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Medical Xpress / Deep brain stimulation succeeds for 1 in 2 patients with treatment-resistant severe depression and anxiety in trial
Deep brain stimulation—implants in the brain that act as a kind of "pacemaker"—has led to clinical improvements in half of the participants with treatment-resistant severe depression in an open-label trial.
Medical Xpress / Colorectal cancer screenings remain low for people ages 45 to 49 despite guideline change
UCLA research finds that fewer than one in four eligible younger adults completed colorectal cancer screenings after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lowered the recommended screening age to 45 from ...
Phys.org / Too much or too little AI adoption may lower workers' job satisfaction
In research based on 2009–2020 data from 509 publicly listed US firms, lower and higher levels of adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) were associated with reduced job satisfaction, whereas moderate levels were linked ...
Medical Xpress / Gut bacterium could be key to tackling obesity crisis
The internet, libraries and bookshops are full of plans and advice on how to lose weight, from fad diets to intense exercise routines. But there could be another route to keeping the pounds away, and that's with a gut bacterium ...
Phys.org / Balloon telescope captures new details of matter swirling around black holes
An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes and how enormous amounts of energy and ...
Phys.org / From artificial organs to advanced batteries: A breakthrough 3D-printable polymer
A new type of 3D-printable material that gets along with the body's immune system, pioneered by a University of Virginia research team, could lead to safer medical technology for organ transplants and drug delivery systems. ...
Phys.org / Working with local communities to manage green spaces could help biodiversity crisis
Helping communities manage green spaces by understanding how they use and value the area could be an effective way for local governments to tackle the biodiversity crisis, according to a new study from the University of Exeter.
Tech Xplore / Innovative underwater exoskeleton boosts diving efficiency
A research team led by Professor Wang Qining from the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, Peking University, has developed the world's first portable underwater exoskeleton system that assists divers' knee movement, ...
Phys.org / Earth's earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures
A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously ...
Medical Xpress / Gene 'switch' reverses Alzheimer's risk in experimental model
University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer's disease treatments by targeting one of the brain's most important genes for risk and resilience.
Phys.org / Scientists directly observe diffusion behavior within individual nanostructures
In recent years, organic semiconductor materials have attracted considerable attention as key components for next-generation photoenergy conversion devices and organic solar cells due to their light weight and mechanical ...
Phys.org / Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles from desert plants show broad antimicrobial activity
As drug-resistant infections continue to rise, researchers are looking for new antimicrobial strategies that are both effective and sustainable. One emerging approach combines nanotechnology with "green" chemistry, using ...