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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 ...

10 hours ago
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 ...

8 hours ago
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 ...

16 hours ago
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 ...

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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 ...

19 hours ago
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 ...

21 hours ago
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.

10 hours ago
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 ...

12 hours ago
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. ...

11 hours ago
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 ...

10 hours ago
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. ...

14 hours ago
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) ...

21 hours ago