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Medical Xpress / Music and speech therapy combined support children rebuilding communication after brain injury

New research by the University of Limerick in Ireland has found that collaborative sessions combining music therapy with speech and language therapy can support meaningful communication gains in young children recovering ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Three men's health drugs that were originally designed for a different purpose

Many medicines begin life with one purpose and end up proving useful for a completely different reason.

20 hours ago
Phys.org / What we misunderstand about absent fathers

"What do dads do on Tuesdays?" This wasn't a rhetorical question when I posed it to my wife as our daughter's birth approached. Before my daughter was born, I had seen my father just once in the past 27 years. That's more ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Nonsurgical procedure provides lasting relief for knee pain, finds study

Embolization of abnormal blood vessels using rapidly resorbable gelatin-based microspheres is safe and provides significant, lasting pain relief and functional improvement for patients with osteoarthritis-related knee pain, ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Japan's tech business SoftBank rolls out OpenAI 'patches' against cyberattacks

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. is launching a service using OpenAI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks, both companies said Tuesday.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Abortion decision prompts women's health care providers to become more politically engaged

For women's health providers, the Dobbs decision that rescinded abortion rights wasn't just an abstract political event.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Large-scale population studies needed to reduce risks from newborn genome screening, investigators conclude

New research from large population studies provides invaluable evidence on genome screening of newborn babies to reduce risks from overdiagnosis. The authors conclude that further studies are needed before such screening ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Laser Interferometer Space Antenna could double as an asteroid scale

One of the hardest things to calculate for an asteroid is its mass—but it is such a critical feature. It determines how much of an impact it would have if it hits something, or how many resources are potentially available ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Psychologists say patients are turning to chatbots as mental health professionals

More than three-quarters of psychologists report their patients are discussing artificial intelligence in therapy, using the technology to seek additional support with their mental health, find a diagnosis, or for friendship ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI

SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / DR Congo Ebola outbreak yet to peak, could last a year: Red Cross

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has yet to peak and could take a year to contain, the Red Cross warned Tuesday, amid mounting warnings of dangerous gaps in the response.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / The best place to look for alien megastructures might be moon dust

Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological civilizations there are ...

23 hours ago