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Medical Xpress / Texting helps reach more patients with needed care

A combination of outreach methods—including texts, automated messages, and live phone calls—can significantly improve follow-up care for hard-to-reach patients after they have been discharged, according to a new nursing ...

4 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Poor health is the primary driver of involuntary retirement, study finds

Poor health is the primary reason why more than half of middle-aged workers in the United States retire earlier than planned, but state vocational rehabilitation agencies that provide career assistance to individuals with ...

4 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / Staying connected: How social ties can protect aging brains

"Social frailty" is a major dementia risk. A UNSW researcher is changing how to spot and treat it early.

Phys.org / Explainable AI and turbulence: A fresh look at an unsolved physics problem

While atmospheric turbulence is a familiar culprit of rough flights, the chaotic movement of turbulent flows remains an unsolved problem in physics. To gain insight into the system, a team of researchers used explainable ...

7 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Building houses and growing tissue: Overcoming physics problems in 3D printing

A comprehensive review of the challenges in printing with paste-like materials and how understanding the underlying physics could improve manufacturing reliability has been co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ...

8 hours ago in Engineering
Tech Xplore / We're not going anywhere: Mining town faces transition from coal head on

As the Hunter region of New South Wales inches toward the closure of the state's largest coal mine, Muswellbrook community members are urging industry to leave a positive legacy in their wake.

8 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Personality traits and zip code may determine political preferences

Personality and zip code can help explain differences in political ideology, according to a new study from Northwestern University, which is the first to show the relationship between a person's personality traits and political ...

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Mistrust and misinformation fuel HPV vaccine hesitancy

A study by CUNY SPH researchers illustrates how mistrust, misinformation, and concerns about autonomy contribute to low HPV vaccine uptake among U.S. adolescents.

8 hours ago in Vaccination
Phys.org / Aliens? Submarines? Gassy whales? Mystery bubbles off California coast spark intrigue, theories

Is it a gassy whale? A top secret submarine? Godzilla rising from the surfer-filled waters of Hermosa Beach?

10 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / In pursuit of Bigfoot: The people searching for the truth behind the mystery

People hunting for Bigfoot use sophisticated techniques for collecting and validating evidence, drawing on scientific methods to try and prove its existence, research shows.

4 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Most parents keep youth sports dreams in check, study finds

A new study is challenging one of youth sports' most persistent assumptions: that most parents believe their children are destined for college scholarships or professional athletic stardom.

8 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Cuisines can be broken down into simple 'culinary fingerprints,' research finds

It is a simple equation, especially for a mathematician. Loved ones, plus food, equals good times.

7 hours ago in Physics