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Medical Xpress / E. coli outbreak prompts recall of frozen blueberries at Publix

An E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries has sickened 12 people, four of them seriously enough to require hospital care, federal health officials say.

9 hours ago
Phys.org / Is the decline of newspapers taking the pressure off of corporate social responsibility programs? Research says 'yes'

Local newspapers have long played a quiet but powerful role in corporate accountability: They scrutinize company behavior and give public visibility to good corporate citizenship. But as local newspapers continue to disappear, ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Globally, youth are not eating enough healthy plant-based foods, analysis concludes

Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans and legumes are the foundation of a healthy diet for anyone, no matter how old they are. But that's especially true for children, for whom these foods ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop diagnostic model to detect COVID-related eye problems

Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden. The study also explains why it has been difficult for sufferers to get help: The abnormal eye behavior ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Cambodia wants to bring tigers back, but should it?

Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Sensors, early starts: How Spain keeps working when heat hits

The morning sun beats down on Antonio Reina as he tends a public garden in Barcelona, but he works reassured that a simple wristband protects him in the summer heat.

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New analysis framework for developing stronger foundations during urban redevelopment

Urban redevelopment in densely populated areas often requires demolition and replacement of aging buildings. As buildings are replaced, existing foundation piles must be removed, leaving cylindrical voids that must be backfilled ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Do breast cancer and irregular heartbeat have common risk factors and rates?

Alcohol use and smoking are linked to breast cancer and atrial fibrillation/flutter in women 55 and older in multiple regions of the world, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Nurse practitioner workforce grew 10% yearly, outpacing physicians and PAs from 2016 to 2023

New Columbia University School of Nursing research reveals nurse practitioner (NP) workforce growth outpaced prior projections while physician and physician associate (PA) growth remained steady between 2016 and 2023. During ...

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Netflix strikes deals in short-form video push

Netflix is pushing deeper into the short-form video territory dominated by TikTok and YouTube, striking licensing deals with a slate of major U.S. media publishers to carry bite-sized content on its platform.

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Global AI industry falls short on safety, think tank warns

US artificial intelligence lab Anthropic scored the highest in a semiannual safety ranking, but globally the industry fails to combat "existential" threats, according to a report released Tuesday.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Most veterans and service members who die by firearm suicide never disclose their intent

Most veterans and U.S. military service members who die by firearm suicide don't disclose their suicidal intentions in the month before their death, according to Rutgers researchers. Their study, published in The Journal ...

21 hours ago