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Tech Xplore / Hydrogen planes 'more for the 22nd century': France's Safran

Hydrogen-powered airplanes, touted by some as a way to slash carbon emissions from flying, are unlikely to prove a viable technology anytime soon, the head of French engine maker Safran said Wednesday.

2 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / New model fails to explain near-death experiences, scientists say

An ambitious effort to create a neurophysiological paradigm to explain near-death experiences has failed to capture many fascinating and often perplexing aspects of people's brushes with death, top University of Virginia ...

2 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Ground-breaking study evidences flapper skate recovery in Scotland

A ground-breaking study reinforces that flapper skates are beginning to recover in Scotland. The study—led by Rosie Ashworth, a Research Assistant at The Lyell Center for Earth and marine sciences—involved interviews ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Blood test predicts which patients with lung cancer will benefit from newly approved immunotherapy drug

A team led by investigators at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has discovered that a particular marker on tumor cells circulating in the blood indicates whether a patient with lung cancer will experience a lasting ...

2 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Hidden heart-care gaps found among Asian American patients

Using nearly a decade of data (2015–2023) from 800+ U.S. hospitals and more than 700,000 patients, Northwestern researchers found that when Asian American heart failure patients are separated by ethnicity, rather than grouped ...

2 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Study suggests bamboo has 'superfood' potential

The world's first academic review into bamboo consumption has identified a surprising range of health benefits, including helping control blood sugar, fighting inflammation, improving gut health and acting as an antioxidant.

3 hours ago in Medical research
Tech Xplore / New framework helps AI systems recover from mistakes and find optimal solutions

If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI "brain fog": You are well into a conversation when suddenly the AI seems to lose track of the different ideas you have been talking about and how ...

4 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Double threat: HIV and hepatitis B co-infection increases risk of kidney dysfunction

A new 10-year regional study reveals that adults living with both HIV and hepatitis B virus across the Asia-Pacific face substantially higher risks of kidney dysfunction than those living with HIV alone.

4 hours ago in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / What's the difference between a sprained ankle and a twisted ankle?

After the summer break, you're ready to get back into exercise. You put on your shoes, pop on your headphones and head out the door on your first run of the new year.

Phys.org / Sparse tongue hair explains why queen bees stop foraging when workers emerge

During spring, when queen bumblebees first emerge from hibernation to start their nests, they work incredibly hard foraging for nectar to fuel their new colonies. But then, as soon as their first workers are born, they seem ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Evidence for link between digital technology use and teenage mental health problems is weak, study suggests

For years, the narrative surrounding teenagers' use of digital technology has been one of alarm.

2 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Underestimates in global warming pose major climate and financial risks, report shows

Policymakers and financial institutions are underestimating climate risks that could undermine the global financial system, according to a new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and University of Exeter.

2 hours ago in Earth