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Medical Xpress / Sleep-related disorders tied to hypertension in postmenopausal women
Sleep-related disorders are significantly associated with hypertension in postmenopausal U.S. women, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Menopause.
Phys.org / A farmer's field of dreams? Smart tech maps moisture levels, will adjust watering automatically
A wheat field near Elberta, Utah, just became the most technically sophisticated wheat field on Earth, thanks to a talented team of BYU professors and students.
Phys.org / 'Trained' bacteriophages expand treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications.
Medical Xpress / How viruses can cause long-term lung damage
University of Manchester biologists have for the first time started to unpick the long-term biological changes associated with serious viral lung infections, such as flu and long COVID, in a study of mice.
Medical Xpress / Combining financial and mental health support proves more powerful than separate efforts
Supporting people with both financial and mental health support at the same time works better than tackling either one in isolation, according to new research led by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Tech Xplore / Q&A: How a new modeling method could make energy systems more efficient, even in an uncertain future
Energy systems are incredibly complex, incorporating a dizzying array of power generators, distribution technologies and end-users; analyzing how all of those variables will change in the future poses challenges for long-term ...
Phys.org / Eating more but growing less: Stagnant Philippine farms linked to widening rice gap
As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18% shortfall that has locked the Philippines into deeper dependence on imported rice despite years of government programs ...
Medical Xpress / Women bear the brunt of electroshock treatment, global study finds
An international survey has found that women are twice as likely as men to receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and are also more likely to experience long-term memory loss and other adverse effects as a result.
Phys.org / Significant interest in vegan pet diets revealed by largest surveys to date
Two pioneering studies published in the journal Animals have explored how dog and cat guardians perceive more sustainable pet food options.
Medical Xpress / The Cancer Immunology Data Engine: A big data platform for advancing cancer immunotherapy research
A clinical oncology research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), has developed an innovative big data platform, called the ...
Phys.org / People in isolated cities in Africa suffer more violence against civilians, study reveals
Cities are often seen as hotspots of violence, with the assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than smaller ones. This "universal law" of urban scaling has long shaped scientific thinking. But new research ...
Phys.org / The Andromeda galaxy quenches its satellite galaxies long before they fall in
Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly consuming the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The evidence is a stream of gas called the Magellanic Stream that's about ...
