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Medical Xpress / Treating addiction with immunotherapy: Study links alcohol use and the immune system
A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in 2023, meaning they could not stop or control alcohol use despite serious health ...
Medical Xpress / Obamacare enrollment drops after premium subsidies expire
Fewer Americans are signing up for Obamacare this year after extra financial help that lowered monthly premiums expired, new counts show.
Phys.org / Mentoring programs help close education gap for disadvantaged children in Germany
Even when they perform equally well in elementary school, children from less privileged families in Germany are less likely to enter the high track in secondary school. A study by the ECONtribute Cluster of Excellence at ...
Medical Xpress / Digital cognitive behavioral therapy can improve anxiety and asthma control
A new study shows that internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) can effectively reduce asthma-related anxiety in adults with asthma. Participants who received ICBT reported less anxiety related to their asthma, ...
Medical Xpress / AI links abdominal muscle density in midlife to higher fall risk
Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to abdominal imaging can help predict adults at higher risk of falling as early as middle age, a new Mayo Clinic study shows. The research, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, highlights ...
Medical Xpress / Autonomous AI agents developed to detect early signs of cognitive decline
A team of Mass General Brigham researchers has developed one of the first fully autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of screening for cognitive impairment using routine clinical documentation.
Phys.org / Graduate pay premium is two thirds lower for young women than previously thought
Labor market returns for female graduates have been historically overestimated using tax data, as much of the documented graduate pay premium is the result of female graduates working longer hours, not higher hourly wages, ...
Medical Xpress / New Year's resolutions usually fall by the wayside, but there is a better approach to making real changes
How are your New Year's resolutions going? If you've given up on them, you're not alone.
Phys.org / Talent spark: How inventors fire up startup ecosystems
When inventors move to a U.S. county, the number of successful startups, especially those valued at $1 billion or more, goes up, as inventors become founders, employees and magnets for venture capital investment. But the ...
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.
Phys.org / Digital humanities scholars map lost art in novels
Books with maps are like Captain Flint's buried loot in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island"—a rare find, according to new Cornell research.
Medical Xpress / Public health experts highlight climate change-driven nutrition gaps
Environmental factors driven by climate change are already shaping what ends up on Americans' plates and how nutritious it is, according to a new perspective paper by researchers at the University of California, Irvine's ...
