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Medical Xpress / It may not just be what's in ultra-processed foods, but how they're made
Concerns about the health effects of ultra-processed foods are growing, as studies increasingly link them to conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and even early death. But scientists are still debating what's driving ...
Phys.org / An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data show ongoing systemic racism
It's been roughly six years since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a global conversation about anti-Black police violence and the excessive use of police force against Black and Indigenous communities.
Tech Xplore / Carbon ratios in concrete can improve carbon accounting
For the first time, researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, have found out how to determine how much carbon dioxide (CO2) from either natural or anthropogenic sources can be absorbed by special concrete ...
Medical Xpress / Older LGBTQ+ adults fear less support as they age, poll shows
LGBTQ+ people are woven into the lives of middle-aged and older Americans, a new national poll reports. About seven out of 10 non-LGBTQ+ people older than 50 (69%) have at least one personal connection to a person who is ...
Phys.org / JWST finds a stellar bar in the early universe that breaks all rules
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a stellar bar in GN20, a massive galaxy seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. The new paper was submitted to the preprint server arXiv on May ...
Medical Xpress / Online type 2 diabetes support linked to better health outcomes in England
A free online NHS program is delivering meaningful health improvements for adults living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) across England, a new study by University of Manchester researchers has shown. The NHS program called "Healthy ...
Medical Xpress / Poor sleep health in adolescence linked to hospitalization and worse health in young adulthood
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that poorer sleep health according to wrist actigraphy and insomnia symptoms during adolescence predicted a higher likelihood of an overnight hospital stay ...
Medical Xpress / How common is sex‑selective abortion in Australia, really?
New South Wales parliament is debating a bill this week that seeks to ban abortions performed on the basis of fetal sex.
Medical Xpress / Addressing ACL injuries in women: Expert explains prevention and treatment
No one wants to hear the distinctive pop of an ACL tearing or rupturing, which typically means the player's season is at an end. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is located inside the knee and provides stability during ...
Medical Xpress / Irregular sleep in preschool-age children is associated with lower verbal and memory performance
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that irregular sleep—including variability in sleep timing and duration—was associated with lower receptive vocabulary and visuospatial memory scores in preschool-age ...
Tech Xplore / New framework could standardize high-stakes AI in toxicology
A perspective in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence titled "Evidence-based AI: from trailblazer to trustblazer?" introduces a formal discipline called Evidence-based AI that applies the rigorous standards of medicine and ...
Phys.org / First direct view tracks planet-forming disk spinning around AB Aurigae
The rotation of a protoplanetary disk (a disk where planets are being formed) has been observed directly for the very first time by mapping the emissions from the dust grains within it. The disk in question surrounds the ...
