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Phys.org / Primed to burn: What's behind the intense, sudden fires burning across New South Wales and Tasmania?
Dozens of bushfires raged over the weekend as far afield as the mid-north coast of New South Wales and Tasmania's east coast. A NSW firefighter tragically lost his life, 16 homes burned down in the NSW town of Koolewong and ...
Medical Xpress / New global recommendations support exercise for leg lymphedema
Researchers from Macquarie University have published the world's first ever consensus-based recommendations on exercise as part of the management of lower limb lymphedema, a condition affecting millions worldwide.
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 / Contactless pulse measurement falters at high heart rates, finds study
Researchers at Bielefeld University have analyzed how reliably AI methods can detect pulse rates from simple video recordings. The technique, known as rPPG—remote photoplethysmography, an optical form of contactless pulse ...
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 ...
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.
Phys.org / Spain probes bird flu after hundreds of storks die near Madrid
About 400 storks have been found dead along a river near Madrid, officials said Tuesday, raising concerns that a highly infectious strain of bird flu may be circulating.
