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Medical Xpress / Study reveals molecular impact on oxygen-starved brain of newborns, offers hints to reduce long-term damage

Researchers from a joint Skoltech and University of Sharjah laboratory and their collaborators from Paris Saclay University, France, have identified biomolecules whose levels in nerve tissue are affected in a condition when ...

10 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Smart vest to prevent hypothermia deaths in elderly

Scientists have developed a smart textile vest which can monitor body temperature and detect risk of hypothermia in older people. The technology aims to mitigate the increased risk that elderly people face due to losing body ...

10 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / Plants and worms harnessed to improve sustainable urban drainage systems

A team of researchers has demonstrated how biological systems could transform the way sustainable urban drainage systems manage polluted soils, pointing to a future in which urban infrastructure is greener, cheaper and more ...

12 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Silent witnesses: Pets offer a fur-ensic tale

New research confirms the potential for police forensic investigators to carefully consider the presence of pets at crime scenes as a credible new avenue for finding and investigating DNA leads to solve the case. The Long-running ...

11 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / New artificial intelligence tool diagnoses masked hypertension

About 10% of people with hypertension have normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office. Now researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed an artificial-intelligence diagnostic tool to detect this condition, ...

11 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Eleven-year Alaska analysis finds no spike in traumatic injury or death after cash transfers

Cash transfer programs, which provide money directly to recipients, are growing in the United States, but face significant scrutiny, with questions over their value. In addition, some contend that these payments can lead ...

12 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / Planting tree belts on wet farmland comes with an overlooked trade-off

A research team has conducted a study to examine how shelterbelts influence bird species diversity and composition in an agricultural wetland landscape on the western coast of central Japan. They determined that shelterbelts, ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Faster blood test could support safer decision-making in drug-related emergencies

New research from King's College London suggests that a rapid blood testing method could deliver reliable results far more quickly than previously thought, potentially supporting faster and more accurate decision-making in ...

11 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / How your worldview can affect the Earth through three values

The ways people interact with and view nature speak volumes as to how Earth is treated, and the severity of environmental concerns rising makes what shapes people's view of nature a pertinent topic. Understanding how and ...

12 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Smarter machine-learning models can improve phishing website detection

Phishing websites remain a persistent cybersecurity threat, exploiting users by imitating trusted online services. New machine-learning tools could help organizations flag more phishing sites before they harm users and steal ...

12 hours ago in Security
Medical Xpress / Dr. Oz urges measles shots as outbreaks grow in the U.S.

As measles outbreaks spread across the United States, a top Trump administration health official is urging families to protect themselves by getting vaccinated.

6 hours ago in Vaccination
Medical Xpress / Novel framework for real-time bedside heart rate variability analysis

Real-time and early detection of minute changes in the functioning of the cardiovascular system is crucial for managing critically ill patients, such as newborns and older adults, and can significantly affect their outcomes. ...

3 hours ago in Cardiology