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Medical Xpress / Study reveals how many hours of video games per week might be too many

Playing video games for more than 10 hours a week could have a significant impact on young people's diet, sleep and body weight, according to a new Curtin University-led study published in Nutrition.

9 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Virtual reality emerges as a supportive space for self-disclosure, with nature settings leading the way

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests virtual reality (VR) may play a meaningful role in future mental-health support, and the design of the virtual space itself can make a surprising difference to how comfortable ...

9 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender

Women and people with anxiety are both prone to low confidence in their own abilities, but a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers has found that the two groups are prone to two distinct types of underconfidence.

9 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / More resources and collaboration needed to support prevention and treatment of obesity

Obstacles to preventing and treating obesity, including limited access to healthy foods, limited time to prepare meals and exercise, neighborhood factors, weight stigma and financial constraints, are more likely to affect ...

9 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Chemists determine structure of fuzzy coat that surrounds Tau proteins

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the clumping of proteins called Tau, which form tangled fibrils in the brain. The more severe the clumping, the more advanced the disease is.

20 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Reporting workplace sexual harassment 'not worth it,' say victims

Despite recent legal reforms and increased emphasis on upholding workplace conduct policies, most people who experience sexual harassment at work still do not report it.

9 hours ago in Other Sciences
Dialog / A new form of graphene-derived material could unlock next-generation printed electronics

Graphene has long been hailed as a "wonder material." It is incredibly strong, highly conductive and almost impossibly thin—just one atom thick. These properties make it a promising candidate for next-generation technologies ...

21 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Can biology reveal parental manipulation?

Parental alienation is when one parent manipulates the child into distancing themselves from the other parent. But does this leave detectable biological evidence?

18 hours ago in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Fire-safe all-solid-state batteries move closer to commercialization

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a key materials technology that accelerates the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs)—next-generation batteries designed to intrinsically ...

4 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Potential new treatment for sepsis

Griffith University researchers may have unlocked the secret to treating sepsis, with a Phase II clinical trial in China successfully concluding with promising results.

9 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Black Ivory coffee: Elephant gut bacteria may contribute to its smooth, chocolaty flavor

Coffee beans that pass through the digestive tracts of animals get their unique flavors from the activity of gut microbes, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. The guts of Asian elephants that produce Black ...

23 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Senegal's spear-wielding savannah chimps yield clues on humanity's past

A shriek broke the dawn on the savanna, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

4 hours ago in Biology