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Medical Xpress / Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

A stroke is a devastating condition that disrupts proper brain function. After a stroke, many patients will typically experience pain in the limbs on the side of their bodies opposite to the brain lesion. In rare cases, pain ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Teen well-being improving after years of post-pandemic concern, major study finds

A major new study of more than 115,000 young people suggests teenage well-being may finally be recovering after years of concern over the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Self-regulation can curb students' overconfidence in AI

The rapid emergence of generative AI in higher education has raised concerns about students' reliance on the use of these tools for academic and personal tasks. Although generative AI can boost productivity and creativity, ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study finds being female is not a universal stroke risk factor for patients with AFib

A new Tulane University study challenges a long-standing assumption in heart care: that being female automatically increases stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation, a common condition that causes the heart to beat ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / MMR vaccines provide long-lasting protection against measles transmission

Sustained herd immunity against measles in Finland suggests the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine provides long-term protection against onward measles transmission, according to a new study conducted by researchers at ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study offers new evidence on role of health crises in driving housing instability and homelessness

Major health events increase the risk of housing instability and homelessness among Medicaid enrollees, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. These findings shed new light on the ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Studying impact flashes to detect missile and meteorite composition

Southwest Research Institute, or SwRI, is studying impact flashes generated by high-speed collisions. One application of understanding impact flashes is to remotely identify what materials are involved in the collisions. ...

23 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Reusable cups made easy: What consumers really want

A new study from Taiwan combines consumer behavior research and life cycle assessment to design reusable cup systems that people are more willing to use. The findings show that convenience and incentives strongly shape participation, ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Why drinking alcohol may make you reach for chips and pizza

Drinking alcohol may lead people to overconsume savory ultra-processed foods, according to new research from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, with researchers suggesting this may contribute to excess energy ...

23 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Two animal-inspired algorithms just changed how software-defined networks catch attacks before disruptions spread

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-based system designed to improve cyberattack detection in software-defined networks (SDNs), a networking architecture widely used in data centers and enterprise systems.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / JWST finds a stellar bar in the early universe that breaks all rules

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a stellar bar in GN20, a massive galaxy seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. The new paper was submitted to the preprint server arXiv on May ...

May 31, 2026
Phys.org / The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Three-quarters of S&P 500 companies now tie a portion of their CEO's pay to environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. They typically include carbon emissions, workforce diversity and worker safety, among others.

Jun 3, 2026