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Phys.org / From smoking to stigma: How screen stories influence health
What people see on screen can shape what they do off it. When actors such as James Dean and Marlon Brando lit cigarettes in 1950s rebel films, smoking came to signify cool, defiance and desire for an entire generation.
Medical Xpress / Swimming beats running for strengthening the heart, study finds
A study conducted on an animal model by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil demonstrated that swimming is more effective than running in promoting healthy heart growth and improving the ...
Phys.org / Neolithic fur production: A 7,000-year-old pit with beaver remains discovered near Alsleben
In advance of the construction of the SuedOstLink high-voltage direct current transmission line, archaeological investigations were carried out in the Salzland district by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology ...
Phys.org / Optical design unlocks direct Raman detection of ångström-scale ultrathin molecular layers at interfaces
Conventional spontaneous Raman spectroscopy of interfacial molecules typically requires plasmonic or electronic enhancement, limiting accessible systems. A nonlinear coherent Raman method now enables direct, high sensitivity ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 reduces heavy drinking days in treatment seeking people with alcohol use disorder and obesity, finds small trial
A trial of 108 adults with obesity seeking treatment for alcohol use finds a once-weekly semaglutide injection reduced heavy drinking days in the past 30 days by an average of roughly 12 days, 50% higher than the eight-day ...
Medical Xpress / Autonomous AI renews 192 drugs in Utah pilot, exposing safety and legal gaps
A first-of-its-kind pilot program in Utah developed by a health-technology startup company uses artificial intelligence to automatically renew certain prescriptions for patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension ...
Science X / Dreaming while awake: Dream-like states are not confined to sleep
We tend to take for granted that the thoughts associated with sleep have a particular quality: We often describe them as elusive, abstract, or marked by a certain strangeness. Yet a study conducted by researchers from the ...
Medical Xpress / You can't hear it, yet this sound may explain paranormal experiences
Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can't hear. It can come from natural sources like storms, or from anthropogenic sources like traffic. Some animals use it to communicate, ...
Phys.org / Atlantic Forest's top predator faces a hidden collapse, and protected areas are no longer enough
In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of extinction in the South American Atlantic Forest: food scarcity. A study by Brazilian researchers ...
Phys.org / Single-vesicle profiling could push liquid biopsies toward everyday clinical use
Extracellular vesicles, or EVs, are tiny membrane-bound particles released by nearly all cells. They carry proteins, RNA, lipids, and other biological cargo that reflect the condition of their parent cells. Because EVs circulate ...
Medical Xpress / Adenotonsillectomy improves sleep efficiency in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
For many children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), adenotonsillectomy (T&A) improves sleep efficiency (SE) and resolves OSA, according to a study published online April 12 in Laryngoscope: Investigative Otolaryngology.
Medical Xpress / 'Click clotting' stops bleeding fast and could transform emergency care
Researchers at McGill University have developed a rapid way to engineer blood clots that stop severe bleeding and support tissue healing more effectively. Their technique, called "click clotting," links red blood cell surface ...
