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Medical Xpress / Which medicines can most affect driving? New tool estimates risk

Researchers from the SABIEN group at the ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), in collaboration with several partner institutions, have developed a new tool to estimate the risk of using medicines ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / When words look like their meaning, we process them faster, new research reveals

Think about a word that looks like its meaning. For instance, the word bed kind of looks like a bed, with the vertical lines resembling the posts at either end. Loop looks very loopy.

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Hidden genetic defect linked to Kaposi sarcoma for the first time

A new study has uncovered a genetic cause that may explain why some people develop Kaposi sarcoma despite having no apparent immune deficiency. The rare cancer, which forms in the cells lining blood vessels, is caused by ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists say studies of infection-triggered chronic conditions have been undermined by unproven diagnoses

Thousands of Americans develop chronic persistent symptoms—such as fatigue, cognitive difficulties ("brain fog"), and other debilitating issues—each year following acute infections from Lyme disease, COVID-19, and other pathogens. ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Reducing fear is critical for improving trust in law enforcement, study finds

Law enforcement is a critical aspect of ensuring safety in communities. However, unjustified harm has been associated with law enforcement throughout history, resulting in tension between police and communities.

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Higher BMI is associated with more financial problems, loneliness and stress

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) shows that higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with more financial problems, loneliness, and stress. And these relationships ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / As the definition of autism expands, are we losing sight of those with the greatest needs?

Thinking about autism has evolved. Just three decades ago, autism was a relatively rare and clearly defined condition, diagnosed in people with limited verbal language and highly repetitive behavior.

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Medical Xpress / Semaglutide cuts BMI by 19% in treatment-resistant young adults with severe obesity, finds trial

A weekly dose of semaglutide (2.4 mg) leads to a clinically significant reduction in body mass index (BMI) and related health outcomes in young adults with severe obesity who are treatment resistant following hospital-based ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / They look like harmless game features, but these design tricks quietly reshape how young players spend money

Originally, video games were a product you paid for once and that then provided as many hours of entertainment as users wanted to spend at the computer or console. Now, however, on the mobile phones that are in almost everybody's ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Koala milk may hold key to better care for orphaned joeys

New research into koala milk could prove crucial to future conservation of the iconic, yet endangered Australian species. The study, led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. candidate Manujaya W. Jayamanna Mohottige, is ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Drug trial finds that a treatment shift is needed for brittle bone disease

Increasing bone density in patients with a rare genetic condition that causes bones to break easily does not prevent fractures, a large clinical trial has found. Patients with brittle bone disease who were given treatments ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / How AR tech augments STEM teaching

Easy-to-use adaptive immersive technologies incorporating augmented reality (AR) can motivate learning, social engagement and cognitive development in early childhood, according to new research.

23 hours ago