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Medical Xpress / Research suggests autistic adults have an increased risk of suicidal behaviors, irrespective of trauma

Autistic people are more likely to report suicide-related behaviors and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

19 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Kennedy sharpens vaccine attacks, without scientific backing

As the federal government prepares for the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has intensified his attacks on aluminum vaccine components ...

5 hours ago in Vaccination
Medical Xpress / Clinicians' lack of adoption knowledge interferes with adoptees' patient-clinician relationship, analysis indicates

Researchers examined health care challenges faced by adult adoptees and how being adopted affects relationships with their clinicians. U.S. adult adoptees completed a mixed-methods online survey. A total of 204 participants ...

19 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Hybrid ambient documentation decreases after-hours work, note delays for physicians, researchers report

Physicians often need to work outside of typical clinic hours to complete patient visit notes, and studies have shown this "pajama time," along with other factors driven by documentation burden, increases rates of burnout.

19 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Novel discovery reveals how brain protein OTULIN controls tau expression and could transform Alzheimer's treatment

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a brain enzyme called OTULIN controls the expression of tau, the protein that forms toxic tangles in Alzheimer's disease. The findings, published in Genomic Psychiatry, ...

23 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / School violence doesn't happen in isolation: What research from southern Africa is telling us

School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber threats and bullying, fights, gangsterism, and the use of weapons at school.

6 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Ethiopian volcanic plume captured by satellite

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeast Ethiopia, believed to have been dormant for up to 12,000 years, erupted on 23 November 2025, sending a massive plume of ash and sulfur dioxide high into the atmosphere.

15 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Menstruation remains a taboo topic for Middle Eastern women

Research from the National Institute of Complementary Medicine and the Translational Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University has shed new light on the perceptions and experiences of period pain and menstruation ...

15 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Yes, the universe can expand faster than light

An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be straightforward. Objects are still emitting light, and that light takes time to travel from them over to here, ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Horse virus EHV-1 outbreak spreads to eight Texas counties: Two horses have died

The number of confirmed cases of EHV-1, the deadly horse virus, has grown to 17 across eight Texas counties, authorities said on Nov. 24. Two horses have died.

17 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Can Coloradans coexist better with beavers? State wildlife officials craft plan to manage industrious rodents

Depending on who's talking, beavers can be any of the following: unsung ecological heroes, nuisance rodents bent on wreaking havoc, cute creatures brimming with charisma—or a hunting target.

17 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Is the universe Infinite?

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, good ol' Earth helps us understand what the universe might be doing beyond our observable horizon.

Nov 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space