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Medical Xpress / 'Restoring the joy of eating': Overcoming dysphagia through 3D food printing technology
As South Korea enters a superaged society, the rising number of cancer and chronic disease patients has made "eating well" an emerging national and social challenge. Dysphagia—difficulty swallowing—is particularly common ...
Medical Xpress / Forgotten memories can leave silent traces in the brain
Memory is not a perfect record. Some memories fade, while others remain hidden and can be brought back by reminders. But reminders can also distort what is remembered, and scientists still know little about how the brain ...
Phys.org / Redistributing sunlight boosts algae biomass productivity sixfold
Algae are increasingly being explored as sustainable "living factories" that can convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into renewable fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other valuable products.
Phys.org / Students are anxious—and it's no surprise, since we are teaching them to be that way
Temporary anxiety can often surface before the first day of school. Sometimes, that can help kids get in the right mindset for a big day. But when anxiety becomes a constant feature of children's and teenagers' days, that ...
Medical Xpress / Three-week digital training linked to motor gains and brain connectivity changes in Parkinson's patients
A new study from Reichman University has found that a short, three-week digital training program, combined with standard drug treatment for Parkinson's disease, led to significant improvements in patients' motor function ...
Medical Xpress / Press-needle therapy shows potential for pediatric allergic rhinitis
For children with allergic rhinitis (AR), press-needle therapy, especially in addition to medication, is potentially effective in improving clinical response, symptoms and quality of life, according to a review published ...
Phys.org / Light's hidden properties save quantum information from the chaos of bad weather
For years, researchers have tried to harness the "twist" of light to transmit data. This property describes how light spirals as it travels forward, and because it can be molded into a virtually infinite number of different ...
Phys.org / Ancient turtle hunting could inform modern conservation throughout southern Caribbean
Despite the promise of rebounding green sea turtle numbers, many sea turtle populations continue to flounder under the pressures of changing climates, overfishing and urbanization.
Medical Xpress / Team success can hide individual mistakes
Is failure necessary for learning? In many cases, yes. Scientists have long known that success can reduce how much people learn from their mistakes. But what happens in a team setting, where outcomes depend on more than one ...
Phys.org / Consumer confidence rises for second straight month; views remain downbeat amid high prices
Consumer sentiment confirmed its early-July reading, landing almost 12% above June, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.
Phys.org / Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse
A new study involving the University of Cambridge has found that road traffic kills between 15% and 29% of hedgehogs in local populations each year.
Phys.org / Early Cambrian fossil uncovers key buoyancy structure at the dawn of cephalopod evolution
Extant and ancient cephalopods—including octopuses, squids, extinct ammonites, cuttlefish and nautiluses—have all had to solve the problem of buoyancy, whether they have hard external shells or not.