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Medical Xpress / Catheter technique repairs failed mechanical aortic valves without open-heart surgery

A team led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid has developed and clinically applied a minimally invasive technique that, for the first time, ...

6 hours ago in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / Humidity-resistant hydrogen sensor can improve safety in large-scale clean energy

Wherever hydrogen is present, safety sensors are required to detect leaks and prevent the formation of flammable oxyhydrogen gas when hydrogen is mixed with air. It is therefore a challenge that today's sensors do not work ...

12 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / Bunnings' backyard pods won't fix the housing crisis, but they signal a shift

Australia is in a deep housing crisis.

5 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Will AI put me out of a job? How artificial intelligence is being used in casino gaming

Will artificial intelligence put me out of a job? That's the lingering fear some employees in the gaming industry are contemplating as rapidly evolving technology is deployed in workplaces across the globe, including in casino ...

6 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Water molecules actively reshape chiral catalyst structure, research shows

Researchers have analyzed the stepwise hydration of prolinol, a molecule widely used as a catalyst and as a building block in chemical synthesis. The study shows that just a few water molecules can completely change the preferred ...

15 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / UK's growing synthetic opioid problem: Nitazene deaths could be underestimated by a third

The presence of nitazenes on the unregulated drug market has risen steeply in the last seven years—prompting UK and international bodies to issue public health warnings about their use. King's College London research, published ...

3 hours ago in Medications
Tech Xplore / If Australia and Indonesia agreed to end new thermal coal mines, it could drive the green transition

In the 1960s, major oil-producing nations formed a cartel to drive up the price of oil. It worked. For decades, nations in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to manage supply and raise ...

2 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Point-of-care hepatitis B DNA testing proves as accurate as lab tests

A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as effective as traditional laboratory testing, paving the way for faster diagnosis and treatment in hard-to-reach ...

Medical Xpress / Targeted nerve blocks sharply reduce pain, opioid use for children with severe leg fractures, study finds

A new multicenter study led by Zachary Binder, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, provides compelling evidence that an ultrasound-guided nerve block can dramatically improve pain control for children with femur fractures, ...

7 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Meal timing in time-restricted eating matters for metabolic health, find study

Time-restricted eating has emerged as a popular dietary approach because it focuses on when people eat rather than strictly limiting calories. Instead of counting calories, individuals restrict their daily food intake to ...

8 hours ago in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / Ordered 'supercrystal' could make lasers faster, smaller and more efficient

An advance from Monash University could pave the way for faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient lasers and other light-based technologies. Engineers have developed a new type of perovskite material arranged into an ordered ...

4 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / High-risk ICU rounds cut pediatric hospital-acquired conditions nearly in half

Rounds focused on critically ill pediatric patients at the greatest risk for developing health care–associated conditions (HACs) reduced the rate of specific HACs by nearly 50% at a Colorado hospital, according to a study ...

9 hours ago in Pediatrics