All News

Medical Xpress / Body-focused teens more likely to experience anxiety and depression at 20

Teenage girls who maintain a "normal" body weight through constant dieting and exercise may look "healthy" but should be seen as a vulnerable group, according to new research from the University of Warwick. The study is published ...

12 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Why a flu transmission experiment didn't spread the flu

A group of volunteers spent days locked in a small hotel room with people actively infected with flu. They played games, shared objects and exercised together in conditions designed to help the virus spread. Yet not a single ...

12 hours ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Experts propose fiber as first new essential nutrient in 50 years

University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka nutrition experts are calling for dietary fiber to be officially recognized internationally as an essential nutrient—the first "new" essential nutrient in more than 50 years.

13 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report—here's what that means

The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages.

14 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Stronger together: How social connections and physical activity team up to boost older adults' health

Experts have long known that strong social networks and physical activity help older adults stay healthier. Until now, however, little has been known about how these two factors interact to affect the health and well-being ...

13 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / Flies linked to cholera spread amid oral vaccine trial

The role that flies play in spreading cholera—a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration—has been underestimated in Africa, which carries the largest burden of the disease.

Phys.org / Legs made for a Mars landing 

To land on the right foot on the Red Planet, European engineers have been dropping a skeleton of the four-legged ExoMars descent module at various speeds and heights on simulated Martian surfaces.

14 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / What Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse U-turn means for the future of virtual reality

Mark Zuckerberg's vision for the metaverse was meant to reimagine how we interact with each other and the world, providing us with an immersive world where we could seamlessly combine digital and physical information.

14 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Medical Xpress / Research finds exercise type to target body fat in seniors

High intensity interval training (HIIT) may be the optimal exercise for reducing body fat while maintaining muscle mass in older adults, according to new research led by UniSC academics.

14 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tech Xplore / The EU's new AI rulebook will affect businesses and consumers in the UK, too

For the UK after Brexit, it is tempting to imagine that regulation no longer comes from Brussels. Yet one of the most significant pieces of digital legislation anywhere in the world—the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act—is ...

14 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / The new face of HIV in Florida

After four decades of hard-won progress toward curbing the HIV epidemic, the face of the disease is changing.

15 hours ago in HIV & AIDS
Phys.org / Rushing a major strategy announcement can be a mistake for new CEOs

When a new CEO takes over at a firm, it creates uncertainty for important stock market participants such as financial analysts who meet regularly with them and influence the investing patterns for the world's largest institutional ...

13 hours ago in Other Sciences