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Medical Xpress / Are your meds and DNA a bad match? This test alerts clinicians
Differences in people's genes can affect how they respond to medications, including how well a drug works and the chances of side effects. About 1 in 10 of prescriptions given to patients outside the hospital don't work as ...
Medical Xpress / Visual measure of illness perception paints a picture of quality of life
Asking patients with chronic lung illnesses to paint a picture, of sorts, that shows how they perceive the extent of their lung disease can tell clinicians as much about their symptom-related quality of life as pulmonary ...
Tech Xplore / EU court sides with Italy over publishers' rights vs Meta
The European Court of Justice sided Tuesday with Italy against technology giant Meta in defending the rights of online publishers, saying they could negotiate compensation with digital platforms.
Medical Xpress / Blood test enables earlier detection of heart and kidney disease
A new way to detect the onset of heart and kidney disease far earlier than previously possible has been discovered by scientists. The breakthrough, published today in Nature Communications, reveals a novel method for identifying ...
Medical Xpress / You can change your emotions, but it's a 2‑step process that takes some effort
Picture Gigi, having a chat with her boss, when the meeting takes a sharp turn. Gigi's boss tells her that her work has been lacking recently and that maybe she needs to stay late a couple of evenings to make it up. Surprised ...
Phys.org / Universal voting-by-mail increases voter turnout for both major US parties
In recent years, voting by mail has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and attacks that often claim the process gives Democratic nominees and legislative bills an edge. But a recent Caltech study shows that sending ballots ...
Medical Xpress / More than two million Australian middle-aged men are drinking at risky levels
The first national in-depth study to examine alcohol use among Australian middle-aged men has found that more than 2 million are drinking at levels that put their health at risk of harm. The new Flinders University research, ...
Medical Xpress / Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11
A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain's health ministry announced Tuesday as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed ...
Tech Xplore / Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries
More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers' most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee.
Medical Xpress / Heat-related hospitalizations rose over two decades. Black adults, low-income communities disproportionately affected
A study examined racial and ethnic disparities in rates of heat-related illness (HRI) hospitalizations among U.S. adults from 1998 to 2022. The findings showed that hospitalization rates for HRIs have increased overall in ...
Tech Xplore / Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform
The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.
Phys.org / Work songs can improve team coordination, study finds
Work songs, musical pieces designed to be performed or sung while working, have been widely documented across various cultures and in different historical periods. For instance, people in different nations have been known ...
