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Medical Xpress / Schwann cells may trigger NF1 pain before tumors appear, mouse study suggests
Researchers at Cincinnati Children's have identified a potential new way to relieve chronic pain linked to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition best known for causing tumors to grow along nerves. The new findings ...
Phys.org / Research challenges beliefs that sexual objectification is a power move
A new research paper from the University of Kent School of Psychology has found that sexual objectification increases when men are sexually aroused, challenging common Western beliefs that this behavior is purely driven by ...
Tech Xplore / Value of chip giant SK hynix joins Micron to top $1 tn
The market value of South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix soared past $1 trillion on Wednesday, fueled by frenzied global demand for the computing hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools—a surge that also carried ...
Phys.org / Awe-inspiring nature helps people connect to science, study finds
A new study finds that when people engage in participatory science activities that involve awe-inspiring natural phenomena, such as an eclipse, they more closely identify with science and feel a greater sense of belonging. ...
Medical Xpress / North America and Europe could become hotspots for chikungunya virus due to climate change
Chikungunya ("to become contorted" in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one of the neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization. It's caused by a virus spread ...
Medical Xpress / Three medical routines that older people may not need
Enough time had passed since the patient's previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Dr. Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Phys.org / Autistic Australians three times more likely to be homeless, research reveals
Autistic Australians face a homelessness risk nearly three times higher than the general population, according to new Flinders University research that reveals how everyday systems are failing to recognize and support autistic ...
Phys.org / Thousands of sheep and cows die in trucks and saleyards every year. They need better protection
When a semi-trailer burst into flames on a highway in northern New South Wales, it wasn't only the driver who had to flee for his life.
Phys.org / Red shift: Study gauges salamanders' sprint speed as connected to their color
If the eastern red-backed salamander has an equivalent of Usain Bolt, Sophia Zaslow is determined to find it. Since her undergraduate years, the Binghamton University doctoral student in biological sciences has conducted ...
Phys.org / Canadian Rockies study shows that spruce trees adapt to rugged peaks and boreal flatlands in a similar way
If you look at the trees as you're driving on the Trans-Canada Highway toward Banff National Park, you will see Englemann spruce on the cooler, wetter northeast-facing slopes of the Three Sisters. Across the valley—on the ...
Dialog / New mathematical model suggests global population crash by 2064
In a new open-access study that I published with my late colleague Kostya Trachenko from Queen Mary University of London, I propose a surprisingly simple nonlinear mathematical equation that unifies 12,000 years of human ...
Phys.org / Why the intrinsic quantum effects of axion dark matter are completely undetectable
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These properties make it very difficult to detect using conventional experimental ...
