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Medical Xpress / How a cheap, century-old drug can improve life with type 1 diabetes

A Garvan-led clinical trial has found that using a common and inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug reduces insulin needs in type 1 diabetes, opening doors for improved management of the condition.

8 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Intensive NYC housing remediation effort cut violations in half but did not yield immediate health improvements

New York City's most aggressive housing quality enforcement programs reduced hazardous housing violations in targeted buildings but did not lead to measurable changes in short-run health care utilization, according to a new ...

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / APOE gene raises delirium risk even without dementia, global analysis reveals

A major genetic risk factor for delirium has been identified in a study that analyzed the DNA of more than 1 million people worldwide.

8 hours ago in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Double harvest from the fields: Experts discuss potential and challenges of agrivoltaics

What are the benefits of placing solar panels over agricultural land? Where do they make sense, and who is already using them today?

2 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Rejuvenating the blood: New pharmacological strategy targets RhoA in hematopoietic stem cells

Aging is defined as the deterioration of function over time, and it is one of the main risk factors for numerous chronic diseases. Although aging is a complex phenomenon affecting the whole organism, it is proved that the ...

8 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tech Xplore / Robotics, AI, drones, and data analytics are shaping the future of the construction industry

Atlas, CU Denver's robotic dog, trotted in a crawlspace of the Anythink Nature Library construction site in Thornton last month, lights blinking as it maneuvered through tight, dark passageways. Back at the entrance, university ...

2 hours ago in Robotics
Phys.org / Scientists map badger roadkill hotspots in UK

A map of badger roadkill hotspots in the UK has been generated by a team from Cardiff University to help prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions in the future.

2 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Untreated sleep apnea raises risk of Parkinson's, study finds

New research reveals that people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. However, they can significantly reduce the risk by improving the quality of their sleep by using ...

Phys.org / Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: The world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn't countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ...

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Volcanic bubbles help foretell the fate of coral in more acidic seas

By 2100, Australian and global coral reef communities will be slow to recover, less complex, and dominated by fleshy algae, as high carbon dioxide changes ocean chemistry.

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Endings and beginnings: Atacama Cosmology Telescope releases its final data, shaping the future of cosmology

There's always a touch of melancholy when a chapter that has absorbed years of work comes to an end. In the case of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), those years amount to nearly 20—and now the telescope has completed ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Your bank is already using AI. But what's coming next could be radically new

In June 1967, the world's first "automated teller machine" or "ATM" was unveiled at a branch of Barclays Bank in north London in a grand ceremony.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences