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Medical Xpress / Viral eating videos linked to body image concerns and disordered eating symptoms
Millions of people watch social media stars consume enormous amounts of food online, but new research suggests these viral eating videos could be contributing to how viewers think about their bodies and their relationship ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds extreme obesity common among bariatric surgery patients, should not preclude treatment
Patients with extreme obesity are more common among those undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery than previously recognized, and although they face a greater burden of certain health conditions and surgical complications, ...
Phys.org / Parents are increasingly abusive toward teachers and principals. How can schools respond?
Some private schools have begun asking parents to sign a code of conduct to try to stop abusive behavior toward teachers.
Tech Xplore / Meta, U.S. states agree $18 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of U.S. states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.
Medical Xpress / Wastewater may offer an early warning of pertussis outbreaks
Pertussis, or whooping cough, continues to cause periodic outbreaks worldwide and can be especially dangerous for infants who have not completed vaccination. Yet conventional surveillance depends on people seeking medical ...
Tech Xplore / Streamlined path-finding model helps unmanned vehicles search 15 times as fast as conventional model
A hiker is lost in the forest, and winter weather is setting in. The search needs to be speedy, thorough and efficient. Searchers send out an autonomous robotic drone. But how does it know where it should go? New research ...
Tech Xplore / US disrupts platforms allegedly used by Chinese hackers
U.S. law enforcement on Tuesday announced the seizure of internet domains allegedly used by Chinese hackers to target government agencies and critical infrastructure.
Medical Xpress / A new saliva test for endometriosis is in trials. What this and other new endo tests mean for you
It can take years for someone to be diagnosed with endometriosis. This can mean ongoing pain, repeated appointments, uncertainty and delayed treatment.
Tech Xplore / Flexible sensor detects near-infrared light with higher response after repeated bending
A research team has developed a flexible near-infrared (NIR) photodetector that delivers photoresponsivity more than five times higher while maintaining its performance under repeated bending. The technology is expected to ...
Medical Xpress / How mutation disrupts cell development, driving region-specific brain tumors
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that specific brain cells respond differently to H3.3 K27M, a mutation in the histone H3.3 protein that drives many cases of diffuse midline glioma (DMG), depending ...
Medical Xpress / Simple urine test could improve kidney transplant decisions and save hundreds more donor kidneys
A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a simple urine test performed on deceased kidney donors could help doctors make better transplant decisions, giving more people access to successful kidney ...
Phys.org / Gambling branding dominates Premier League YouTube highlights, new study finds
New research from the University of Nottingham has found that gambling brands were visible in 32% of Premier League soccer highlight footage, compared with less than 2% of FIFA World Cup highlights, raising questions about ...
