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Medical Xpress / Pregnancy stroke signs are often missed, study shows
More than 25% of pregnant or postpartum women who suffered an acute stroke had had encounters with health care providers for stroke-related symptoms within the prior month but did not receive a timely diagnosis, finds University ...
Phys.org / US hospitality and tourism professors don't reflect the diversity of the industry they serve
White and male professors continue to dominate U.S. hospitality and tourism education programs, our new research has found, even as the industry is growing increasingly diverse. This imbalance raises questions about who shapes ...
Phys.org / Cleaner air is (inadvertently) harming the Great Barrier Reef
Air pollution is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2019, according to the World Health Organization.
Phys.org / Elucidating liquid-liquid phase separation under non-equilibrium conditions
Crystallization is a well-explored natural phenomenon where atoms or molecules arrange themselves into highly organized solid forms called crystals. This phenomenon has been widely utilized across pharmaceutical and agrochemicals ...
Medical Xpress / Single gene found to influence gut bacteria balance and IBD susceptibility
Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the role of a gene called PTPN2 in protecting the gut from harmful bacteria linked to inflammatory bowel ...
Medical Xpress / Large genetic study uncovers 34 regions linked to allergic conjunctivitis risk
Itchy, red and watery eyes are familiar symptoms for many people, especially during the spring and summer pollen season. Allergic conjunctivitis is a very common condition, but its hereditary background has not previously ...
Phys.org / Astronomers discover dense super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-3862 b, turns out to ...
Medical Xpress / People from sexual minorities really do die younger, new data suggests
New data has revealed something the UK has never seen before: clear evidence that sexual minority people die earlier, and at higher rates, than their straight or heterosexual peers.
Medical Xpress / Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world's deadliest parasite
Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn't confined to poor, rural areas—it's a global threat that travels with people across ...
Phys.org / New reports illustrate historical patterns of inequity in policy design and their impact across generations
Tracing policy decisions from early America to today, the reports reveal how long-standing choices continue to shape access and outcomes for families.
Medical Xpress / HIV resistance to lenacapavir weakens the virus's ability to replicate
Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with drug-resistant infections in 2022. While there is still no vaccine for the virus, the twice-yearly ...
Medical Xpress / Comfort them or let them tough it out? How parents shape a child's pain response
It happens in slow motion. Your 6-year-old daughter is sprinting across the playground at school drop-off time when her toe catches on uneven ground. She goes down hard.