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Medical Xpress / Hidden immune cells in the lung could lead to better flu vaccines
Influenza continues to cause major illness each year in the United States, leading to more than 35,000 deaths annually. Children, older adults, pregnant individuals, people with weakened immune systems and those with chronic ...
Medical Xpress / The ethical use of AI in medical practice
A new ethics paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says that while the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical practice can improve health care efficiency and quality, it must be grounded in clinical ...
Medical Xpress / Short mitochondrial protein may help protect the aging heart from inflammation and failure
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have discovered that a relatively short protein may play an important role in protecting the aging heart. The protein, ...
Medical Xpress / Special aspherical glasses slow down childhood myopia progression, two-year trial finds
The number of people who need prescription glasses to correct their vision is increasing each year as nearsightedness, or myopia, becomes more common worldwide. Current projections suggest cases could reach 50% by 2050, affecting ...
Medical Xpress / Three discoveries that transformed how we understand nutrition
When we think about nutrition, we almost always picture the same key players: the mouth, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas and perhaps the gut microbiota. However, the human body is not made up of isolated compartments.
Medical Xpress / Silent artery plaques may appear in one in 13 adults before age 30
Atherosclerosis, the process underlying most cardiovascular diseases, begins long before the first symptoms appear. An international study shows that the disease can already be detected in apparently healthy young adults ...
Phys.org / El Niños have been more intense over the last 40 years than in the previous 1,000 years, coral records reveal
As an El Niño of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Niño events have become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than they were in the preindustrial ...
Medical Xpress / Safer stroke prevention strategies are needed for patients with atrial fibrillation after intracranial hemorrhage
Edoxaban did not reduce stroke or systemic embolism but increased major bleeding in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who had had an intracranial hemorrhage, according to results presented in a Hot Line session ...
Tech Xplore / US regulator, 22 states accuse Amazon of 'manipulating' ad auctions: Lawsuit
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday for allegedly "manipulating" online auctions for digital advertising, resulting in more than $20 billion in overcharges for 1.2 million customers.
Phys.org / A never-before-seen picture of eagle migrations
In 1899, scientists began tracking avian migration by placing a small ring with an identifier around birds' ankles. Researchers then had to recapture the birds elsewhere, leaving the journey between those points a mystery. ...
Phys.org / Hollow-core fiber platform could help different quantum technologies connect
Quantum technologies promise secure communication networks, powerful forms of computing and new sensing tools. One of the major challenges, however, is that different quantum systems often operate at different wavelengths ...
Medical Xpress / Hormone treatment may ease menopause 'brain fog,' study suggests
Many women going through menopause report struggling with memory lapses, trouble concentrating and slower thinking, a set of symptoms often described as "brain fog." A new study by UCLA Health suggests an estrogen hormone ...