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Tech Xplore / Haptic insoles and forearm band improve balance by substituting lost foot-pressure feedback

Misjudge a curb or miss a step on the stairs, and there is a split second of panic as your foot doesn't land when you expect it to. That brief loss of pressure can be enough to throw off your balance entirely.

Jun 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Shake-powered capsule tests and disinfects unsafe drinking water

It is a sobering fact that in the 21st century, 1 in 4 people still lack access to safe, clean drinking water, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The figures increase slightly during natural disasters, when ...

Jun 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / People consciously recognize the meaning of words they can no longer see, study finds

When humans are awake, they are typically aware of specific sounds, movements, objects and other stimuli in their surroundings. Most of these are stimuli that they can see, hear or perceive with any of their other senses.

Jun 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hibernation-like cooling after stroke may reduce brain damage

Our body loves the state of homeostasis, where everything is in perfect equilibrium, from temperature to pH levels to fluid balance. As soon as the body's core temperature drops below 95°F (35°C) and stays there for a long ...

Jun 19, 2026
Dialog / Documented concussions in NFL players linked to higher odds of arrest

Football is a lab for studying the many dimensions of head injury. From defensive backs running at the pace of a sprinter downhill into a 220-pound muscular running back at full speed, to 400-plus-pound linemen knocking heads ...

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Summer's silent killer: Why the world's heat waves are a global health emergency

Heat is no longer a future climate risk. It is already here.

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Examining perceived changes in extreme weather among older people

Older people in Austria widely perceive an increase in extreme weather since their childhood. Yet how strongly they notice these changes depends on their social position, where they live and how they relate to environmental ...

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / What is driving Europe's heat wave?

Europe is baking under a scorching heat wave, with health warnings in place across Western and Central Europe as temperatures climb to record-breaking highs.

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Insects exhibit evidence of a daily body clock for humidity

In a novel experiment at the University of Cincinnati, researchers recently isolated kissing bugs, fruit flies, mosquitoes and spider beetles in a climate- and light-controlled environment and found that they responded predictably ...

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Feeding data to AI to speed up drug discovery

Developing new medicines can require thousands of chemistry experiments to identify the right recipe for a safe, effective and ideally affordable drug.

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Is political polarization dangerous? Study provides clearer answers

In recent years, political polarization has received considerable attention, not least as an explanation for developments in the United States.

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny objects swimming in a superfluid of light move against the flow

Superfluids are intriguing states of matter in which particles behave like a giant collective wave, allowing them to flow without any friction. When this fluid flows past a fixed obstacle at a velocity below a specific threshold, ...

Jun 19, 2026