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Medical Xpress / Clinical use of nitrous oxide could help treat depression, major study shows
Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, a major meta-analysis led by the University of Birmingham ...
Phys.org / Using 1,000 butterfly and moth genomes to investigate evolution and climate change resilience
A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, sequencing 1,000 species of butterflies and moths. This includes almost all UK butterflies, ...
Medical Xpress / For many people with acute mental illness, 'hospital in the home' means living well in the community
A regional New South Wales public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility, in favor of a home-based service.
Phys.org / UK report finds growing use of AI in evaluating university research quality
A new national report has shown for the first time how generative AI (GenAI) is already being used by some universities to assess the quality of their research—and it could be scaled up to help all higher education institutions ...
Phys.org / Corporate social responsibility can act as an insurance policy when companies cut jobs and benefits
From shifting economic policy to disrupted supply chains, there seems to be no lack of challenges for businesses nowadays. Rising inflation, shifting interest rates, labor shortages and geopolitical tensions can make things ...
Medical Xpress / Shake-up of services needed to ease fibromyalgia pain, survey finds
People frequently wait years to be "taken seriously," postcode lotteries for access to care and a general lack of knowledge are among some of the key findings from a University of Aberdeen investigation into fibromyalgia ...
Phys.org / Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore well-being?
Climate change is already shaping our well-being. It affects mental health, spreads infectious diseases, disrupts work, damages food supplies and forces families to leave their homes because of conflict, hunger or flooding.
Medical Xpress / Why it's so easy to choke on fish bones—and the other dangers they pose
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas recently revealed that she'd "thought that was it" after a fish bone became lodged in her throat. Ballas's terrifying ordeal lasted for 20 minutes, with the judge struggling to breathe ...
Phys.org / Minority ethnic women in the UK face economic abuse at twice the rate of white women
Economic abuse may not be as obvious as physical abuse, but for the millions of people it affects in the UK, economic abuse can be totally devastating.
Tech Xplore / We built AI friends but forgot the safeguards
Recently, a popular AI Companion company made headlines by announcing it would ban users under 18 from open-ended chats with its AI characters, with the full restriction to taking effect on 25 November 2025.
Phys.org / Drones have changed warfare. Two new weapons might alter its course again
Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain control of opposition air space, neither side has made wide use of traditional air assets such as ...
Phys.org / New research challenges menstrual taboo to promote more inclusive workplaces
New research from the University of Portsmouth reveals how overlooked menstrual health is in the workplace, highlighting its significant impact on women's well-being, attendance, productivity and inclusion.
