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Medical Xpress / Childhood war exposure leaves lasting pain, finds study

Children who experience malevolent wartime living conditions, and wartime violence in particular, are more likely than adolescents or young adults to develop chronic pain later in life, according to a new study by a University ...

23 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Why antibiotic allergy labels deserve a second look

In modern medicine, antibiotics are among the most powerful tools for preventing and treating life-threatening bacterial infections. Their effectiveness, however, often depends on using the right drug at the right time. Recognizing ...

23 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Large study shows scaling startups risk increasing gender gaps

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Across Africa, One Health is endorsed at the top but often breaks down where outbreaks start

Despite political endorsements and global frameworks, Africa's One Health approach continues to falter at the local level, where weak coordination, limited resources, and poor governance often delay outbreak detection and ...

Phys.org / Why cheaper power alone isn't enough to end energy poverty in summer

Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.

16 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / SpaceX seeks FCC nod to build data center constellation in space

SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as 1 million satellites into the Earth's orbit in order to pull off Elon Musk's latest grand vision of putting data centers in space to do complex computing for artificial ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Measles spreads to college campuses as cases rise across 17 states

Measles is now extending beyond families with young children, with outbreaks reported on college campuses and communities across the country.

17 hours ago in Vaccination
Phys.org / Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests

Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme injury, according to new ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Researchers propose multi-sector approach for global challenge posed by presence of pharmaceuticals in environment

Pharmaceutical products are essential for health, and they play and will continue to play a key role in disease prevention and treatment. However, they are exerting a major impact on the environment by affecting ecosystems ...

19 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Morocco says evacuated 140,000 people due to severe weather

Authorities have evacuated more than 140,000 people from their homes since heavy rainfall flooded several provinces in northern Morocco last week, the interior ministry said Thursday.

19 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, raises calls to postpone Portugal vote

A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula sparked calls on Thursday for Portugal's presidential run-off to be postponed, but electoral officials insisted it would go ahead.

20 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Petra aqueduct survey uncovers rare 116-meter lead conduit beside terracotta pipe

In a recent study, Niklas Jungmann from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin conducted a survey and investigation of the 'Ain Braq aqueduct of the ancient city of Petra. It was discovered that, unlike previously believed, ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Other Sciences