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Medical Xpress / Graded sensorimotor retraining shows similar benefits to all people with chronic low back pain

New research has found that the benefits of graded sensorimotor retraining are likely to be similar for all patients with chronic low back pain.

13 minutes ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Study finds radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely shrinks retroperitoneal sarcoma tumors

According to new research, radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely produces favorable responses in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS), a rare and aggressive cancer that forms in the abdomen. The study ...

47 minutes ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Want to buy weight loss drugs? Here's what you should know first

When endocrinologist Dan Bessesen, MD, looked online and saw how easy it would be for him to purchase a weight loss drug from a compounding pharmacy without being seen by a medical provider, he was disturbed.

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Phys.org / There's an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom: Watchful students serving as informants

Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato's writings that touch on "race and gender ideology."

17 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation will make 2026 an exciting year for space

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch missions aimed at finding ...

21 minutes ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the center of a massive military build-up in the Arctic

Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, ...

25 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Why people believe misinformation even when they're told the facts

When you spot false or misleading information online, or in a family group chat, how do you respond? For many people, their first impulse is to fact-check—reply with statistics, make a debunking post on social media or ...

41 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI's development hadn't consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized ...

1 hour ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Reddit and TikTok, with the help of AI, are reshaping how researchers understand substance use

When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the stories shared on social media platforms are ...

1 hour ago in Addiction
Phys.org / India shows how urban forests can help cool cities, as long as planners understand what nature and people need

For many years, I lived in the Indian city of Chennai, where the summer temperatures can reach up to 44° C. With a population of 4.5 million, this coastal city is humid and hot.

36 minutes ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / South Florida's Brightline has highlighted an old problem: Every year, 900 pedestrians are killed by trains

In 2018, high-speed passenger trains branded as Brightline started running along the formerly freight-only Florida East Coast Railway. Initial service from Miami to West Palm Beach was extended to Orlando in 2023. Unfortunately, ...

53 minutes ago in Automotive
Phys.org / AI sheds light on hard-to-study ocean currents

The Indonesian Throughflow carries both warm water and fresh water from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean. As the only low-latitude current that connects the two bodies of water, it plays a key role in ocean circulation and ...

40 minutes ago in Earth