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Medical Xpress / Positive childhood experiences are important for long-term outcomes, but not everyone gets them

For decades, members of the Rural Health Research Center have been studying how childhood experiences impact long-term outcomes. Much of this research has examined the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) ...

Mar 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

Vaccine programs are being challenged by rising misinformation and an uncertain pipeline for research funding, the World Health Organization's immunization experts said Wednesday.

Mar 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Striking a chord: How music primes our minds for connection

When neuroscientist and musician AZA Allsop discovered research by his Yale colleague Joy Hirsch about how group drumming and musical interaction can affect social behavior, he knew there was a collaboration in their future.

Mar 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Mechanically activated liquid metal powder lets users draw circuits on paper

What if electronic circuits could be created simply by drawing lines with a pencil on paper or leaves—and then immediately applied to soft robots or skin-attached health monitoring devices? Korean researchers have developed ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Extreme heat may keep millions from exercising, linked to 500,000 early deaths yearly

A hotter world is quietly changing one of the simplest things we do for our health—moving our bodies. For many people, a walk in the park, a jog around the neighborhood or a cycle to work is becoming harder, and sometimes ...

Mar 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rapid reaction: What is meningitis B?

Over a dozen people are seriously unwell in hospital and two people have died from an outbreak of meningitis in the UK, according to reports from the UK Health Security Agency.

Mar 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / What flocking birds can teach AI about reducing noise

Among the primary concerns surrounding artificial intelligence is its tendency to yield erroneous information when summarizing long documents. These "hallucinations" are problematic not only because they convey falsehoods, ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum computers must overcome major technical hurdles before tackling quantum chemistry problems

Although the potential applications of quantum computing are widespread, a new feasibility study suggests quantum computers still face major hurdles in solving quantum chemistry problems. The study, published in Physical ...

Mar 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blocking lipid production in healthy lung cells can reduce lung metastasis

KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, has discovered how cancer cells can exploit healthy lung cells to support metastatic tumor growth in the lungs. In two complementary ...

Mar 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Thinking too much about mistakes can lead to avoidance

Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered how intensely people react to making mistakes may be a predictor of anxiety-driven avoidance. The findings, published by Dr. Annmarie MacNamara and her team in the Department ...

Mar 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Power outages can threaten the lives of medical device users. Knowing who is most at risk will help cities respond

When the power goes out and stays off for hours, the result can be more than just a hassle—for millions of Americans who rely on medical equipment, losing electricity can become a medical emergency.

Mar 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hearing yourself speak helps fine-tune tongue movements

When people cannot hear their own voices, their tongue movements become less precise when they speak, according to a study from the University of Oklahoma. This finding, the first direct evidence of its kind, could help guide ...

Mar 18, 2026