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Tech Xplore / Rein in social media, not children, say more than 130 groups, experts

The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use it instead of banning minors from their platforms, more than 130 groups and experts urged in a letter shared with AFP Tuesday.

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Algorithmic tool may improve screening of patients for an Alzheimer's clinical trial

A new blood-based screening algorithm dramatically reduced the number of unnecessary PET scans needed to recruit patients at risk of Alzheimer's disease for a clinical trial, according to research from scientists at the Keck ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Does debriefing about a difficult birth stop it turning into trauma?

For some women, the birth of their baby is one of the happiest days of their lives. Others remember it as a frightening, overwhelming or deeply distressing experience. About 1 in 3 women report their birth experience as traumatic.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Lakes aren't just storing water—they're changing the carbon cycle

Lakes may look like picturesque stopping points along a river or stream, but they can have a big influence on what happens to carbon as it moves through a landscape. New research suggests that the more lake-rich a network ...

Sep 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Suspected measles cases kill nearly 1,000 as Bangladesh struggles to contain outbreak

Eight-month-old Rojatun Jannat Ramisa is struggling to breathe in a hospital in Bangladesh's capital as her parents sit helplessly beside her. She's one of thousands of children sickened by a measles outbreak that's sweeping ...

Sep 9, 2026
Tech Xplore / A 100-day 3D print recreates Blatten rock avalanche path for risk testing

What happens when water, ice and more thunder down into a valley? Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF are investigating this using an accurate 3D model of the area around ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Local neural wiring may set the brain's range of activity patterns

The human brain contains billions of neurons, specialized nerve cells that receive, transmit and process information through electrical and chemical signals. Human thoughts, sensory perceptions and behaviors are known to ...

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Super-resolution imaging reveals that cohesin prevents local mixing of compact, active genome domains

The human genome is about two meters (6.6 feet) long, yet it is folded inside a cell nucleus only about 10 micrometers in diameter. To fit into this tiny space, DNA is wrapped around histone proteins to form nucleosomes, ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Q&A: What can rent prices reveal about inflation and the economy?

Tracking rent prices may help businesses and policymakers understand where inflation is headed months in advance of government inflation reports, according to researchers at Penn State's Smeal College of Business who developed ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / The market forces quietly adding thousands to patient bills

Health care integration is occurring at a breakneck pace across the U.S., with endless permutations: Hospitals are buying doctors' practices and surgery and imaging centers. Insurers are buying doctors' practices and specialty ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers discuss how data center construction could influence voters and impact public land

The construction of new data centers is shaping up to be a defining issue in the 2026 midterm elections. Politicians in both parties have been distancing themselves from data centers in the face of public discontent around ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / These bulbs have evolved to avoid being eaten. You can take advantage of that

There's little worse in a gardener's mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four-legged freeloader within chewing distance.

Sep 9, 2026