“Aren’t they a little young for that?” This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose…
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Increased psoriasis risk found in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Researchers from the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan have identified an increased risk of psoriasis in patients with cancer undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)…
One-step electrochemical regeneration of CO₂ from (bi)carbonates enhances carbon capture efficiency
Comparison between thermal and electrochemical CO2 regeneration in the CO2–carbonate carbon capture loop. a, Schematic illustration of the pilot-scale CO2 capture process via calcium carbonate looping. The CO2 regeneration step…
Switzerland edges towards embracing gene edited foods
[After a 20-year moratorium on genetically modified crops], the Swiss parliament asked the government to prepare a draft act for consultation [to introduce] a risk-based approval system for plants and…
Fluorescence-guided imaging technique could improve head and neck cancer surgery
Two-color fluorescence nerve and tumor visualization, with green color for the 700-nm LGW05-75 imaging channel (top) and red color for the 800-nm ABY-029 imaging channel (middle row), and with the…
A software tool could help fix that
Credit: Rachel Voigt, Michigan Engineering. A less wasteful way to train large language models, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30%…
Hoard of rare 16th and 17th-century coins found near Pomiechówek
Members of the Polish Association of Searchers “Hussars” have found a rare hoard of 16th and 17th-century coins near Pomiechówek in east-central Poland. The hoard has been described as one…
Sauna users are happier and sleep better, says Swedish study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who use saunas are happier and have more energy. This is according to a new study, the first of its kind to examine sauna habits…
Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station
Credit: NASA/Don Pettit Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on Oct. 24, 2024. The green glow of Earth’s atmosphere is also…
Crowdsourcing system aims to map wildfires in seconds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how…
