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Medical Xpress / Babies exposed to poverty show delays in motor development as early as six months
Poverty can affect babies' motor development as early as six months of age. This is the conclusion of the first Brazilian study to examine the quantity and quality of motor development month by month and its relationship ...
Phys.org / Get ready for the Rubin Observatory's deluge of discoveries
It's been about eight months since the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) saw first light. Now the telescope is scanning the night sky to detect transient changes and sending alerts to astronomers and observatories around the world ...
Medical Xpress / How military deployment affects children: Parental burnout is critical
As the recent war with Iran erupts into one of the most consequential military conflicts in the Middle East, military families are facing unprecedented stress and uncertainty. A new longitudinal study, initiated in the aftermath ...
Medical Xpress / Improve education and transitional support for autistic people to prevent death by suicide, say experts
Suicide in autistic people originates in the inequalities they face across their lives, starting in childhood, and spanning education to employment, and health and social care, a new study by a team at Cambridge and Bournemouth ...
Medical Xpress / Where are the doctors? Patients leading the conversation on TikTok about hidradenitis suppurativa in skin of color
A new study published in JMIR Dermatology shows that TikTok has become a major source of education and support for people with skin of color living with hidradenitis suppurativa—a chronic, painful inflammatory skin disease ...
Phys.org / ISS photo captures Atlantic sunglint 263 miles up, showing mirror-like ocean glare
"Sunlight" beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5, 2025. This is an example of sunglint, an optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight ...
Phys.org / Study suggests fire ant baiting in Queensland may help invaders spread faster
A provocative new international study published in Austral Ecology warns the massive "broadcast baiting" campaign currently used to combat Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) in south-east Queensland may be doing more harm than ...
Tech Xplore / GiantEye—new dimensions in computed tomography
Traditional industrial tomographs reach their physical limits when it comes to large volumes and high radiography requirements. Fraunhofer IIS's XXL CT system, built in 2013, is considered the world's only publicly accessible ...
Medical Xpress / New knowledge on heritability paves the way for better treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease
Approximately 60,000 Danes live with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Some experience limited discomfort, while others go through a debilitating disease course involving surgery and a stoma. Add to this the fear of leaving ...
Phys.org / Study shows 20-year decline in nitrate pollution across portions of the Mississippi River Basin
A new accounting of nitrogen pollution in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) reveals a significant decline in recent decades, suggesting positive momentum for water quality goals in local watersheds and the Gulf ...
Medical Xpress / Precision tumor imaging with a fluorescence probe and engineered enzymes—selective activation enables easy visibility
Cancer is a universal issue which affects many people around the world. Many will turn to surgery in the hope a surgeon will be able to completely remove a tumor, leaving healthy tissues unaffected. Various tools and techniques ...
Medical Xpress / Statins, diuretics, and other common heart drugs do not worsen survival in multiple myeloma, scientists report
Commonly prescribed cardiovascular medications—such as statins, diuretics, and blood pressure drugs—appear to have little or no negative impact on survival among people living with multiple myeloma, according to new international ...
