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Medical Xpress / Q&A: Can laughter help your heart?
Heart disease, particularly a heart attack, can feel like it comes out of nowhere. However, the truth is that certain behaviors put us at risk—and changing those behaviors is largely within our control. Most heart disease ...
Medical Xpress / Can a 'love hormone' drug prevent stress anxiety? What rat tests suggest
Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have demonstrated in rats that a synthetic version of oxytocin can prevent anxiety-related behaviors caused by social stress. The study was published in the journal ...
Phys.org / Hubble captures light show around rapidly dying star
This stunning image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust. Located approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop a new model to study colorectal cancer
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University have identified a new molecular change in patients with colorectal cancer and developed a genetic disease model that forms tumors in the large intestine, resembling those seen in patients. ...
Tech Xplore / Latam-GPT: a Latin American AI to combat US-centric bias
Move over ChatGPT. Chile on Tuesday launched Latam-GPT, an open-source artificial intelligence model for the region, designed to combat bias inherent in a US-centric industry.
Medical Xpress / Vitamin D: Everything you need to know, from when to take it to how much you really need
When the days shorten and the sun sinks low in the sky, that familiar winter slump sets in. There's a fundamental reason for this seasonal fatigue: low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin."
Medical Xpress / Perpetrators of intimate partner violence need prompt help, say researchers
Intimate partner violence is violence committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other. Most people naturally think that it is primarily the victims of intimate partner violence who should be met ...
Medical Xpress / Patient data show diabetes medicine could save thousands more lives a year
Diabetes drugs that may soon be prescribed more widely in England could save thousands of lives each year, suggests a new study led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and UCL. Using ...
Medical Xpress / No increase seen in neovascular AMD risk after cataract surgery
The risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) seems not to be increased following cataract surgery, according to a research letter published online Feb. 5 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Tech Xplore / India ramps up AI rules for social media platforms
India tightened rules regulating artificial intelligence on Tuesday, requiring social media platforms to clearly label AI content and comply with takedown requests by authorities within three hours.
Phys.org / When blackouts occur during heat waves, Austin homes pose major risk
If the power goes out during a heat wave, there's nowhere more dangerous to be than where people spend most of their time—indoors. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is the first to assess ...
Medical Xpress / Study maps NICU staph spread, pinpointing strains most tied to invasive infections
A new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) has identified which strains of Staphylococcus aureus—commonly known as ...
