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Medical Xpress / Stopping beta-blockers after heart attack is safe for low-risk patients, study finds

Among stable, relatively low-risk patients who had previously suffered a heart attack, discontinuing beta-blockers after at least one year was found to be non-inferior, or comparable, to continuing beta-blockers in terms ...

Mar 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Human creativity still resists automation: Artists rank highest, with unguided AI coming in last

New research confirms it: the creativity of artificial intelligence (AI) is a myth. Although current generative AI models may appear to be autonomous creative agents, analyzing their imaginative process step by step reveals ...

Mar 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hybrid desiccant and shallow geothermal cooling can cut energy use in humid climates

A research team from Taiwan has developed a novel hybrid air-conditioning system integrating shallow geothermal energy and a desiccant wheel. Field tests confirm it significantly reduces energy consumption by up to 34.3% ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / With history standards prone to politicization, 'minimalism' approach would benefit U.S. teachers, scholar argues

The practice of states revising standards for how their schools teach history is developing a storied and often contentious history of its own. A University of Kansas scholar has published new research arguing that history ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / 'Toad-proofing' farms could help stop the march of invasive pest

Curtin University research has found farmers making small changes to how they give water to cattle in semi-arid regions could halt the spread of one of Australia's most damaging invasive species—all without disrupting farming ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Assessing health care workers attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

The authors of a recent study have recommended improvements to commonly used assessments of health care and social service providers' attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The recommendations ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers use nasal stem cells to help nerves regrow in damaged limbs

Two Northeastern University researchers want to make life better for people who've experienced serious physical trauma, the kind caused by bad car accidents or from injuries sustained during wartime; such procedures are crucial. ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Report provides introductory guide on green roofs and walls

Green roofs and green walls are no longer niche design features but proven, scalable nature-based solutions that can significantly enhance biodiversity, climate resilience, energy efficiency and human well-being in European ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Portable unit can quickly detect deadly whale and dolphin diseases

Novel marine mammal health surveillance can now detect deadly diseases in whales and dolphins in oceans, beaches and remote locations, thanks to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The portable unit delivers ...

Mar 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Thousands of websites are accidentally broadcasting sensitive data, study finds

Researchers have discovered a major security leak hiding in plain sight on the internet that could expose the personal data and financial records of millions of people. In a paper published on the arXiv preprint server, Nurullah ...

Mar 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / uPAR-targeted CAR T cells shrank solid tumors and cleared metastases in mice

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy—CAR T for short—has been a major advance in treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. But the immunotherapy has struggled against solid tumors for two main reasons: Tumor ...

Mar 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Switching to integrase inhibitors from protease inhibitors is associated with new diabetes risk in people with HIV

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 10% of people with HIV, and its incidence is rising as the population ages, according to the National Institutes of Health. Antiretroviral therapies that treat HIV by blocking specific ...

Mar 30, 2026