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Medical Xpress / AI model to improve prostate cancer care
Researchers and clinicians from six leading medical centers and academic institutions—including the University of California San Diego—have collaborated to develop a new artificial intelligence model of the male urinary ...
Phys.org / A 'Cosmic Positioning System' in the outer solar system
There have been plenty of attempts to resolve the "Hubble Tension" in cosmology. This feature describes how one of the most important variables in cosmology, the expansion of the universe, takes on different values depending ...
Phys.org / Deterrence or self-control? Study links speeding to morality and driving environment
New research led by James Cook University psychology lecturer Dr. Chae Rose suggests that whether speeding is reduced by deterrence or self-control depends not only on drivers' own views about speeding, but on how those views ...
Medical Xpress / Why is gout on the rise?
A condition once called the "disease of kings" is affecting even the general population. Rates of gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes severe, sudden stabbing pain in the big toe, have increased by more than ...
Tech Xplore / Overcoming tribocorrosion in marine metals
A joint research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed Korea's first high corrosion- and wear-resistant carbon coating technology to mitigate the severe corrosion and wear issues ...
Medical Xpress / Science of fitting in: Do best friends or popular peers shape teen behavior?
As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters most—friends or the popular ...
Phys.org / The screech of peeling sticky tape conceals a rapid train of tiny shockwaves, ultrafast imaging shows
A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a combination of ultrafast imaging and synchronized acoustic recordings, Sigurdur Thoroddsen and colleagues ...
Medical Xpress / How ultrasound is delivered matters when opening the blood-brain barrier
Focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles is increasingly being used to safely and reversibly open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of brain tumors and neurodegenerative disorders. While much attention ...
Tech Xplore / HFC electrolyte delivers energy-dense lithium battery that keeps running at −50 °C
A research team in China has developed an electrolyte using monofluorinated hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) solvents capable of achieving energy densities higher than 700 Wh kg−1 at room temperature and about 400 Wh kg−1 ...
Medical Xpress / Work environment, moral resilience help nurses prevent moral injury
Moral injury remains prevalent among critical care nurses, with newer nurses at the highest risk of developing symptoms, according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC). Moral resilience ...
Medical Xpress / Repeal of universal motorcycle helmet laws linked to 26% increase in crash-related hospital costs
Repealing universal motorcycle helmet laws is associated with a significant increase in crash-related inpatient costs, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Using Michigan's 2012 ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool could help predict side effects from lung cancer treatment
Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, some goes to surrounding ...