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Medical Xpress / Caregivers worldwide often sacrifice their own well-being, 20 years of research further confirms

Caregivers of people with cancer, heart problems and other long-term illnesses report needing more psychological support but often stop short of accessing it.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Gut supplement shows promise against opioid-related damage in rat pups

New UNSW research published in Translational Psychiatry shows a gut supplement can repair opioid-related damage in rat pups, raising hopes for a future treatment for babies exposed to opioids in the womb.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New dementia warning sign is hiding in our muscles

Losing muscle as we age could be an important warning sign for dementia, according to new Curtin University research. Researchers analyzed more than 80 studies examining the links between body weight, body fat, muscle health ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Hope in the Storm: Studying the Daily Fight to Live

Understanding and preventing suicide often focuses on why people want to die—but a Yale researcher is calling for a shift to a more constructive, humanizing starting point. Christine Cha, PhD, stresses the importance of focusing ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Quantitative training overhaul needed in ecology

Ecologists are collecting more data than ever before, but many still lack confidence in the quantitative skills needed to make sense of it, according to a new paper.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / 'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women

It's a common refrain that AI is changing how we work, but new research conducted by the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, housed in the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, shows that AI is creating new forms of work ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Emergency department visits for gambling disorders nearly doubled after Ontario expanded its online gambling market

Emergency department (ED) visits for gambling disorders doubled following the legalization of single-event sports betting and expansion of Ontario's online gambling market, according to a new study from ICES. The increase ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Sibling interactions are an untapped resource for early engineering education, study suggests

While parents' roles in a child's education are well studied, new research examines the role siblings play in collaborating on educational projects. Researchers found that siblings often develop a few key roles in these working ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / World's first open-access battery imaging library launches

Scientists from Diamond Light Source and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source have contributed to the development of the world's first open-access battery imaging library. The library was created through an international collaboration ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New portable blood testing device could allow patient health to be monitored at home through an app

King's College London spinout Algocyte has developed a small blood-testing device that connects via Bluetooth and uses AI to build a picture of an individual's health over time. The tool could be especially beneficial for ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI is reshaping open source software and straining the systems that sustain it

Open source software underpins much of the modern digital world, from mobile phones and automobiles to cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Now, the rapid adoption of AI is creating new opportunities to improve that ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / In-orbit test advances deployable phased-array transceiver for small satellites

A satellite phased-array transceiver that folds up for launch and unfolds in space has been shown to work successfully in orbit, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. By using an innovative approach to correct nonplanar ...

20 hours ago