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Phys.org / Burnout isn't new: 18th‑century farm records show workers describing the same exhaustion

Nearly 40% of Canadian workers say they feel burned out often or always, according to a 2025 survey by Mental Health Research Canada and Canada Life. The term has become part of a broader lexicon of modern work, alongside ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New research identifies challenges to human rights for people with disabilities during lockdown

Australia's health care system aims to protect society's most vulnerable and hidden people, including those with disabilities.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires

The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see.

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Medical Xpress / No link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes, study finds

There is no statistically significant evidence that taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol, during pregnancy negatively affects how early a child is born or a child's birth weight, according to new research led by environmental ...

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Medical Xpress / Alcohol, sex and violence: A dangerous cocktail that makes young women vulnerable to HIV

South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, with adolescent girls and young women ages 15–24 at the highest risk of getting HIV. HIV prevalence among girls and women in this age group is roughly double that of ...

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Phys.org / Worried about booking a holiday abroad? How travel operators can provide reassurance

Flying abroad for a summer vacation is not as simple as it used to be. Geopolitical uncertainty has already disrupted flight schedules and fuel prices this year. For many, staying closer to home will seem like a sensible ...

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Tech Xplore / Researcher warns against one-size-fits-all age verification online

A comprehensive analysis of age assurance technologies co-authored by CISPA faculty member Dr. Wouter Lueks concludes that many currently proposed systems for protecting minors online come with significant trade-offs for ...

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Medical Xpress / Weight around the belly is a better predictor of heart health than BMI, research indicates

Individuals with overweight or obesity can have a higher risk of heart disease despite appearing to be healthy, new research presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Mexico City (15–17 July) shows. Using waist-based ...

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Tech Xplore / Study highlights how micro-transfer printing can lead to advanced silicon photonics

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and related computing infrastructure has exposed the limited bandwidth of conventional electrical interconnects in integrated circuits as a major bottleneck to system performance. ...

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Medical Xpress / Early intervention by a rapid response team eases patient mental state deterioration

The strange noises, the bright lights, the unfamiliar setting, the constant busyness—these stimuli and more can take a toll on a patient's mental well-being when they're in the hospital for a physical ailment.

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Medical Xpress / Second death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City

A second person has died in connection with an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York, the New York City Health Department announced Saturday.

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Tech Xplore / Analysis reveals exponential increase in e-bike injuries in California

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that injuries involving electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have increased dramatically across California, rising from just two reported collisions in 2018 to 1,506 ...

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