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Medical Xpress / Fake participants and bots threaten quality of online research data
Recruiting participants for injury and violence-related studies can be challenging. Online qualitative data collection can increase accessibility for some participants, expand a study's reach to potential participants, offer ...
Phys.org / A biochip built for the next pandemic can test dozens of viral antigens at once
In 2020, as scientists around the world were racing to understand COVID-19, Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Science started developing a DNA chip that could not only quickly show how our immune ...
Tech Xplore / Carbon capture made easier: Simple additive could slash costs for industrial plants
Capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants is an important strategy in the efforts to reduce the impact of global climate change. It's used in many industries, including the production of petrochemicals, cement, and ...
Medical Xpress / 'Are you married?' Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment
It's a rare occasion when my worlds of biomedical informatics and serialized lesbian melodrama fandom collide.
Medical Xpress / ADHD prescriptions on the rise in Ontario, study finds
Annual prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 157% in Ontario from 2015 to 2023, according to a new study from researchers at ICES, North York General, and The Hospital ...
Phys.org / Popular song lyrics have become more negative since 1973, analysis reveals
Over the past 50 years, the lyrics of popular songs in the U.S. have become simpler, more negative, and contain more stress-related words, according to an analysis published in Scientific Reports. The authors suggest that ...
Medical Xpress / FDA looks into reports of deaths after COVID vaccination
Federal officials say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of possible deaths in adults and children following COVID-19 vaccination.
Medical Xpress / US suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level
The U.S. suicide rate dropped slightly last year from some of the highest levels ever reported, preliminary data suggests. Experts say it's hard to know exactly why, or whether the decline will continue.
Medical Xpress / One in eight NZ teens has had unwanted sexual experiences
Sexual violence remains widespread among teenagers in Aotearoa, New Zealand with 1 in 8 (12.4%) reporting unwanted sexual experiences.
Medical Xpress / Study unveils improved mRNA cancer vaccine targeting
No matter where cancer cells grow in the human body, they are a threat to our health and our lives. But instead of treating them with chemotherapy or radiation—which have undesirable side effects—what if we could train ...
Medical Xpress / Study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis
Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents—and they've shown a possible route to reducing its ...
Phys.org / Termite pellet microbes provide timeline for home infestation detection
Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the excrement, researchers can distinguish old droppings from fresh, and whether a colony is actively chewing ...
