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Phys.org / White paper connects rural broadband gaps to organizational wellness and workforce stability
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new research white paper, "The Rural Digital Divide and Organizational Wellness," by Stella Smith, Ed.D. The paper analyzes how persistent disparities in digital ...
Medical Xpress / National poll finds gaps in community preparedness for teen cardiac emergencies
Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, including teens, and a new national poll suggests many schools and families may not be fully prepared to respond. Only about half of parents say they are aware that their teen's ...
Dialog / Old galaxies in a young universe?
The standard cosmological model (present-day version of "Big Bang," called Lambda-CDM) gives an age of the universe close to 13.8 billion years and much younger when we explore the universe at high-redshift. The redshift ...
Medical Xpress / Sugary drinks linked to anxiety in young people
A new study has identified an association between consumption of drinks containing a high amount of sugar and anxiety symptoms in adolescents. Researchers at Bournemouth University were part of a team involved in reviewing ...
Medical Xpress / Do positive affirmations work? A psychologist unpacks the evidence
Scroll through social media and you'll quickly encounter phrases like "I am worthy" or "I choose happiness."
Medical Xpress / As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it
Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again.
Medical Xpress / Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027
The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will phase out the use of dental fillings containing mercury.
Medical Xpress / Why do I get butterflies in my stomach?
"Butterflies in the stomach" is that fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance.
Phys.org / Children's views are rarely sought by researchers: We found a way to do it
Adults think we know what is best for children. We have responsibility for them—feeding them, clothing them, educating them, protecting them, loving them—but we also assume rights over them, and on their behalf. Adults ...
Tech Xplore / Buzz of the Olympics: How drone cams deliver high-pace visuals and add a new dynamic for TV viewers
Standing on a tower overlooking the cliffs of the Cortina downhill course, there is someone who is just as involved in the biggest skiing races of the Winter Olympics as Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson.
Phys.org / How a certain form of dark matter may lead to the generation of cosmological magnetic fields
Tiny highly uniform magnetic fields are known to pervade the universe, influencing various cosmological processes. To date, however, the physical mechanisms underpinning the generation of these fields remain poorly understood. ...
Dialog / Rethinking climate change: Natural variability, solar forcing, model uncertainties, and policy implications
Current global climate models (GCMs) support with high confidence the view that rising greenhouse gases and other anthropogenic forcings account for nearly all observed global surface warming—slightly above 1 °C—since ...
