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Phys.org / New study charts how cartel violence increases risks for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
As the U.S. government turns its attention to drug cartels in Mexico, new research from the University of California, Davis, suggests that violent competition among criminal organizations increases the risks migrants face ...
Medical Xpress / Drug reduced need for blood transfusions during hospitalization for non-cardiac surgery
When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood transfusions and saw no ...
Tech Xplore / Aerial microrobot can fly as fast as a bumblebee
In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots ...
Phys.org / The fossil bird that choked to death on rocks, and no one knows why
A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and even a perfectly preserved body doesn't tell the whole story of how that animal behaved, how it lived, ...
Phys.org / Slower company acquisition pace can boost corporate values
In the dog-eat-dog world of corporate acquisitions, taking more time between deals may yield more profitable outcomes.
Medical Xpress / For those living with dementia, new study suggests shingles vaccine could slow the disease
An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the health records of Welsh ...
Medical Xpress / While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains
The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common again.
Medical Xpress / Pirtobrutinib outperforms bendamustine plus rituximab for previously untreated CLL/SLL
In a new trial, the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor pirtobrutinib increased the rate of survival without disease progression and was well tolerated with a more favorable safety profile when compared with bendamustine ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop a glasses-free 3D system with a little help from AI
Watching 3D movies and TV shows is a fun and exciting experience, where images leap out of the screen. To get this effect, you usually have to wear a special pair of glasses. But that could soon be a thing of the past as ...
Phys.org / New construction material absorbs CO₂ and sets quickly for sustainable building
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have created a new carbon-negative building material that could transform sustainable construction. The breakthrough, published in the high-impact journal Matter, details ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify CD40 as potential biomarker for a type of nodal T cell lymphoma
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have characterized the complex microenvironment in angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL), a type of nodal T cell lymphoma, and identified overexpression ...
Medical Xpress / Among psychologists, AI use is up, but so are concerns
More than half of psychologists experimented with artificial intelligence tools in their practices in the past year, but almost all cite concerns about how the technology may affect their patients and society, according to ...