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Medical Xpress / Study reveals how many hours of video games per week might be too many

Playing video games for more than 10 hours a week could have a significant impact on young people's diet, sleep and body weight, according to a new Curtin University-led study published in Nutrition.

14 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender

Women and people with anxiety are both prone to low confidence in their own abilities, but a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers has found that the two groups are prone to two distinct types of underconfidence.

14 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / More resources and collaboration needed to support prevention and treatment of obesity

Obstacles to preventing and treating obesity, including limited access to healthy foods, limited time to prepare meals and exercise, neighborhood factors, weight stigma and financial constraints, are more likely to affect ...

14 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Reporting workplace sexual harassment 'not worth it,' say victims

Despite recent legal reforms and increased emphasis on upholding workplace conduct policies, most people who experience sexual harassment at work still do not report it.

14 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Experts growing new skin for Swiss fire victims

The Cell Production Center at Lausanne University Hospital is working flat out trying to grow new skin for badly burned survivors of Switzerland's New Year bar fire tragedy.

15 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Actor McConaughey seeks to patent image to protect from AI

Actor Matthew McConaughey has filed recordings of his image and voice with US patent authorities to protect them from unauthorized usage by artificial intelligence platforms, a representative said Wednesday.

14 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Potential new treatment for sepsis

Griffith University researchers may have unlocked the secret to treating sepsis, with a Phase II clinical trial in China successfully concluding with promising results.

14 hours ago in Medical research
Tech Xplore / Verizon says hourslong outage that disrupted calling and data services has been resolved

Verizon said it resolved an outage that disrupted many U.S. customers' calling and other cellular services for more than 10 hours on Wednesday.

15 hours ago in Telecom
Tech Xplore / One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians.

15 hours ago in Internet
Tech Xplore / Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday

Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary.

15 hours ago in Internet
Phys.org / How the active ingredients of monkfruit might affect health

Luo Han Guo (Siraitia grosvenorii), also known as monkfruit, is a perennial vine in the gourd family that has substantial antioxidant levels and is native to China.

9 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Public mistrust linked to drop in deceased donor organ donations and kidney transplants

Organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants, according to an analysis issued Wednesday that pointed to signs of public mistrust in ...

15 hours ago in Surgery