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Medical Xpress / Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

People who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many don't realize is that an allergy to exercise is a real thing—and it can be dangerous if not caught in time.

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Phys.org / Study shows indoor air contains greater diversity of airborne fungi than previously thought

Researchers from Imperial College London have conducted the U.K.'s largest-ever longitudinal study of indoor fungal air pollution, revealing that homes are active fungal ecosystems rather than passive recipients of outdoor ...

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Medical Xpress / Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed: An infectious disease expert explains

When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it's not often we have two pieces of good news in one week. First, we heard there's new funding of up to US$62 million to fast-track the development of vaccine candidates against the type ...

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Medical Xpress / Can you really drain your lymphatic system, and should you?

Did you know your body has an inbuilt sewerage system? It's called the lymphatic system, and is a crucial part of how your body fights infection and disease. Lately, the lymphatic system is causing a stir online, with some ...

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Phys.org / Enduring hardship reduces support for easing hardship for others, study suggests

Although intuition suggests that experiencing adversity will increase a person's willingness to help others going through similar hardships, surveys show that this is not always the case. For example, immigrants who struggled ...

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Medical Xpress / Women face higher anxiety, depression rates as experts urge mental health care overhaul

Women make up half the world's population yet are the focus of relatively little research, leading to deficits in their mental health care. A Perspective shares key takeaways from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...

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Medical Xpress / Experimental drug combination shows early effectiveness in advanced kidney cancer

An experimental drug combination may help overcome treatment resistance in advanced kidney cancer, according to early results from a first-in-human clinical trial led by Mayo Clinic researchers.

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Tech Xplore / Australia now has access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos: It may improve cyber safety—but not for everyone

Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has expanded access to a highly advanced model deemed too dangerous for public release, including Australia in the select handful of users.

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Tech Xplore / New WebAssembly memory layout could stop Heartbleed-style browser attacks with no visible slowdown

Google Earth, Zoom, Twitch.tv or Photoshop—thanks to the WebAssembly standard, many powerful applications now run directly in a browser without installation. However, some of these web apps have serious security vulnerabilities. ...

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Phys.org / How an app is growing social connections for people with disability and caregivers

Almost 1 in 3 Australians experiences loneliness. For people with disability and care workers, that number can be even greater.

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Medical Xpress / 'Dad bods' may influence childhood obesity risks, review suggests

As obesity rates rise across the U.S., new research from Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine scientists draws attention to an often-overlooked factor in children's long-term ...

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Phys.org / Preparing future math teachers to teach data science

When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math teachers, he doesn't begin with code, algorithms, or buzzwords. Instead, he asks them to imagine the ...

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