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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 ...
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.
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
