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Medical Xpress / Prescribing of some controlled medications has decreased in youth over past two decades

In the past two decades, there were decreases in prescribing of some controlled medications to adolescents and young adults, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

9 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / FDA approves Jascayd for progressive pulmonary fibrosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Jascayd (nerandomilast) tablets for the treatment of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in adults.

9 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Symptoms of a heart attack may emerge weeks beforehand: What to know

A heart attack is a medical emergency that requires an immediate call to the emergency services. However, there are sometimes warning signs that can show up weeks in advance that should prompt you to visit your doctor.

11 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Satellite data and weather models improve short-term solar irradiance forecasts in China

The intermittent nature of solar energy poses challenges to grid stability, making accurate ultra-short-term solar irradiance forecasting crucial for balancing supply and demand. However, traditional numerical weather prediction ...

3 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Early tests rule out lab as cause of Spain swine fever outbreak

Preliminary analysis rules out a lab leak as the cause of an African swine fever outbreak that has rocked Spain's lucrative pork industry, but further tests are needed, authorities said Tuesday.

12 hours ago in Biology
Dialog / How pregnancy and breastfeeding enhance local immunity that cancer-proof the breast

For centuries, physicians observed that nuns, who are celibate, had much higher rates of breast cancer, leading to the theory that pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding might be associated with lower breast cancer risk. ...

Phys.org / LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it

On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. ...

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing to enter force

A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" goes into force on Thursday.

12 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Private equity firms now oversee over half of US IVF cycles

The rise of private equity firms investing in health care facilities across the United States has been exploding in the last decade.

Phys.org / 'Weights of gold in bullion': How the ancients invested in precious metals

"All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments," proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd century CE), the Roman poet.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / I grew up in the world's coldest city without central heating. Here's what the world can learn from us

On winter mornings in Harbin, where the air outside could freeze your eyelashes, I would wake up on a bed of warm earth.

13 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America's aging flood defenses

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees—those long, often ...

12 hours ago in Earth