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Medical Xpress / Scabies outbreak in UK and Europe: What you need to know
Scabies cases are surging across the UK and Europe. The tiny mites that cause it spread easily through skin contact, making children, young adults, and elderly people particularly vulnerable. Effective treatments are available, ...
Phys.org / Lake Anna analysis finds multiple pollution sources, with mines a key contributor
A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving algae blooms in Virginia's Lake Anna may come from residential areas as well as farms, but a more ...
Phys.org / Antitrust crackdowns may reduce corporate know-how
Interlocking directorates—the practice of the same director sitting on the boards of competing companies—have long been identified with backroom deals and corporate collusion. In 1914, when antitrust laws began cracking ...
Medical Xpress / Not all mindfulness is the same. Here's why it matters for health and happiness
Over the past two decades, the concept of mindfulness has become hugely popular around the world. An increasingly ubiquitous part of society, it's taught everywhere from workplaces and schools to sports programs and the military.
Medical Xpress / Bitter taste receptors at the interface between nutrition, the endocrine system and health
A bitter taste has always been considered a warning signal, devoted to protecting us from ingesting potentially harmful substances. But bitter taste receptors can apparently do much more than just evaluate the taste of food. ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals cesarean section rates for public versus private hospitals in Europe
In a recently published review article from Lund University in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, researchers have analyzed the incidence of cesarean sections in different European countries. ...
Medical Xpress / Post-surgery delirium speeds memory decline in older adults, study finds
Older adults who experience delirium after hip fracture surgery face a significantly faster decline in memory and thinking skills than those who don't, according to a new study. The findings provide strong evidence that delirium—a ...
Medical Xpress / What Germany's diabetes FAIRification study means for handling clinical research data
In a new publication, researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the University of Medicine Greifswald show how research data can be processed to be FAIR on a step-by-step basis, i.e. such that they ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood trauma linked to high risk of self-harm in teens
A recent study followed more than 73,000 NSW children from their prenatal period through to adulthood to reveal how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to risks of teen self-harm or suicide. Those with the highest ...
Medical Xpress / Expiration of federal health insurance subsidies: What to know in California
Thousands of middle-class Californians who depend on the state-run health insurance marketplace face premiums that are thousands of dollars higher than last year because enhanced federal subsidies that began during the COVID-19 ...
Phys.org / High-resolution map shows dark matter's gravity pulled normal matter into galaxies
Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence on the formation of stars, galaxies and planets.
Medical Xpress / Early neural stem cell defects in Leigh syndrome may help children get diagnosed sooner
Virginia Tech researchers have discovered an indication hidden in the brain that may help doctors identify children suffering from a rare genetic disease earlier. Their findings are published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.
