease burden found among at-risk Medicaid beneficiaries

Over 40% of the 5 million people at risk of losing Medicaid coverage due to new eligibility requirements have at least three chronic health conditions, and older adults are especially vulnerable, a new JAMA study shows.

Medical Xpress / Mild cognitive impairment, dementia risk up with increasing biological severity of Alzheimer's disease

For individuals who are currently cognitively unimpaired, the lifetime and 10-year absolute risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia increases with increasing amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) centiloid ...

20 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Global study offers first comprehensive assessment of lake water clarity changes

A research team led by Profs. Zhang Yunlin and Shi Kun from the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has completed its first global assessment of lake water clarity, uncovering widespread ...

22 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / 'Expulsion by suffocation': How soy expansion and herbicide use are displacing Amazonian communities

In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the expansion of soy is not only transforming landscapes but also suffocating the communities that inhabit them. The intensive use of herbicides in soybean plantations— particularly ...

22 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Why 'incel' social media accounts are encouraging young people towards extreme 'looksmaxxing' procedures

A new study carried out by cybercrime and gender experts at the University of Portsmouth has revealed that incel social media accounts are rebranding to bypass bans and appeal to wider audiences on TikTok.

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Hybrid workers working 90 fewer minutes on Fridays—a shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You're not alone.

22 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / A changing reporting landscape at the intersection of accounting and cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency continues to reshape the financial landscape. As cryptocurrency moves from niche to mainstream, companies are grappling with how to account for these volatile digital assets. New research from Scheller College ...

23 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Can we tap the ocean's power to capture carbon?

The oceans have to play a role in helping humanity remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to curb dangerous climate warming. But are we ready to scale up the technologies that will do the job?

23 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / New drug offers hope to bladder cancer patients

Imagine a targeted approach to bladder cancer that spares healthy cells while delivering chemotherapy directly to cancerous ones, offering hope for patients with advanced stages of the disease.

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold

It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.

22 hours ago in Health