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Medical Xpress / British children are growing taller but not for the right reasons

A new analysis of Child Measurement Program data from England, Scotland, and Wales challenges recent reports suggesting children in Britain are getting shorter. The analysis, conducted by researchers at the University of ...

19 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Medical Xpress / Why does chronic back pain make everyday sounds feel harsher? Brain imaging study points to a treatable cause

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz. Published in Annals of Neurology, the study ...

20 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Your lifestyle trajectory greatly influences your weight, study says

Today, almost a third of U.S. adults are overweight and 43% have obesity. Behaviors that are likely to influence weight may be cemented early on. Early adulthood, from ages 18 to 25, is a time when people tend to experience ...

19 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Tech Xplore / Video messaging effectiveness depends on quality of streaming experience, research shows

Low-resolution online videos are less likely to influence opinion and also more likely to dissuade viewers from engaging with future content, research by Oregon State University scientists shows. The study carries major implications ...

20 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Pregnant? Researchers discover that it may decrease your 'fear memory'

There's a reason that the term "mom brain" exists. In recent years, research has shown that the forgetfulness and general fogginess that mothers can experience after giving birth, both immediately and in the long term, is ...

19 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Natural anti-inflammatory protein could save lives of sepsis patients, mouse study suggests

A naturally occurring protein in the human body could protect people from one of the world's biggest killers—sepsis. The protein's ability to reduce inflammation in a preclinical study raises hopes that it could be the ...

19 hours ago in Inflammatory disorders
Medical Xpress / Pollution exposure linked to mental health problems: EU agency

Environmental pollution is linked to several mental health disorders in Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned Tuesday, arguing that enforcing legislation would result in Europeans being both less depressed ...

18 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

The warming El Niño weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Niña fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday.

23 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Crocodile caught in an Australian creek 1,200 miles from its tropical habitat

Stephanie Kirsop didn't believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home.

23 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Closing the gap in maternal and child health: Rural Birthing on Country model shows positive results

A new study into the clinical effectiveness of a rural Birthing on Country service—compared to mainstream maternity services—has revealed First Nations women had significantly more normal vaginal births, were more likely ...

20 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / China's overstretched health care looks to AI boom

Throughout her first pregnancy, Wang Yifan had lots of questions, which she usually put to renowned obstetrician Duan Tao—or rather, an AI clone of the top Shanghai-based doctor.

22 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Tech Xplore / Second-hand phones surf rising green consumer wave

The secondhand market for smartphones has surged in recent years, borne up by lower prices as well as interest in eco-friendly consumption even as some still fear buying a dud.

23 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets