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Medical Xpress / Lower breast, cervical cancer screening seen for adults with disabilities

Individuals with disabilities have a lower prevalence of breast and cervical cancer screening, according to a study published in Cancer.

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Unsustainable—or manageable? We don't yet know how data centers will impact Australia's environment

Australia's pipeline of huge data center projects has raised questions about how much energy and water these giant server farms will use.

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / EU to propose curbing social media, online games for under-15s

The European Union is set to propose curbing access to social media, video-sharing platforms, chatbots and online games for children younger than 15, according to a draft legal document seen by AFP.

12 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Doomers and boosters: Who's who in the AI wars

The furious debate over artificial intelligence has hardened into warring camps—and a cautious middle.

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice—often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up.

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cardiovascular disease tops cancer as leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in U.S.

Cardiovascular disease has surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the U.S., driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other risk factors that often begin earlier ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / WHO validates Chile as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies

Chile has become the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, following more than five decades of public health "prevention and surveillance," the World Health Organization said Monday.

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / 'We unleashed the beast': The world's fears and hopes about AI

The threat of catastrophic danger as artificial intelligence develops at high speed has sparked a global debate on how it should be regulated.

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Blood protein linked to lower risk of depression and PTSD after traumatic brain injury

Every year, an estimated 20 million people worldwide sustain a concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI), which leads to a two- to fourfold increase in the risk of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Why are the stars around our galaxy's black hole missing their companions?

A new study suggests that the young stars orbiting the Milky Way's central black hole may have a surprisingly ordinary origin. But the black hole's influence may be what makes their origin look more exotic than it really ...

Sep 12, 2026
Phys.org / Ultracold cesium atoms reveal Bethe strings predicted nearly a century ago

In 1931, physicist Hans Bethe predicted that, in certain one-dimensional quantum systems, particles can bind together to form multi-particle states known as Bethe strings. Unlike ordinary molecules, which are held together ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests

The seemingly trivial ability to hear a regular pulse in music is a remarkable—and perhaps distinctively human—feature of the brain. In a wide-ranging critical review, Gábor Háden of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural ...

Sep 11, 2026