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Medical Xpress / Wearable tech for babies shows that night awakenings more common than parents believe
Almost half of Finnish parents feel that their infants' sleep is abnormal. However, measuring sleep disturbances is complicated. In her doctoral thesis, University of Helsinki researcher Sofie de Sena investigated infant ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Lowering radiation dose in chest X-ray imaging yields same accuracy, researcher finds
Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) is an X-ray technique that provides sectional images with better lesion visibility than conventional chest radiography (CXR), while using far less radiation than CT. Masoud Jadidi will defend his ...
Medical Xpress / Virtual intervention reduces substance use in American Indians and Alaska Natives
A clinical trial has demonstrated that a virtual prevention intervention reduced cannabis and alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native emerging adults. In this study, published in JAMA Network Open, researchers ...
Phys.org / Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the same period last year.
Phys.org / Sunlight-powered setup generates quantum entanglement
Today's quantum technologies rely on energy-intensive lasers, raising concerns that scaling them up could further increase energy demands. In new work, researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement between photons ...
Phys.org / Australia's plastic exports may deepen health risks in Indonesian communities
A new commentary in BMJ Global Health, co-authored by the George Institute, reveals that Australia exported 22,333 metric tons of plastic waste to Indonesia in 2023–24 alone, part of a wider crisis that has seen the country ...
Tech Xplore / French newspapers target Google over AI summaries
A federation of nearly 300 French newspapers said Tuesday that it filed a complaint with the country's competition authority over Google's new AI-generated search-result summaries, fearing the feature will erode traffic to ...
Medical Xpress / The difference between heat exhaustion and heatstroke explained
With temperatures forecast to climb to 36°C (97°F) in parts of the UK, heat health alerts are once again in place—and for many people, it will mean more than an uncomfortable few days.
Medical Xpress / Reinitiating obesity meds after bariatric surgery tied to greater one-year weight loss in youths
Restarting obesity medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, soon after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is associated with greater one-year weight loss than surgery alone in adolescents, according ...
Phys.org / Report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level and ocean heat in 2025
According to the 36th annual State of the Climate report, greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2025.
Phys.org / Fighting pathogens by watching how they read their own DNA: Q&A with structural biologist
Every living cell, from the simplest bacterium to a human neuron, relies on the same basic machinery to read, interpret, and use its DNA. This molecular machinery is so fundamental that life as we know it cannot exist without ...
Phys.org / Banking apps could help manage mental health, study finds
While the link between financial stability and mental health is well-established, a new University College Dublin (UCD) study reveals a major blind spot in current research: an overreliance on self-reported surveys rather ...