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Medical Xpress / Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains
"Why do people speak while they are sleeping?—Mubina, age 15, Uzbekistan"
Medical Xpress / University students are less physically active and more sedentary than older adults in their 70s, study finds
Researchers at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have found that, on average, university students are significantly less physically active and more sedentary than ...
Phys.org / PISA 2025 and school rankings: Are we asking the right questions about schooling?
The publication of the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2025) on Sept. 8 prompted the usual flurry of commentary, comparisons and rankings. France has slipped, some countries have ...
Medical Xpress / Why so few older Americans get counseling—and how it could help
People are living longer, reshaping what it means to grow old. By the late 2060s, an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide will be 60 or older—more than the number of people who are under 18. The population ages 80 and older ...
Tech Xplore / Big AI wants to slow down AI research: Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?
Recently, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including his own, to slow down their work. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, heads of rivals OpenAI and xAI respectively, agreed.
Tech Xplore / Waterless recycling turns discarded plastic into trusses, decks and home foundations
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they're hard to solve.
Medical Xpress / How will AI impact the future of the clinical workforce?
Contrary to some predictions, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents could lead to more, not fewer, health care professionals working in the United States, according to a new article by a physician and health policy ...
Medical Xpress / Data-driven tool to help oncologists identify high-risk periods for metastatic breast cancer patients
Oncologists know that intensive treatment rarely helps patients in their final days, but recognizing when someone is entering that stage is difficult, especially in metastatic breast cancer, where an increasing number of ...
Phys.org / Fighting poverty today may build concern for the people of tomorrow
Does helping people struggling to survive today make any difference for future generations? New research from the University of Utah has documented evidence that it does. Rather than viewing present-day poverty and long-term ...
Medical Xpress / Dust mites plus silica can trigger a pathway to steroid-resistant lung inflammation
Inflammation associated with asthma and other allergic airway diseases can be significantly worsened by exposure to both house dust mite allergens and crystalline silica, according to a new study published in the journal ...
Medical Xpress / What are we dying from?
Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population.
Phys.org / Primary school reading problems predict later reading anxiety, long-term study suggests
Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read:
