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Medical Xpress / 1 in 5 adults make health decisions based on what they see on social media despite widespread mistrust
Every few scrolls, another health expert appears on the screen. While some are genuinely qualified, others simply sound convincing enough to pass as one. With AI-generated content flooding feeds, avoiding such advice is becoming ...
Phys.org / Researchers recreate a lost Ming Dynasty goldworking technique to make replica royal jewelry
Chinese goldsmiths working during the Ming Dynasty were masters of their craft, capable of creating intricate and elaborate jewelry pieces. The evidence is there in the abundance of finds in royal and noble tombs across Hubei ...
Medical Xpress / Are lung cancer tumors hijacking the nervous system?
According to the Cleveland Clinic, a quarter of cancer deaths can be attributed to one source: cachexia. Cachexia is a syndrome that accompanies underlying chronic illness and causes unwanted muscle and fat loss, reducing ...
Phys.org / Paleontological study shows climate change makes marine animals shrink
Whether mussels, crustaceans or fish, marine animals have been responding to environmental crises with a reduction in body size for hundreds of millions of years. A new study by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg ...
Medical Xpress / Molecules link lower weight babies and chronic diseases
Researchers have long sought to discover why babies who weigh less than expected at birth, a condition known as small for gestational age, or SGA, are at higher risk for heart, lung and metabolic diseases as adults.
Phys.org / Ultrafast scanning tunneling microscopy reaches the quantum mechanical space-time limit for the first time
Werner Heisenberg's famous uncertainty principle describes one of the most intriguing features of quantum physics: certain pairs of physical quantities describing a particle, such as position and momentum, cannot simultaneously ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool improves prediction of who will respond to cancer immunotherapy drugs
Cancer immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can be miracle drugs for cancer patients, curing some and turning deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition in others. But these drugs work ...
Phys.org / Tax-avoiding firms more likely to greenwash, analysis of 391 ASX companies suggests
Businesses today face growing dual pressures to deliver strong financial performance while also demonstrating environmental and social responsibility. New research from Murdoch University published in Business Strategy & ...
Phys.org / If we force online platforms to control harmful content, where does that leave sex ed?
Most of us have attended sex ed classes in school. If we're lucky, we'll learn about consent and how to roll a condom onto a banana. But the classroom rarely goes into the specifics of sexual health and well-being—including ...
Phys.org / First assessment of online global trade in brachyuran land crabs
New research has begun to lift the lid on the global online trade in land crabs, leading scientists to call for closer monitoring and regulation to better understand any effects it may be having on native populations and ...
Medical Xpress / Decade-long national study finds antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals improves with regular monitoring
A 10-year national study has found improved antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals that regularly monitored their prescribing, using a globally unique program developed by a Melbourne hospital. The study reinforces the ...
Phys.org / Study reveals systemic barriers slowing down circular plastics transition
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the transition toward a circular plastics economy is hindered by systemic interdependencies and internal contradictions within ecosystems.