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Exercise and improved diet before surgery linked to fewer complications and enhanced recovery | Actively preparing for major surgery by exercising and improving diet (known as “prehabilitation”) is associated with fewer complications, less time in hospital, and improved recovery, study finds

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Radio burst is detected from a "dead galaxy," baffling astronomers

Radio burst is detected from a "dead galaxy," baff...

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SGLT-2 drug plus calorie restriction achieves higher diabetes remission | Adults with type 2 diabetes who were given the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug dapagliflozin alongside calorie restriction had higher rates of remission compared with calorie restriction alone

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Medical conditions that deprive testes of oxygen, like sleep apnoea, may be contributing to decline in male fertility over past 50 years, study suggests. High-altitude activities like hiking can also cause lack of oxygen in testis - fertility effects are temporary but take a few months to reverse.

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Study: Female tennis coaches experience significantly more barriers in their profession than male counterparts, with fewer than half continuing as coaches long term. Only 20% of tennis coaches globally are women and 26% are within Australia.

Study: Female tennis coaches experience significan...

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NIH study sections halted

NIH study sections halted

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Maternal X chromosomes impair cognition in aging female mice: Female mice with only a maternal X chromosome experience faster deterioration in memory and cognitive skills compared to those with both maternal and paternal X chromosomes. This may explain variations in brain aging between the sexes

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AI models struggle with expert-level global history knowledge

AI models struggle with expert-level global histor...

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Protecting undersea internet cables is a tech nightmare: « A recent, alleged Baltic Sea sabotage highlights the system’s fragility. »

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Science has a reproducibility crisis on its hands, and biomedical researchers believe the infamous “publish or perish” research culture is behind it. Over 70% could not reproduce another scientist’s experiment. More than 62% attributed irreproducibility in science to “publish or perish” culture.

Science has a reproducibility crisis on its hands,...

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"Forever chemicals" (PFAS) from non-stick cookware and waterproof clothing are wreaking havoc in the Arctic. A new study shows these pollutants disrupt fat metabolism, stress responses, and vital biological functions in polar bears and ringed seals, threatening their long-term survival.

"Forever chemicals" (PFAS) from non-stick cookware...

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Frequent social media use tied to higher levels of irritability

Frequent social media use tied to higher levels of...

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A survey of San Francisco coyote scat shows that their diet includes a lot of chicken and pork scavenged from human food or fed to them, plenty of rats, gophers and racoons, but rarely cats.

A survey of San Francisco coyote scat shows that t...

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A widely cited neuroscience study last year found that taking notes by hand instead of typing them was "beneficial for learning". New analysis published in the same academic journal argues that claim isn't supported by the results

A widely cited neuroscience study last year found ...

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Mines for a clean-energy metal have a surprise climate effect. Vegetation clearing to extract nickel, which is used in renewable technologies, leads to greater carbon emissions than realized.

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Radical-right populists are fueling a misinformation epidemic. Research found these actors rely heavily on falsehoods to exploit cultural fears, undermine democratic norms, and galvanize their base, making them the dominant drivers of today’s misinformation crisis.

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New leukaemia treatment gets FDA approval, remission in 77% of patients who have failed two or more therapies. Low rate of side effects also observed.

New leukaemia treatment gets FDA approval, remissi...

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Individuals with childhood epilepsy have an increased accumulation of brain amyloid later in life, potentially predisposing them to late-onset brain amyloid disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, according to a study based on a globally unique population-based cohort.

Individuals with childhood epilepsy have an increa...

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