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Medical Xpress / Azithromycin exposure during pregnancy not tied to neurodevelopmental disorders, study finds
Azithromycin exposure in pregnancy was not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, according to a retrospective cohort study, and use in late pregnancy was linked with some lower risks.
Phys.org / NASA draws on industry for Mars telecommunications network
On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network.
Phys.org / Genomic analysis predicts guide dog success
Guide dogs help thousands of people with visual disabilities navigate daily life. While guide dogs provide tremendous benefits, the current training program faces serious inefficiencies, since a large percentage never actually ...
Medical Xpress / Australia's RSV immunization program cuts newborn hospitalizations by almost half
Australia's new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization program cut hospital admissions for Australia's youngest babies by almost half in its first year, a new major national study has shown.
Phys.org / Researchers prove 'forever chemicals' can last longer than 3 decades
The fresh air, picturesque vistas and pristine bush of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney draw millions of visitors a year. Unfortunately, the Blue Mountains are also the site of a controversial investigation into water contamination ...
Phys.org / Future big droughts may be worse than we think—NZ's past shows why
For an agricultural nation like New Zealand, severe drought is one of the most ominous consequences of a warming planet.
Medical Xpress / Worse survival seen with tumor-infiltrating clonal hematopoiesis in patients with solid tumors
Tumor-infiltrating clonal hematopoiesis (TI-CH) is associated with worse survival among patients with solid tumors, according to a study published online May 7 in JAMA Oncology.
Phys.org / How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe
Political debates about the future of forests in Sweden and the EU are reaching an impasse. Producing more wood comes at the expense of nature and the storage of carbon within trees and soils. Conserving and restoring more ...
Phys.org / Experimentally validated AI model predicts virulence of tomato yellow leaf curl virus
A CBBL research team led by Professor Balachandran Manavalan from the Department of Integrative Biotechnology at Sungkyunkwan University has developed DeepTYLCV, an accurate and interpretable artificial intelligence model ...
Phys.org / Homelessness could be 4 times higher in a decade due to impacts from climate change, study suggests
A study on the future of Australia's housing market has revealed that even well-intended housing market interventions could significantly worsen housing affordability and homelessness in the country due to the impacts of ...
Medical Xpress / A man's been convicted for spreading genital herpes: Why that might backfire
In an Australian first, a Canberra man has been convicted of giving genital herpes to a sexual partner. The man pleaded guilty to the charge of "recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm," which carries a maximum sentence ...
Phys.org / Who shops at farmers markets in the US?
People who shop at the more than 8,700 farmers markets operating in the U.S. either year-round or seasonally generally fall into six distinct groups. Three of them are more interested in farmers markets than the others. I ...