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Medical Xpress / Better patient–nurse relationships can transform mental health care—and make hospital stays shorter

Being admitted to a mental health unit can be one of the most vulnerable moments in a person's life. They often arrive in the midst of a crisis, and are fearful, confused, and anxious. But in these situations, one thing can ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Modeling the Gulf: A researcher's quest to map every current, particle and tide

Understanding the dynamics of how water moves is deceptively simple in concept and endlessly complex in practice. Real-world marine environments are anything but controlled: weather, seasons, and geography change constantly. ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Outdated power market rules could raise renewable energy costs, dissertation concludes

The transition to renewable energy is not just about installing more solar panels and wind turbines. Without smarter market rules, the energy transition could become unnecessarily expensive and deepen inequality. That is ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Teclistamab extends remission in relapsed myeloma, with 70% progression-free at 18 months

Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with the immunotherapy teclistamab lived significantly longer and remained in remission far longer than those receiving standard therapies, according to results from a major ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain scans reveal two distinct autism subtypes with different underlying biology

An international research team led by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Rovereto (Trento, Italy) and the Child Mind Institute in New York (U.S.), and in collaboration with researchers ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Not just ovaries—new name for PCOS reflects the condition's multisystem nature

An estimated 1 in 8 women live with polycystic ovarian syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS. However, the name is a bit of a misnomer; it suggests that the condition affects only the ovaries. In actuality, the condition ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Wattle's the deal with psychedelics?

In 2008, while investigating a clandestine drug lab, forensic scientists from WA's ChemCentre found something odd—a pile of wet bark, stripped from a wattle tree and stewed.

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / RNA therapy for genetic heart failure moves closer to patients after lab gains

Using patient-derived cardiac tissue and stem cell-based models, the team of translational researchers demonstrated that targeting the genetic cause of disease improved cellular abnormalities and identified the biological ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Naloxone use during cardiac arrest linked to improved survival

A new study by emergency medicine researchers at UC Davis Health set out to assess the effects of naloxone administration by first responders treating patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OA-OHCA). The study, published ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Heat and drought push Europe's trees into survival mode, often fatally

The once-majestic oak tree is all but dead: battered by repeated heat waves, it has shut down vital functions to conserve water and is slowly dying in a French forest.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / How Alaska Native communities navigate a potential $170 billion gold mine

Sitting at the northwestern edge of North America, Alaska stretches across a vast Arctic land of wilderness, culture, and wealth beneath the surface. Among its resources is the Donlin Gold deposit, located in southwestern ...

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Medical Xpress / Celiac disease may raise risk of heart attack, stroke and early death

People with celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis have a slightly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, certain types of blood cancer, and premature death. This is shown by a large U.S. registry study led by researchers ...

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