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Phys.org / Study reveals how quiet political connections help corporations win contracts
A study published in Strategic Management Journal sheds light on the subtle yet significant role that unelected officials play in helping corporations secure successful contract bids.
Medical Xpress / How does the hair-loss drug finasteride work? Can it affect my mental health?
For many men, the gradual thinning of hair is about more than just their appearance. Finasteride, a drug widely prescribed for the treatment of male pattern baldness, has been used effectively for many years for this deeply ...
Phys.org / Researchers launch new Kansas Flood Mapping Dashboard
For Jude Kastens, who grew up on a farm in northwest Kansas, rainfall was always serious business. Although flooding wasn't as big a problem in his hometown as in central and eastern Kansas, it was "always memorable" when ...
Medical Xpress / Using robotic testing to spot overlooked sensory deficits in stroke survivors
A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn't move his left arm or leg. Lewis's neighbor realized his truck hadn't moved in two days and called 911 for a welfare check. When ...
Medical Xpress / Home visits are helping new moms get health care, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth
When Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital began offering new mothers who gave birth there a follow-up visit with a nurse at home, Ebony Durant worried that the idea would be a hard sell for patients.
Tech Xplore / Small, inexpensive hydrophone boosts undersea signals
Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed a first-of-its-kind hydrophone built around a simple, commercially available microphone. The device, leveraging a common microfabrication process known as microelectromechanical ...
Tech Xplore / Google boss warns no company immune if AI bubble bursts
The head of Google's parent company Alphabet warned that every company would be impacted if the AI bubble were to burst, in an interview to the BBC.
Medical Xpress / Heart rate monitor can improve PTSD and chronic pain symptoms
A new study led by researchers from Murdoch University's School of Psychology, Personalized Medicine Center, and Center for Healthy Aging, Health Futures Institute has found that heart rate variability biofeedback can significantly ...
Tech Xplore / Amazon, Microsoft cloud services could face tougher EU rules
Amazon and Microsoft cloud services could face stricter EU competition rules after Brussels on Tuesday launched probes to assess their market power.
Medical Xpress / Predicting disease outbreaks using social media
Vaccination rates are falling in many communities due to widespread misinformation and previously eliminated or controlled illnesses like measles are surging across the United States and Canada.
Tech Xplore / What does 'agentic' AI mean? Tech's newest buzzword is a mix of marketing fluff and real promise
For technology adopters looking for the next big thing, "agentic AI" is the future. At least, that's what the marketing pitches and tech industry T-shirts say.
Medical Xpress / RNA therapy silences KRAS gene and boosts immune attack on cancer cells
Two complementary studies led by researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have demonstrated a new RNA-based therapeutic strategy that effectively targets one of ...
