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Phys.org / New study analyzes how electronic trading is changing the retail investment market
The decades-long switch from human-centered to electronically-based trading has changed the way investors participate in and access financial markets. In a new article, researchers analyze how technology has shaped the retail ...
Medical Xpress / Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the US health care system often prevents it
Ask people what they want at the end of their lives, and overwhelmingly the answers will revolve around comfort, dignity and time at home with loved ones.
Phys.org / Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality
The heat waves of late May and June killed an estimated 2,700 people in England and Wales, according to a recent analysis—around 550 in May, when west London hit 35.1°C (95°F), and 2,200 in June, as East Anglia reached 37°C ...
Medical Xpress / Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track despite ...
Tech Xplore / Turn off addictive features on social media for children, say EU lawmakers
There should be a "youth mode" for children on social media platforms in which addictive features and targeted advertising are turned off, EU lawmakers demanded Tuesday.
Phys.org / US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission
A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Phys.org / Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: Researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s
Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s
Medical Xpress / 2D ultrasound equipment can be accessible, accurate method to measure the placenta
When Ann O'Neill suffered a stillbirth in 2018, she was bewildered. She was already a mother to three healthy children and therefore had received no information on stillbirth prevention from her doctors. But when she brought ...
Medical Xpress / Immune response to otherwise harmless yeast becomes a problem in Crohn's disease
Almost everyone carries Candida albicans. The yeast colonizes human mucous membranes—for example, the oral mucosa and the intestine—usually silently, without causing any problems. The immune system learns early on how to ...
Phys.org / Composting and water cremation: How the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up
There's growing interest in alternatives to traditional burials and in making the process more environmentally friendly in many countries. For many people, it's about the environmental impact of the funeral industry globally.
Medical Xpress / Wearable microneedle patch tracks antibiotic levels in real time, preclinical tests show
Wearable devices have transformed how people track exercise, sleep, heart rate and other vital signs. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are now exploring whether similar technologies ...
Tech Xplore / What to know: 70mm? IMAX? Dolby? Christopher Nolan breaks down his favorite big screen formats
Christopher Nolan has been dreaming of IMAX since he was a kid. The Oscar-winning filmmaker behind "Oppenheimer," "Inception," and the "Dark Knight" Batman films had a formative experience seeing nature documentaries at the ...
