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Phys.org / Prairie strips can rapidly improve soil health

Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health Institute.

19 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukemia

A small group of patients with an otherwise incurable form of T‑cell leukemia have seen their cancer driven into remission by an innovative form of immune therapy.

18 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / One in eight NZ teens has had unwanted sexual experiences

Sexual violence remains widespread among teenagers in Aotearoa, New Zealand with 1 in 8 (12.4%) reporting unwanted sexual experiences.

11 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Doulas play essential roles in reproductive health care, and more states are beginning to recognize it

A growing share of Americans, especially in rural areas, are losing access to reproductive health care. At the same time, American women are dying during or after pregnancy at higher rates than in any other high-income country.

18 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Low-capability pediatric hospitals more than doubled from 2003 to 2022: Study

From 2003 to 2022, there was a more than doubling in low-capability pediatric hospitals, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Pediatrics.

19 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is complete

If you feel a thrill every time we discover something new about the cosmos, then November 25th may have been a noteworthy day to you. That's the day that NASA completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. The two ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / The science of human touch, and why it's so hard to replicate in robots

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate cluttered spaces and sort thousands of parcels an hour. But ask a robot to touch something gently, safely ...

20 hours ago in Robotics
Medical Xpress / A mitochondrial protein may hold the secret to longevity

As life expectancy continues to climb globally, the focus of many people has moved from longevity alone to living in good health. This has drawn attention to the need to extend "healthspan," the period during which an individual ...

22 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / Sustained benefit seen for etranacogene dezaparvovec in hemophilia B

For men with hemophilia B, receipt of gene therapy comprising an infusion of etranacogene dezaparvovec results in sustained endogenous factor IX expression and low annualized bleeding rates over five years, according to a ...

19 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Wearable system advances neonatal health monitoring in Ethiopia

A new, soft, all-in-one, wearable system has been designed for continuous wireless monitoring of neonatal health in low-resource settings. Developed by Georgia Tech researchers using advanced packaging technologies, the system ...

19 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Why socially responsible investing can backfire

Socially responsible investors (SRIs) often see themselves as agents of social or environmental progress. They buy into polluting or "dirty" companies believing that their capital can nudge a business toward a cleaner path. ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Investor attention on individual stocks can predict marketwide performance

A growing number of studies show that when investors pay close attention to individual stocks, it significantly impacts how they learn about and trade those stocks, which in turn drives stock price movements. In other words, ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences