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Tech Xplore / Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity
Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger.
Medical Xpress / Robotic plushie could significantly ease depression in LGBTQ+ teens
An interactive robotic plushie called "Purrble" could improve depressive symptoms in LGBTQ+ teens. The research, published in Nature Medicine, also found that participants were twice as likely to see improvements in symptoms ...
Phys.org / To fight fraud, psychological scientists issue a call to arms
Journalist Charlotte Cowles received a call about suspicious activity on her Amazon account. A dentist named Daniel answered a call from a number listed as the local police. Mr. Lee, a retired engineer, was told he had to ...
Medical Xpress / Seven-second X-ray scan detects severity of heart valve regurgitation in patients with repaired congenital heart defects
Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a simple, rapid, and low-radiation X-ray technique that can evaluate the severity of a heart condition known as pulmonary valve regurgitation—a common and clinically significant ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden actin web lets skin cells share mechanical force over long distances
Scientists at Université de Montréal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have identified a dynamic structure that forms a network on the surface of epithelial cells. Led by Gregory Emery, director of ...
Medical Xpress / Activating specific neural circuits rescues autism-like behaviors in mouse model
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an innate brain developmental disorder that often manifests from early childhood. While genetic factors and differences in brain development are known to be involved, a definitive cure has ...
Medical Xpress / Fatherhood linked to lower midlife mortality in Black men
Fatherhood in Black men is associated with lower rates of all-cause mortality by middle age compared to nonfathers, according to the U.S.-based longitudinal study that enrolled Black and white individuals aged 18–30 years ...
Medical Xpress / Sunny days get preschoolers moving, while cold clouds cut activity by 15 minutes: Study
Sunshine, heat, cold and rain all play a role in how active preschool children are during the day, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Environmental Research, in which researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers—until it backfired
Michigan state health officials urged parents in several counties to vaccinate babies against measles ahead of schedule this spring as cases multiplied in the state.
Phys.org / JWST finds a stellar bar in the early universe that breaks all rules
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a stellar bar in GN20, a massive galaxy seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. The new paper was submitted to the preprint server arXiv on May ...
Medical Xpress / A single clonal starting point may explain how multiple cervical cancer subtypes arise
How do different cancer subtypes arise? Do they originate from distinct cells, or from a single multipotent cell capable of differentiating into multiple cell types? This question, debated for decades in cancer biology, is ...
Phys.org / New X-ray method captures solid-liquid interfaces and bulk liquids simultaneously
Researchers have developed a method for making simultaneous soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements of solid-liquid interfaces and bulk liquids. By controlling the thickness of the liquid layer, they obtained ...
