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Medical Xpress / Most Americans view obesity as a chronic disease deserving insurance coverage
Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) know that obesity is a chronic disease rather than a personal failure and more than 8 in 10 believe that insurance should cover its treatment, whether it be medications or surgeries, according ...
Medical Xpress / High blood pressure in adolescence a silent risk of atherosclerosis later in life, finds study
A blood pressure as low as 120/80 mm Hg in adolescence can be linked to a higher risk of atherosclerosis in middle age, according to a study led from Linköping University, Sweden. The findings, published in the journal JAMA ...
Phys.org / Stress caused by hurricane rainfall overwhelms sea anemones
Two Virginia high school students have discovered how sea anemones respond to salinity changes caused by hurricane rainfall. As hurricanes worsen due to climate change, this important information could help conservation efforts ...
Phys.org / Middle-aged are the engine room of Australia but many risk burnout, report finds
Middle-aged Australians are keeping the country running—but it's taking a hefty toll on their well-being, a new report shows.
Medical Xpress / Hoping to enjoy your holidays? Avoid the sneeze and wheeze triggers
As families prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and other winter holidays, millions will also have to navigate increased exposure to allergy and asthma triggers. From festive decorations to candle lightings ...
Phys.org / Physicists demonstrate the constancy of the speed of light with unprecedented accuracy
In 1887, one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of Earth by comparing the speed of light in the direction of Earth's ...
Phys.org / AI innovation missing the mark for local communities, according to report
New research finds communities across the UK feel left out of the benefits of public sector artificial intelligence—calling for more public participation in AI policy.
Phys.org / 'Chocolate-flavored' honey created using cocoa bean shells
A group of researchers from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, developed a product made from native bee honey and cocoa bean shells that can be consumed directly or used as an ingredient ...
Medical Xpress / Genomic analysis tool aids Scotland's fight against antibiotic-resistant infections
Bacterial infections can spread quickly, especially in hospital settings or crowded communities, where vulnerable people are treated in close proximity and bacteria move between them. Antimicrobial-resistant infections are ...
Medical Xpress / Opportunities to improve support for cancer survivors across Western Pacific
New research led by Peter Mac medical oncologist Professor Michael Jefford has identified major opportunities to strengthen cancer survivorship care across the Western Pacific.
Phys.org / Humans are evolved for nature, not cities, say anthropologists
A new paper by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) argues that modern life has outpaced human evolution. The study suggests that chronic stress and many ...
Phys.org / If the supernova standard candle is wrong, it could solve the Hubble tension
Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off their fringe cosmological models, we should note what this new study doesn't overturn. It doesn't say the Big ...
