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Medical Xpress / Mpox outbreak in 2022 caused by less severe form of the virus, study reveals
The strain of mpox behind the 2022 outbreak was a weakened form of the virus, which may have helped it spread faster, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, ...
Phys.org / Europe's forests are still standing, but many are losing the ability to recover
A forest can look intact from the roadside and still have lost much of its capacity to bounce back. That gap between appearance and function is at the center of a new policy brief published by eLTER, the European research ...
Tech Xplore / Single-sensor AI maps quake risks across 139 points inside a nuclear power plant in real time
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a deep learning technology that predicts, in real time, vibrations at multiple locations inside a nuclear power plant using the signal from just ...
Medical Xpress / Early MS treatments differ most in relapses and MRI lesions, not disability
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after two years, based on the first treatment they used, according to a study published Sept. ...
Medical Xpress / Can AI predict glucose changes before they happen?
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting around 66 million adults in Europe—a figure projected to rise to more than 72 million by 2050. For people with type 1 diabetes, keeping glucose levels within ...
Medical Xpress / Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son
A Greek woman has given birth from an embryo frozen more than 22 years ago, months after her son, born from the same treatment in 2004, died in an accident, her doctor said Wednesday.
Medical Xpress / Most patients with appendix cancer may avoid chemotherapy after surgery, study suggests
Most patients with localized appendix cancer may be able to safely avoid chemotherapy after surgery, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Phys.org / Star-fingered toads use fingertip lobules to detect prey in murky water
Surinam toads (Pipa pipa) are strange, flat frogs with minuscule eyes that live in the murky waters of the Amazon basin and carry their eggs on their backs. The way they catch prey is even weirder. They lie in wait with outstretched ...
Phys.org / Reports of drug seizures by police rose during first year of decriminalization, study finds
People in Vancouver experienced an increase in police drug seizures during the first year of British Columbia's drug decriminalization pilot project, according to a Simon Fraser University study.
Phys.org / Liquid gold: Could we turn our urine into fertilizer?
For thousands of years, human urine has had real value. After our bodies absorb nutrients from our food, they excrete the rest—mainly via urine. An adult produces about 500 liters (132 gallons) a year. This liquid gold is ...
Phys.org / Rearranged polymer chains create degradable materials with potential for stronger, tougher packaging
What if the key to making stronger, more sustainable plastics isn't changing their ingredients, but rearranging their molecules? Virginia Tech researchers have put that idea to the test, creating degradable polymers with ...
Phys.org / Inexpensive blue pigment enables efficient one-step conversion of carbon dioxide to methane
A common blue pigment could help turn carbon dioxide (CO₂) from an industrial waste product into a useful fuel. A joint research team led by Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), in collaboration ...
