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Medical Xpress / Restaurant inspection data could help prevent foodborne illness and outbreaks
Each year, about 60% of all foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. occur in restaurants. While inspections performed by local health officials routinely identify food safety risks and violations, the information collected ...
Phys.org / Levels of 'forever chemicals' in dolphins and whales are rising globally
Whales and dolphins inhabit some of the largest and seemingly most pristine environments on Earth, from tropical coastlines to Antarctic waters. Yet even they cannot escape PFAS—persistent "forever chemicals" that leak from ...
Phys.org / Heading for the Atlantic Ocean to study the impact of climate change on ocean circulation
It is becoming increasingly urgent to study the effects of climate change on the global ocean system. Future projections indicate significant changes in the Mediterranean and Atlantic circulation systems, which could have ...
Medical Xpress / Does screen time mean children are missing out on play?
In Toy Story 5, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the gang are up against a new challenge: Bonnie's tablet. Even Rex, the toy dinosaur, is worried about going extinct again.
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy shows promise for life-threatening inherited heart disease
A new gene therapy appears to be safe in patients diagnosed with Friedreich ataxia cardiomyopathy, a progressive and fatal inherited cardiac disease, according to a phase 1 clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. ...
Phys.org / Bacteria reveal 'glue' protein that fastens antibiotic-resistant outer membrane to cell wall
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators have discovered a key process in how the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria attaches to the cell wall, advancing the understanding of how these bacteria ...
Phys.org / Chandra resolves NGC 6540's mysterious X-ray flare into three separate sources
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have performed deep X-ray observations of a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6540. The new observational campaign, described June 1 on the preprint server arXiv, focused ...
Medical Xpress / Strength training linked to lower heart disease risk in women
Women who lift weights may have a lower risk of major heart disease, especially when combined with aerobic exercise, according to a new study published in JACC. Findings show that heart health is better understood by looking ...
Medical Xpress / A higher-dose flu shot could spare millions of older adults a hospital stay
Influenza is a seasonal condition that causes coughing, sneezing, mild fever and aches in most cases. However, it can sometimes take a serious turn, leading to hospitalization, especially for young children, adults over 65 ...
Medical Xpress / New marker uses tomography to refine gastric cancer prognosis
Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, have identified a new biomarker that may help determine the prognosis for patients with gastric cancer, the fifth most common type of cancer ...
Medical Xpress / Liver cancer deaths are rapidly increasing. Tackling preventable causes would save lives
Liver cancer is one of the fastest-rising causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK and the third-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.
Phys.org / Genetic study finds urban rodents may be evolving against common poisons
For years, pest control professionals throughout the Northeast have reported a troubling pattern. In some neighborhoods, rodents seemed increasingly difficult to eliminate, even when standard control methods were used. Now ...