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Phys.org / High achieving employees more likely to bolt when top rankings are restricted
High-performing employees are more likely to leave organizations whose evaluation systems strictly cap the number of employees recognized as "the best," Cornell research finds.
Medical Xpress / AI tool finds early signs of blood mutations linked to cancer and heart disease
Deep inside the body, a slow-growing cluster of mutated blood cells can form. This cluster, found in 1 in 5 older adults, can raise the risk of leukemia and heart disease, often without warning.
Medical Xpress / US suspends chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq over 'serious' side effects: Valneva
US health authorities have suspended the license for the Ixchiq vaccine against the chikungunya virus following reports of "serious adverse events," the drug's French maker said Monday.
Medical Xpress / Light pills could transform understanding of how the gut controls the body
Scientists have long struggled with how to study the gut's vast nervous system—often called the body's "second brain"—without damaging it. Current research methods are invasive and often require complex surgeries that ...
Medical Xpress / Assessing severe surgical complications from cesarean deliveries
Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the U.S. but it also carries inherent surgical risks, including vascular, visceral, soft tissue, and nerve damage, which can lead to significant maternal health complications ...
Phys.org / Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' "first ever" showing in Europe.
Medical Xpress / Is your diet influencing your dreams? Here's what our research says about food and nightmares
Have you ever wondered if a bizarre dream was caused by something you ate the night before? If so, you're not alone. We all have strange or unsettling dreams now and then, and when we do, we want to know what might cause ...
Phys.org / How businesses deflect responsibilities for addressing modern slavery in their supply chains
Despite growing awareness and legislation aimed at eradicating modern slavery—including forced labor, bonded labor and other extreme forms of human exploitation—efforts to combat the issue remain largely ineffective.
Phys.org / What, exactly, is space-time?
Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time—the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
Medical Xpress / Long COVID is more than fatigue—our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson's
When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold—a few days of fever, sore throat or cough before getting better.
Phys.org / SpaceX delays Starship megarocket launch in latest setback
SpaceX delayed a planned test flight for its Starship megarocket by 24 hours until Monday, saying it needed time to troubleshoot problems, in the latest setback for Elon Musk's behemoth after a series of explosive failures.
Phys.org / The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the first ...
