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Medical Xpress / Dementia care: Re‑envisioning the role of music

As a certified music therapist, I have observed firsthand the many ways music can bring meaning and beauty into people's lives, even under very difficult circumstances. Much of my clinical work and research has occurred in ...

10 hours ago
Tech Xplore / How digital platforms are turning us into 'data subjects'

Every day, billions of people rely on technologies from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple to navigate the world. We use them to communicate, work, shop, find information and stay entertained. But, according to media ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How a 45‑minute family exercise session could boost thinking skills

Getting enough exercise is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Yet many people around the world are not active enough. Around 1 in 3 adults fail to meet the recommended levels of physical activity, ...

11 hours ago
Phys.org / Belgian Nobel laureate Francois Englert dies aged 93

Belgian scientist Francois Englert, a particle physics specialist who won the Nobel Prize in 2013 for his work on the Higgs boson, has died at 93.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu

Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's agriculture minister said Saturday, meaning the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent.

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Survey reveals major gaps in cardio-oncology training

An international survey has highlighted major gaps in cardio-oncology training, despite its increasing clinical importance. These results were presented at ESC Cardio-Oncology 2026, the second annual conference of the European ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Nanobubbles for algae cleanup: Q&A with researcher Wen Zhang

One of the most powerful environmental cleaning technologies in recent years is too small to see with the naked eye. Nanobubbles—tiny gaseous bubbles with diameters of around 100 nanometers—can clean up a range of harmful ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Heatwave hits more than one in two people in France

More than half of France's population was dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools adapting their timetables to keep students out of broiling classrooms.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.

Jun 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / World Cup: What's just the right height for a soccer player?

It's a Darwinian jungle out there in sportsland. Players with the right stuff are selected, and those without it end up on the sidelines. If you haven't got what it takes, they won't take what you've got.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / What drives women to have a 'freebirth' without a midwife or doctor? Here's what the research says

A coronial inquest is this week examining the death of Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth at her home in September.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Burning forest 'waste' to make cement damages the climate. Let's pursue cleaner options

The Australian government has agreed to invest almost $53 million in a north Tasmanian company that will upgrade its coal-fired kiln to burn wood "waste" and used tires for cement manufacturing.

23 hours ago