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Medical Xpress / Could violence prevention programs decrease tobacco use among teens? Yes, research suggests

One way to lower smoking rates among teens may be to address their exposure to violence, as an analysis by public health researchers at Brown University shows that the two are strongly linked.

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Medical Xpress / Clinical trial shows tile-based radiation therapy lowers risk of recurrence in brain metastases

A multicenter clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that implanting collagen tiles during brain surgery to deliver targeted radiation therapy dramatically improved ...

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Tech Xplore / Transition to electric vehicles in Brazil and Mexico driven by domestic politics and global pressures, study shows

The transition to electric vehicles in Brazil and Mexico has been driven by domestic politics and global pressures, a new study says. Decisions have been made in both countries shaped by factors beyond emissions, costs or ...

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Medical Xpress / Perioperative apalutamide in high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer reduces risk of metastasis, death

High-risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer patients treated with apalutamide—a next generation neoadjuvant androgen-receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI)—plus hormone therapy before and after prostate cancer surgery ...

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Phys.org / Supermassive black holes could be the universe's biggest planet nurseries

Supermassive black holes are the largest known black holes in the universe, sitting at the center of most large galaxies. They are sometimes described as cosmic monsters because they feed on surrounding gas and dust when ...

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Phys.org / 8 crested ibises released in Japan decades after extinction

Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country.

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Medical Xpress / Mental health disorders become top global disability cause as cases near 1.2 billion

Mental health disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to a major new study.

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Tech Xplore / Nvidia launches Windows laptop chip for AI era

Nvidia unveiled a powerful laptop chip for Windows machines on Monday, staking its claim in the market for next-generation consumer PCs integrated with artificial intelligence.

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Tech Xplore / In Finland, radioactive spent nuclear fuel soon to be buried underground

The elevator display reads "433", the number of meters below ground. The doors slide open, revealing the entrance to what is expected to be the world's first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel.

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Tech Xplore / A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?

After outliving Booker T. Bones, their second service dog, Brenda and Brian Marquis still needed help with some of the more difficult parts of daily life.

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Phys.org / A kohl bottle from York may hint at an ancient Egyptian in Roman-Britain

Ancient Egyptians are often depicted wearing black eyeliner, known as kohl, which was stored in small containers. While kohl containers are typically found throughout Egypt and Sudan (Nubia), their presence beyond these areas ...

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Science X / Universal aging clock predicts death risk across multiple mammalian species

What's common between rats, humans, dogs and dolphins? We are all mammals, and one day will be the last day of our lives. A multinational team of researchers have now given us a powerful molecular clock that, with the help ...

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