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Medical Xpress / Review finds heat adaptation in low-income countries overlooks women's health needs
Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London have reviewed published evidence on how community-level heat adaptation interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) impact ...
Medical Xpress / Antibiotic delafloxacin emerges as a potential therapeutic alternative against Legionella
A study led by researchers at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) shows, in an experimental laboratory model, that delafloxacin inhibits the intracellular replication of Legionella more effectively than one ...
Tech Xplore / 'Robot, make me a chair': AI-driven system designs, builds multicomponent objects from user prompts
Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools incorporate such a high level ...
Phys.org / Sharks and torpedo rays wash up dead along Cape Cod: 'Very sad'
It's been a busy time for marine wildlife rescuers and researchers, as more sharks were recently found dead along the Cape shoreline.
Medical Xpress / Gen Zers are more likely to recognize the faces of their own age group than Boomers
GenZ's are better at recognizing people within their own age group than those outside it, according to new research.
Medical Xpress / Women face greater challenges than men in daily task recovery after stroke
When examining recovery during the first year after an ischemic stroke, a new study has found for daily tasks such as eating, dressing and driving, female participants experienced slightly worse recovery than male participants. ...
Phys.org / Support for scientific funding doesn't have to be partisan—but scientists must make the case, says new study
When federal science agencies became the focus of sweeping budget cuts earlier this year, the national debate quickly took on a familiar shape: Conservatives approved of the budget cuts while liberals opposed them.
Phys.org / Silver-coated cicada wing nanostructures boost molecular detection signals
Zoom in far enough on an empress cicada wing, and a strange landscape materializes. At the nanoscale, densely packed spires rise from the surface, covering the wing in an endless grove of bowling pins.
Medical Xpress / Ultrasound paired with vibrating nanoparticles softens tumor tissue, improving drug delivery
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method from CU Boulder researchers uses sound waves to soften tumors and could be a potent tool against the ...
Medical Xpress / Why a mild brain injury can trigger Alzheimer's
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is revealing why traumatic brain injury increases the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease—and the discovery is pointing to a potential strategy to prevent ...
Medical Xpress / AI images of doctors can exaggerate and reinforce existing stereotypes
AI-generated images of doctors have the potential to exaggerate and reinforce existing stereotypes relating to sex, gender, race, and ethnicity, suggests a small analysis in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.
Phys.org / All-optical modulation in silicon achieved via an electron avalanche process
Over the past decades, engineers have introduced numerous technologies that rely on light and its underlying characteristics. These include photonic and quantum systems that could advance imaging, communication and information ...
