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Phys.org / Venice is sinking. We analyzed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it
Venice has coexisted with the sea throughout its 1,500-year history, perhaps better than any other city on Earth. Yet over the past century it has flooded increasingly often, as the sea rises and the city itself sinks under ...
Medical Xpress / Behavioral therapy + transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation best for overactive bladder
For older women, behavioral therapy (BT) reduces overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, with greater improvements seen in combination with transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS), according to a study published online ...
Medical Xpress / Microplastics in human liver could be fueling global surge in disease
There is considerable evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in the livers of humans, and wild animal populations on land and in the ocean. Now experts in environmental and human health are investigating ...
Medical Xpress / Next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor elisrasib elicited promising response rates in patients with advanced lung cancer
Treatment with the investigational next-generation KRAS-G12C inhibitor elisrasib led to clinical benefit in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors harbored a KRAS G12C ...
Science X / How do you CT scan a 400‑pound crocodile? One surprising finding may change his care
At 61 years old, Bill had started showing changes to his health—decreased appetite, weight loss, and abdominal bloating. But his blood work was normal, leaving the cause of his symptoms unknown. The next step was clear: Bill ...
Medical Xpress / How a chemical reaction triggers brain inflammation in Alzheimer's disease
The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in Alzheimer's disease, those immune cells are chronically overactivated, causing inflammation that ...
Medical Xpress / Rotavirus cases in children are rising, but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual.
Phys.org / Contribution to Artemis II Moon mission sees successful test of a space camera under cosmic ray conditions
The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the international accelerator facility FAIR have made an important contribution to the success of the Artemis II moon mission. A camera specially developed for use in ...
Phys.org / Catalysis App: Structured research data for developing sustainable catalysts
Catalysis—the reduction of activation energy in a chemical reaction by a catalyst—plays a key role in the chemical industry, as well as in the development of sustainable technologies essential for achieving a low-carbon economy. ...
Medical Xpress / Fracture risk assessment becomes more accurate with age-based thresholds
Fracture risk in Sweden has been overestimated, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. As health care tools are updated with new data, more people—including younger patients—may receive treatment. A widely ...
Phys.org / Don't just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future
Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. But if the past is prolonged, many of those planted trees won't survive. ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden in hair follicles, immune 'sentinel' cells may help skin detect microbes
Researchers at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have discovered previously unrecognized immune surveillance structures in the skin. Found within hair follicles, the cells resemble M (microfold) ...