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Medical Xpress / Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines—but one machine is different from the rest.
Medical Xpress / Team sports can lower blood pressure and improve function in patients with chronic diseases
New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that team sports are a highly effective and potentially life-extending form of exercise for patients with high blood pressure and COPD. Even after a relatively short training ...
Medical Xpress / Autism is not a scare story: What parents need to know about medications in pregnancy, genetic risk
Over the past couple of months, headlines have warned expectant parents that something as ordinary as a pain reliever or an antidepressant taken during pregnancy could "cause autism."
Phys.org / Tuition promise boosts retention rate for lower-income students, long-term study finds
A flagship financial aid program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that provides generous support to in-state students from low- to moderate-income families increases student retention by several percentage points, ...
Phys.org / Solving the world's microplastics problem: 4 solutions cities and states are trying after global treaty talks collapsed
Microplastics seem to be everywhere—in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in human organs, blood, testicles, placentas and even brains.
Phys.org / How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind
When graphic videos go viral, like the recent fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, it can feel impossible to protect yourself from seeing things you did not consent to see. But there are steps you can take.
Phys.org / Job demand, not just skills, can shape public attitudes on immigration
A new study has found that demand for jobs could be just as important as skill level in how people feel about immigration.
Phys.org / Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk—a new diagnostic can prevent disease spread
A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of steel, but what causes her ...
Phys.org / Even professional economists can't escape political bias
Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do—and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less accurate.
Medical Xpress / Lice pose no health threat, yet some parents push back on rules to allow affected kids in class
Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student's head was lice-free. But what are known as "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of "nonexclusion" rules, ...
Phys.org / Provenance study shows 19th century looted 'Incan mummy' was actually an Aymara man
In a recent study, Dr. Claudine Abegg and her colleagues analyzed the remains of a mummified cranium housed in the collections of the Museum of Cantonal Archaeology and History of Lausanne.
Phys.org / Observations investigate the nature of a newly discovered odd radio circle
Astronomers from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and elsewhere have conducted radio spectropolarimetric observations of a recently identified odd radio circle designated ORC J0356–4216. Results of the observational campaign, ...
