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Medical Xpress / Waiting for a bed, but not for care: Emergency department boarding study finds wide variation in handoffs
Every day across the country, patients wait hours or days in clogged emergency departments for a hospital bed to open—a well-known crisis called boarding. Now, a new study published in JAMA looks more closely at what happens ...
Tech Xplore / Four reasons why fully electric homes can be affordable and efficient
Across Europe, running a home—whether you need to keep it cool in summer or heat it during winter—usually means burning imported gas. That wastes energy and creates carbon emissions, contributing to climate change. The European ...
Tech Xplore / Interactive dashboard models Formula 1's race to net zero
As the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix arrives Aug. 22–23 in Washington, D.C., the George Washington University community has the opportunity to see up close how complex and resource-intensive a major motorsports event is ...
Phys.org / We asked AI tools for financial advice: Results were practical, but with big blind spots
Ever used or thought of using artificial intelligence (AI) for financial advice? Is it a good idea?
Tech Xplore / Novel semiconductor neuron tunes noise to selectively process signals
In electronic devices, irregular fluctuations in signals are generally referred to as "noise." Because noise interferes with accurate information processing, conventional semiconductor technology has mainly treated it as ...
Phys.org / New findings overturn 100-year-old assumption about common bacteria in the lungs
The human body is teeming with more than 35 trillion bacteria, coexisting in microbiomes inside the gut, mouth, lungs, skin and urogenital tract. While it's now clear these microbes are associated with health and disease, ...
Phys.org / Historical DNA reveals largetooth sawfish have lost much of their genetic diversity
The genetic diversity of the largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis), a critically endangered ray, has plummeted over the past century and a half, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...
Phys.org / A new category of heat waves is melting western US snowpack faster
Heat waves are not all created equal. While some bring dry heat that rapidly dries out crops, others carry a lot of moisture that can prevent sweat from evaporating off the skin. In new research published in the journal Science ...
Science X / Tropical cooling points to a world 5.4°C colder at the Ice Age peak
During the Last Glacial Maximum, tropical regions with lush vegetation would have looked completely different. The last Ice Age reached its peak about 20,000–21,000 years ago, and massive ice sheets covered parts of North ...
Medical Xpress / Continuous glucose monitors have transformed diabetes care, but they don't tell the whole story
Continuous glucose monitors have transformed life for many people with type 1 diabetes. Instead of relying on finger-prick blood tests throughout the day, users can track their blood sugar levels almost continuously. This ...
Phys.org / Beyond yes or no: Why Indigenous consent to resource projects is so complex
The issue of whether Indigenous communities support or oppose energy or infrastructure projects is increasingly making headlines, both in Canada and elsewhere. A case study from the Philippines exemplifies the complex realities ...
Medical Xpress / Booster vaccination strengthens existing defenses against newer COVID-19 variants
The SARS-CoV-2 genome is subject to constant mutations. Some of these mutations reduce the effectiveness of RNA-based vaccines, which consequently have to be adapted regularly. Until now, however, it was unclear how the immune ...
