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Medical Xpress / From skipping meals to selling assets: COVID-19 and coping strategies of vulnerable Indian households
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed some households in India into difficult and often unsustainable coping strategies, forcing tradeoffs between immediate survival and long-term stability, according to new research by Lancaster ...
Phys.org / Farm fields become living labs as data tools reshape crop research
For generations, agronomic knowledge has been produced on research stations like AU Flakkebjerg, where fields are designed to answer specific scientific questions. This is where agriculture became measurable, comparable and ...
Phys.org / Everyone wants to think they're open‑minded. Here's why most people aren't
Most people think they are open-minded and would like others to perceive them as such. But for the things that matter most—religious beliefs, for example, or the meaning of life—few of us are genuinely willing to consider ...
Tech Xplore / Low-water lithium extraction method achieves 95% recovery efficiency from brine salts
Engineers have developed a new technology that enables the direct extraction of lithium from solid salt mixtures derived from brines, offering a low-water, low-energy alternative to conventional lithium extraction methods.
Medical Xpress / New protein targets reveal 13 drug repurposing leads for progressive multiple sclerosis
A new study identified protein targets and drug candidates, including opportunities to repurpose existing drugs. Six key proteins were highlighted as potentially providing new insights and supporting future treatment development ...
Tech Xplore / Robots are closing in on human-like judgments, addressing a key challenge in physical AI
KAIST researchers solved a key challenge in the commercialization of physical AI by developing a new technology that enables AI to learn human judgment criteria on its own from just a few videos.
Medical Xpress / High blood pressure associated with lower risk of dementia in frail people
For people with physical frailty, having high blood pressure may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a study published in Neurology. The study did not find a lower risk of dementia in people with high ...
Phys.org / Demolishing homes after climate disasters can be devastating. Here's how we reused precious materials
Following the devastating Northern Rivers floods in New South Wales in 2022, roughly 14,000 truckloads of water-damaged materials were sent to landfill.
Phys.org / Where not to look in the search for ET
There's a question at the heart of SETI that doesn't get nearly enough attention. It isn't whether aliens exist, and it isn't whether we have the technology to detect them. It's a far more practical problem: With a billion ...
Medical Xpress / Online grocery shopping could bring more fresh produce to New York's SNAP families
The high cost of fresh fruits and vegetables and the need to restock them frequently can be barriers to healthy eating for low-income families. New research shows that online grocery shopping, combined with incentive programs, ...
Medical Xpress / Difficulty conceiving tied to small neurodevelopmental differences in children
Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children's learning and behavior, according to a new study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, titled "Associations of subfecundity and ...
Medical Xpress / Transparency is vital for AI usage in health care and patient–provider relationships, researchers find
Among the top artificial intelligence companies, the current race is ultimately to build better, faster and more accurate algorithms. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become commonplace in every sector, including health care, ...
