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Medical Xpress / Can cosmetic procedures become addictive? Study links addiction risk to social media and body image
As cosmetic procedures surge worldwide and beauty content increasingly dominates social media platforms, a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that for some women, cosmetic treatments may begin to resemble ...
Phys.org / Biosensor detects nanoplastics in water within minutes
The growing presence of nanoplastics in the environment has highlighted the need for simpler detection methods, leading researchers at Science Tokyo to develop a rapid biosensor for detecting polystyrene nanoparticles in ...
Medical Xpress / Keeping moms in the game: FIFA launches guide for pregnant and post-partum players
Soccer players who are pregnant or have recently given birth can kick off the season with more confidence, using a new FIFA tool developed in collaboration with a University of Alberta researcher. Two decision aids, one for ...
Medical Xpress / Patients whose physicians scored higher in LKA less likely to receive low-value care
Patients whose physicians scored higher in the first year of the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Internal Medicine Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA) were significantly less likely to receive low-value health ...
Medical Xpress / 988 and other mental health crisis lines missing people over 50, according to survey
In the four years since the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the nationwide service for mental health and substance misuse crisis support, Americans have dialed, texted or chatted online with the service more ...
Medical Xpress / Ureters stay visible for hours with dye designed to vanish through kidneys
A cross-disciplinary research team led by Hongjie Dai, director of the Materials Institute of Life Sciences and Energy (MILES) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Shenzhen, has developed a promising near-infrared (NIR) ...
Medical Xpress / Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices
Is your child addicted to their phone? Clinical psychologist Dr. Danielle Einstein reveals the warning signs to look out for—and four simple strategies to help you swap out screen time for family time.
Medical Xpress / Trauma triage is challenging: Study assesses how AI might help improve accuracy
Making triage decisions in a busy emergency room is tough enough; making triage decisions based on a hurried call with emergency medical staff responding at the scene of an accident is all the more challenging.
Medical Xpress / Expert urges redesign for aged care systems
Experts are calling for a major overhaul of health and aged care systems to accommodate rising numbers of older people.
Phys.org / Climate disclosure gives Canadian companies an edge with European investors, new research shows
Canadian companies that disclose their climate-related risks and impacts have a considerable advantage over those that don't when it comes to attracting financing from European institutional investors, according to our recent ...
Phys.org / Firefly brightness holds a cautionary tale about accepting older measurements
For over a century, the accepted value for a firefly's brightness has mostly stood, tracing its origins to experiments carried out in 1912. Through rigorous new analysis published in the American Journal of Physics, David ...
Phys.org / Hidden fifth dimension could tune dark matter resonance, new theory proposes
The mysterious substance that binds galaxies together could naturally be "in tune" with a hidden fifth dimension, according to a new University of Sheffield theory aiming to shed light on one of science's biggest enigmas: ...
