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Medical Xpress / Younger people are increasingly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea

Despite getting eight hours of sleep at night, Maddy Dumas struggled to stay awake during the day. If she lay down for a nap, she was out cold. It wasn't until her husband kept complaining about her loud snoring and a choking ...

31 minutes ago in Sleep disorders
Medical Xpress / Here's what happens to your body when clocks 'fall back' an hour

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America "falls back" into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too—it'll help your body clock reset faster.

44 minutes ago in Health
Phys.org / The Tycho supernova's hidden secret

In November 1572, a brilliant new star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, shining so brightly that it was visible during the day. Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe carefully documented this celestial phenomenon, and the ...

1 minute ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / When labels replace problem-solving: How stigmatization blocks understanding in the asylum debate

Dr. Lin Dong on how language is a battleground in UK asylum debates, stigmatization distracting from real issues, and the path from judgment to understanding.

9 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / LA's trippy museum of AI arts—and its new opening plan

AI is driving the stock market to record highs, dominating countless debates about the value of human labor, and radically rewiring the way schools approach education. It's also causing a stir in the art world, with media ...

13 minutes ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Common cholesterol drug might protect against 'chemo brain'

The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from "chemo brain."

30 minutes ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / NASA's Space Launch System rocket for moon-bound Artemis II mission fully stacked at Kennedy Space Center

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon.

13 minutes ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Researcher hopes to solve the mystery of the vanishing Minnesota moose

As a young wildlife biologist, Adam Mortensen has worked in the mountains of New Mexico, the high desert of northern California and the wilderness of Isle Royale, where he lived out of a tent and backpacked daily to study ...

just added in Biology
Medical Xpress / Montreal homelessness services for 2SLGBTQ+ adults are inadequate, researchers find

Homelessness services in Montreal are not well suited to the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ adults in Montreal, a study by McGill researchers has found.

42 minutes ago in Medical economics
Phys.org / The hidden cost of environmental policy uncertainty

Air pollution regulations are meant to protect public health, but new evidence shows they also carry an unexpected cost: higher interest rates on the bonds counties issue to fund schools, hospitals, and infrastructure. When ...

12 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / AI learns to identify exploding stars with just 15 examples

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help astronomers identify celestial objects in the night sky? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated ...

7 minutes ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Study examines trends for use of medications for opioid use disorder among surgical patients

In an effort to stem the death toll from opioid overdose, United States public health officials have promoted the prescription and use of medications like buprenorphine that blunt the effects of illicit opioids such as fentanyl.

24 minutes ago in Surgery