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Medical Xpress / Laughter therapy can help people with COPD breathe more easily

A clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that laughter therapy can reduce breathing difficulties and is as effective as more traditional breathing exercises. The research was presented ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / End of free school meal program led to increased stress and hunger, poorer diets and reduced focus, say teachers

How did students' diets and behavior change after the expiration of a pandemic-era universal free school meal program in 2022? Researchers asked teachers for their observations of the impact on students and found that teachers ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Smoking's social myth challenged as 50,000-person study links it to loneliness

Smoking is not social and leads to increased loneliness, according to a large Europe-wide study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

9 hours ago
Phys.org / Small molecular substitutions reshape energy pathways behind aggregation-induced emission

Certain chemical substances, broadly called luminogens, have an inherent ability to emit light. Most fluorescent molecules emit light in solution but lose their emission in the solid state, where the molecules aggregate.

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Focal therapy use remains uncommon in nonmetastatic prostate cancer

For patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, focal therapy use has remained uncommon across risk groups, and its use was defined as inappropriate in about half of recipients, according to a research letter published online ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / How algorithms are making our environments bland

The Pantone color of the year for 2026 is white. It's called Cloud Dancer, which is described as a "lofty white." This choice reflects a growing trend away from color in our visual world.

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Older athletes show aging need not bring major losses in fitness or independence

The poet Dylan Thomas famously wrote, "old age should burn and rave at close of day"—and a high-profile cohort of professional athletes seems to be taking him literally.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Six-month community program improves attention and diet scores in older adults

As aging populations drive rising global health care demands, finding scalable ways to prevent cognitive decline has become a public health priority. While intensive clinical trials have shown that multidomain lifestyle interventions ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Germany's Isar Aerospace launches rocket into orbit from Norway

Germany's Isar Aerospace launched a rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday as Europe races to boost its ability to economically send satellites into space independently of the United States.

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / In a third of cases, AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients that their symptoms aren't serious

In a third of cases, AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients that their symptoms are not serious, discouraging them from seeking a referral to a specialist, according to research presented at the European Respiratory ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Bacteria in classroom dust associated with reduced lung function in children

Common bacteria found in classroom dust are associated with reduced lung function in children, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The research may show ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world

An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental ...

Sep 2, 2026