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Phys.org / How approaching sounds can warp your perception of time
Everyone's perception of time is unique. It is a subjective experience shaped by factors such as age, emotions, memory and environmental contexts. And it may also be influenced by background noise, as scientists have demonstrated ...
Medical Xpress / Clinician support key to patient adoption of VR therapies, study suggests
A new study published in JMIR XR and Spatial Computing demonstrates that the way virtual reality therapeutics (VRx) are introduced to patients is a critical factor in how successfully they adopt the technology. The randomized ...
Medical Xpress / Modern IVF achieves higher success rates with single embryo transfer, major study finds
Modern IVF treatment can now achieve substantially higher success rates than historical approaches while dramatically reducing twin and triplet pregnancies, according to new research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of ...
Phys.org / Satellite record reveals US tidal wetland productivity rose 6% in 20 years
Carbon sequestration, climate regulation, biodiversity support and shoreline protection: These are all benefits provided by tidal wetlands. As the climate changes, the amount of carbon captured by these vital ecosystems may ...
Medical Xpress / What research reveals about transmasculine pregnancy
A recent review of published research provides some evidence that a small but noteworthy minority of transmasculine people (trans, nonbinary, and other gender-expansive people who were assigned female at birth) have pregnancies ...
Medical Xpress / Investigational drug that targets DNA damage help could treat Alzheimer's disease
Accumulation of DNA damage in the brain's neurons may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. New research in FEBS Open Bio demonstrates the therapeutic potential of a drug that targets this process.
Phys.org / How climate change affects interactions between owls and their prey
A study published in Ecography has assessed how climate change may be destabilizing interactions between predators and prey in the wild—specifically, how owl–prey interactions have responded to environmental variability and ...
Tech Xplore / A soft exoskeleton could restore hand function in people with motor impairments
Recent technological advances have opened valuable possibilities for supporting people with motor impairments or who are recovering from injuries to the brain, spinal cord or nerves. Millions of people worldwide currently ...
Medical Xpress / A new soccer concussion protocol could make one of the game's hardest calls much faster
The World Cup has the globe glued to TV screens, watching 22 soccer players work their magic on the field. Every so often, one of them takes a hard hit to the head from the ball or another player's head, and they often continue ...
Phys.org / Quantum computers model nine fusion fuel material configurations for first time
A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic and IBM has calculated nine molecular configurations of a promising material to produce fuel for fusion energy—the first known instance of such computations ...
Phys.org / How rocket launches could threaten Australia's coastal wildlife
Space and rockets have been big news of late, from the successful Artemis 2 mission in April to the recent listing of SpaceX on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Phys.org / Steering light in a flash: New chip redirects light beams in less than a trillionth of a second
Light can carry enormous amounts of information at extreme speeds, making photonic technologies promising for the development of faster communications, more powerful computing systems and more sensitive sensors. But for light ...
