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Tech Xplore / New VR game tracks player emotions in hopes of fostering empathy for marginalized communities
You're in a dance club bathed in a neon-purple glow, surrounded by ghostly silhouettes that sway to the music. A stranger at the bar greets you with a flirty wave: "Hey, you look so cute!" Sparks fly. It's all part of a virtual ...
Medical Xpress / Modest sleep loss linked to weight gain in adults with high cardiometabolic risk
A pooled analysis of two randomized trials found that decreasing sleep by just 1.5 hours each night was associated with increases in body weight, waist circumference and sedentary time in adults with elevated cardiometabolic ...
Phys.org / What do people really eat? New global database gives best answer yet
A major new resource that provides one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of what people are eating around the world has been introduced in a new study by a UCL and University of Oxford researcher.
Phys.org / What's the best way to support perfectionistic students? Teachers don't always agree
Imagine a student spending hours meticulously erasing and rewriting a paragraph that is already excellent.
Medical Xpress / Pandemic onset stalled reduction of benzodiazepine use among older Americans, says study
Years of progress in reducing benzodiazepine prescribing among older Americans stalled after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a decade-long national study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
Phys.org / Why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic
East Antarctica hosts the largest ice sheet on Earth, containing enough water to raise global sea levels by 52 meters (171 feet) were it to fully melt. Yet scientists have been puzzled for decades about how and why this ice ...
Medical Xpress / Emerging evidence links tire pollution to Alzheimer's risk
A chemical called 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), which forms when shaved-off tire particles come into contact with ozone, might interfere with the inner workings of brain cells, leading to Alzheimer's disease. Zhang and Zhang's new ...
Medical Xpress / Natural regulator may slow several cancers by shutting down fibroblasts, study finds
An international research team co-led by the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (IBBTEC-CSIC-University of Cantabria) and CIC bioGUNE, member of BRTA, has identified a novel molecular mechanism that helps ...
Phys.org / Newly discovered mineral named for researcher Tyler Spano
Tyler Spano's impact on the field of mineralogy is anything but small. So when a newly discovered mineral, modest in size but significant in meaning, was named spanoite in her honor, it became a fitting tribute to her contributions ...
Medical Xpress / Identifying the healing powers of sacred moments in health care
In health care, it is often the smallest moments that carry the greatest meaning—a quiet conversation with a patient, a shared reflection with colleagues, or a hand held in silence. These brief yet powerful connections, known ...
Phys.org / Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages
Brown University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method for predicting the rate at which materials used in controlled drug-release systems release therapeutic agents. The new method could slash the ...
Medical Xpress / Preparing for Andes virus outbreaks to prevent transmission in health care settings
Andes virus, the type of hantavirus responsible for the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship earlier this year, has a fatality rate of up to 36%. Precautions such as isolation of infected individuals and use of personal ...
