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Medical Xpress / Neurologist helps develop global certification to improve rehabilitation for stroke survivors
A UTHealth Houston neurologist was among a group of two dozen health care professionals from across the globe who developed an international certification program designed to improve rehabilitation care among stroke survivors.
Medical Xpress / Wearable device reveals how sleep changes from freshman to senior year for college students
Sleep is a fundamental aspect of human health that plays a crucial role in cognitive function, academic performance and social interactions. A study published in PLOS One by Yao Zhao at Temple University, U.S., and colleagues ...
Tech Xplore / Smarter diagnostics could extend the lives of silicon EV batteries
Electric vehicle batteries could last twice as long, preventing costly replacement, with a new approach to heating and cooling the batteries, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering. The system is designed ...
Medical Xpress / Decade-long national study finds antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals improves with regular monitoring
A 10-year national study has found improved antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals that regularly monitored their prescribing, using a globally unique program developed by a Melbourne hospital. The study reinforces the ...
Phys.org / Human activity has not always harmed biodiversity—quite the opposite
For millennia, farming in Switzerland did not reduce plant diversity but helped increase it, University of Basel researchers have shown in a detailed reconstruction covering the past 7,000 years. Only recent decades paint ...
Medical Xpress / New biological clues behind coffee's benefit to liver health
In one of the most comprehensive studies of coffee and liver health to date, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators linked higher coffee consumption with a lower risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related ...
Medical Xpress / Blind boxes are a game of chance: How to keep kids from getting hooked
Labubus, "dumpling squishies" and Lego minifigures are examples of small collectible toys sold in "blind boxes."
Phys.org / Why Europe's rising plant diversity may signal habitat disruption, not ecological recovery
The number of plant species in many ecosystems in Europe has grown rather than shrunk over the last 100 years. However, this is not necessarily cause for celebration, as this local increase is primarily due to generalists ...
Phys.org / Crystal-design principle reveals how competing molecular forces control structure, color and phase transitions
Organic molecular crystals can respond to external stimuli such as heat, light, and mechanical force, making them attractive candidates for next-generation functional materials. However, predicting how multiple intermolecular ...
Phys.org / New research reveals the motivations and tactics used by call center fraudsters
A new study led by the University of Portsmouth lifts the lid on the tactics used by call center fraudsters in India, while revealing the shocking scale of the industry within the country. Published in the Journal of White ...
Phys.org / Mice actively seek better views to make visual decisions, virtual reality experiments show
Animals don't experience the world passively. A hawk tilts its head to track prey. A person leans forward to read a sign. Scientists call this "active sensing": moving the body to gather better information. A specific version ...
Phys.org / Disorder creates direction-dependent optics in compound semiconductors
An international research team has demonstrated that the intrinsic disorder of the compound semiconductor CuInSnS₄ can be exploited to influence its optical properties. While the atomic vibrations also sense the local disorder, ...
