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Medical Xpress / Trunk stability emerges as stronger balance marker than hip strength in older adults
Maintaining balance is essential for preserving functional independence during aging. A study led by researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and ISABIAL suggests that trunk stability may play a particularly ...
Phys.org / Benefits of middle school program trickle down to next generation
A substance-use prevention program delivered to students and their families in the sixth and seventh grades led to wide-ranging benefits well into adulthood and—for those who became parents—even positively affected their ...
Medical Xpress / Alcohol intervention is successful in humanitarian setting
The first known randomized trial of an alcohol-reduction intervention in a humanitarian setting found a significant, sustained effect in lowering alcohol use. The study, which focused on the Mantapala refugee settlement in ...
Phys.org / France and Spain race to contain fires before new heat wave
Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.
Tech Xplore / An AI-powered Braille learning system
In an increasingly audio-driven world, the University of Houston's Product Experience Design (PXD) Lab is creating new pathways to Braille literacy for blind and low-vision learners. With a new two-device learning system ...
Phys.org / A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured or missing after part of a shopping center and a huge chimney at a paper factory collapsed, officials said. ...
Phys.org / When polymers meet primitive membranes: How molecular cooperation may have helped life begin
A new study suggests that simple molecules on early Earth may have worked together to create more stable, cell-like structures, offering fresh clues about one of science's biggest questions: how life began. Led by Dr. Moran ...
Phys.org / How changing environments can preserve an ancient microbial survival strategy
A research group led by Tetsuhiro Hatakeyama from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science Tokyo has revealed how a seemingly self-destructive survival strategy could persist in yeast for hundreds ...
Tech Xplore / Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on it from Sunday
Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labeled from Sunday, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in.
Phys.org / Modeling reveals Sydney's 1789 smallpox outbreak killed as many as 220,000 indigenous Australians
Groundbreaking modeling has revealed that as many as 220,000 Indigenous Australians died in a devastating 1789 smallpox outbreak that originated in Sydney, tracing its origins to the First Fleet. Soon after British ships ...
Tech Xplore / X adds banking in 'everything app' push
Elon Musk's social media app X on Monday began offering its X Money banking service to all U.S. subscribers of its paid Premium and Premium+ tiers, part of the multibillionaire's ambition to turn the site into an "everything ...
Medical Xpress / Tree canopy linked to lower depression in older Australians
Older Australians living in areas with more tree canopy had fewer depressive symptoms over time, a new study of more than 1,000 people ages 70–90 has found.
