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Medical Xpress / Surgical innovation may cut ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80%
A prevention strategy developed by Canadian researchers can reduce the risk of the most common and deadly form of ovarian cancer by nearly 80%, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open by researchers ...
Phys.org / A giant star is changing before our eyes and astronomers are watching in real time
For decades, astronomers have been watching WOH G64, an enormous heavyweight star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy visible with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere. This star is more than 1,500 times larger ...
Phys.org / Why wolf control saves some caribou calves: Terrain decides which predators kill
Reducing wolves to protect endangered caribou doesn't always deliver the expected results, and the shape of the land may be the deciding factor.
Tech Xplore / China ramps up energy boom flagged by Musk as key to AI race
New data on China's relentless energy installations underscore warnings from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang that the nation's world-beating power network will deliver a major advantage over the U.S. in the race to dominate artificial ...
Tech Xplore / Is artificial general intelligence already here? A new case that today's LLMs meet key tests
Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such artificial general ...
Phys.org / How reproductive injustice in early modern Europe could mirror that of today
"There was no such thing as reproductive freedom for poor women in early modern Catholic Europe," states a recent article in the Journal of Modern History. The work examines several facets of "reproductive unfreedom" in the ...
Phys.org / How to entice water guzzlers to conserve: Using the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging
When Kristina Brecko arrived at Stanford University in the fall of 2012 to start her Ph.D., she was already scanning the weather forecast—not for rainfall, but for snow. An avid snowboarder, she and her graduate study advisor, ...
Medical Xpress / UN warns 4.5 million girls could face female genital mutilation in 2026
Some 4.5 million girls worldwide — many under the age of five — risk undergoing female genital mutilation this year, United Nations leaders warned Friday, urging more action to halt the harmful practice.
Medical Xpress / Study finds transdermal HRT boosts bone density in exercise or anorexia amenorrhea
Hormone replacement therapy applied via the skin is the best way of protecting bone density in women whose periods have stopped due to anorexia or intense exercise, according to new research, published in The Journal of Clinical ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Researcher discusses interplay of hormonal contraceptive use, stress and cardiovascular risk in women
New research explores how hormonal contraceptive use may influence cardiovascular and thrombotic risk in women, including those with anxiety, depression or PTSD. Antonia Seligowski, Ph.D., of the Neurocardiac Effects of Stress ...
Phys.org / Warmer springs speed up Mediterranean gorgonian breeding, study finds
Climate change is accelerating the arrival of warmer spring temperatures, and this phenomenon is affecting the conservation of many species. Now, a study published in the journal Global Change Biology reveals how a 2°C increase ...
Phys.org / Access to trees and greenspaces in English cities lags behind other nations
Access to trees and greenspaces is consistently low across English cities, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds. Researchers used a recognized three-part framework for measuring tree and greenspace access ...
