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Phys.org / How lifetime stress drives abnormal behaviors in lab monkeys
It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking. Conventional thinking is that these actions are linked to recent stresses or current housing conditions. ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I, a rare immune disorder
Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric immune disorders for over 30 years. This week, his role in a clinical trial has culminated in the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved ...
Medical Xpress / Listening to music for 24 minutes may ease anxiety, study finds
A short music session may help ease anxiety and researchers say there's a "sweet spot" for how long to listen.
Medical Xpress / Night shifts worsen type 2 diabetes management, study finds
Night shift workers living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) face challenges in maintaining a healthy diet and managing their condition. The findings by King's College London, as part of a series of studies published in Diabetic ...
Phys.org / Saturday Citations: Birthday cetaceans; quantifying children's play experiences; placebos still effective
This week, we learned that across the animal kingdom, sperm cells have a short shelf life. A study implicated autoantibodies in the development of long COVID. And among its other drawbacks, the weedkiller glyphosate may foster ...
Phys.org / Chemists harness electricity to create biomass-based building blocks
Chemists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Utrecht University have developed a new method to produce a promising chemical building block from biomass. This compound can serve as a precursor for useful products ...
Medical Xpress / Wondering if you really need that dental treatment? What to ask and how to get a second opinion
If the dental bill has ever made you gulp, you're far from alone. Around three in 10 Australian adults say they avoid or delay dental care due to costs. In Aotearoa New Zealand, almost half of adults overall have unmet dental ...
Phys.org / New study finds work-based learning key to closing the cybersecurity skills gap
As the demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to rise, new research from the University of South Florida identified a growing interest among higher education institutions to incorporate work-based learning in cybersecurity ...
Medical Xpress / Your voice, your typing, your sleep: What workplace well-being apps are really analyzing
A workplace well-being app might seem like a simple and helpful tool—a mood check-in, some stress management advice, or a chatbot asking how your week has gone. But behind that supportive language, some systems are also quietly ...
Tech Xplore / At 'Davos of energy', AI looks to gas to power its rapid expansion
Natural gas took center stage this week at the world's largest energy conference, as major market players discussed how to power the rise of artificial intelligence.
Tech Xplore / Microsoft takes over a Texas AI data center expansion after OpenAI backs away
Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation's largest complexes for running artificial ...
Medical Xpress / Second-hand smoke exposure down 96% since Scotland's smoking ban, study shows
Second-hand smoke exposure in Scotland is down 96% since the country's landmark smoke-free legislation came into force on March 26, 2006, new research by the University of Stirling and Public Health Scotland has shown.
