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Medical Xpress / Buying your way to better health can come at the expense of others
People with private health insurance can jump the public health care queue by using private health services instead. Is there really anything wrong with that? There are two main theories: 1) If the wealthiest people use private ...
Medical Xpress / The secret to keeping ticks at bay this summer: Woodchips
New research has shown woodchips to be the secret weapon to keeping ticks off recreational woodland trails, including eliminating nearly all Lyme disease-carriers when treated with insecticide. The two-year experimental field ...
Medical Xpress / Can engaging in the arts slow aging, as a recent study suggested?
Can spending more time engaging with the arts, such as visiting galleries, museums, singing or painting, really lead to a longer and healthier life? It's certainly an appealing idea. And it's not implausible.
Tech Xplore / Trump postpones signing artificial intelligence order out of concern it would hurt the AI industry
President Donald Trump called off a signing ceremony Thursday for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America's edge on AI technology.
Phys.org / Women experience extreme heat differently to men, and they're adapting to it in creative ways
Right now, an unusual April and May heat wave is scorching large parts of India.
Medical Xpress / Wearable knee robot could help children with muscle weakness
A lightweight robotic device that facilitates neuromuscular recovery in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), helping them to stand unassisted, is published in Nature this week. Improved function persists after discontinuing ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover protein that could help failing hearts
Researchers have identified a key protein that may help failing hearts regain function, offering new insight into why some hearts recover while others do not. The discovery comes from studying patients treated with left ventricular ...
Phys.org / AI camera platform to help monitor zoo animals' welfare
An AI-powered camera platform could soon help monitor the health and behavior of zoo animals overnight, thanks to a new partnership between the University of Surrey and Marwell Wildlife. Researchers from Surrey's Centre for ...
Medical Xpress / Breast cancer drug is effective for treatment-resistant uterine cancer
Uterine cancer is the deadliest cancer of the female reproductive system. Currently, clinicians treat the disease by using a mix of surgery and chemotherapy. But not everyone responds to this line of treatment, and those ...
Phys.org / Why sending staff overseas often fails and how companies can fix it
Strong relationships between overseas staff and local colleagues are central to the success of global assignments, according to a new study by the University of Portsmouth and Reutlingen University which aims to advise multinational ...
Tech Xplore / These brick walls are built to come apart, move, and rise again after demolition
The construction sector still has some way to go in terms of reducing the consumption of resources and greenhouse gas emissions. One of these relates to the construction waste produced during the demolition of buildings. ...
Tech Xplore / AI system spots fake reviews with 93% accuracy on Amazon, 91% on Yelp
Online shoppers could one day face fewer misleading fake reviews thanks to a newly tested AI-powered detection system developed by researchers at the University of East London.
