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Tech Xplore / New autonomous monitor prevents drone crashes in real time
A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitoring system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep them on course and out of danger in real time.
Medical Xpress / Astrocytes help preserve memories for weeks by stabilizing neural circuits
Some memories remain with us for years, shaping how we learn from experience and adapt to the world around us. Others disappear quickly, even when they once seemed important. Although scientists have long studied how memories ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 'secret shopper' study finds gaps in online prescribing
Getting a GLP-1 prescription online can be quick and convenient, but new research suggests it may come with surprisingly little medical oversight. The findings are published in the journal JAMA.
Phys.org / Sunlight-powered chemistry reduces hazardous oxidant risk
Researchers at the University of Osaka developed a light-driven method for synthesizing Davis reagents that generates the hazardous oxidant mCPBA only on demand and consumes it immediately. Kinetic analysis showed no detectable ...
Phys.org / If you flirt with an AI companion, does that count as cheating?
AI romantic companions—digital agents that can text, speak, flirt and are always available—are a rapidly growing social phenomenon.
Medical Xpress / What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?
Peptide may not yet be the 2026 Oxford Word of the Year, but it must surely be in the running. From your friendly neighborhood influencer to the gym bros, injectable peptides have been all over social media and are now making ...
Medical Xpress / Exposure to common endocrine disruptors carries increased risk of precocious puberty in girls
Research from the University of Granada published in the European Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that girls with higher levels of bisphenol A (a component of plastics and epoxy-phenolic resins) and benzophenones (ultraviolet ...
Phys.org / Cultural safety isn't a buzzword—it's a vital part of First Nations health care and healing
First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians.
Medical Xpress / Training device expands access to high-performance diagnostic testing
The rise of automation and AI has raised fears about job loss, but smart tools can also train workers rather than replace them. Meanwhile, a chronic shortage of trained personnel limits the reach of health care in both developing ...
Medical Xpress / Promising medication combination to treat an 'undruggable' type of lung cancer
Breakthrough research led by scientists in Manchester has identified a new drug combination that could improve outcomes for thousands of patients with lung cancer driven by a rare type of KRAS mutation, offering hope for ...
Medical Xpress / Equine 'colleagues' can help protect therapists from burnout
"Including a big, warm creature in the therapy space creates a completely different dynamic than what can be achieved in an office," said Charlotte Fiskum, associate professor of psychology at the Norwegian University of ...
Phys.org / Evidence of elusive high-energy gravitons in quantum Hall systems
Electrons, negatively charged particles, sometimes coordinate their movements in ways that produce certain collective excitations referred to as quasiparticles. One case in which this occurs is the quantum Hall effect, a ...
