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Medical Xpress / Work environment, moral resilience help nurses prevent moral injury

Moral injury remains prevalent among critical care nurses, with newer nurses at the highest risk of developing symptoms, according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC). Moral resilience ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / International mpox trial finds no clinical benefit from tecovirimat

An international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study—the largest of its kind for mpox—found that tecovirimat did not improve clinical outcomes for adults with clade II mpox compared with placebo, ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Medical research
Phys.org / Astronomers inspect ultraluminous X-ray pulsar's magnetic field evolution in the Whale galaxy

Indian astronomers have investigated an ultraluminous X-ray pulsar in the galaxy NGC 4631, designated X-8. The new study, described in a paper published Feb. 16 on the arXiv preprint server, provides essential information ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Stress-testing the Cascadia Subduction Zone reveals variability that could impact how earthquakes spread

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is unusually quiet for a megathrust fault. Spanning more than 600 miles from Canada to California, the fault marks the convergence of the Juan de Fuca and North American plates. While other subduction ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Dogs are more like toddlers than cats when it comes to helping humans

Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots—and that, in certain situations, ...

Feb 26, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Free 10‑minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements: New research

A well-designed 10-minute online exercise can spark small reductions in depression. That's the key finding of my team's paper, published in Nature Human Behaviour.

Mar 2, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Why is gout on the rise?

A condition once called the "disease of kings" is affecting even the general population. Rates of gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes severe, sudden stabbing pain in the big toe, have increased by more than ...

Medical Xpress / Science of fitting in: Do best friends or popular peers shape teen behavior?

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters most—friends or the popular ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Overcoming tribocorrosion in marine metals

A joint research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed Korea's first high corrosion- and wear-resistant carbon coating technology to mitigate the severe corrosion and wear issues ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / HEART benchmark assesses ability of LLMs and humans to offer emotional support

Large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human language and generate texts in response to specific user queries, are now used daily by a growing number of people worldwide. While ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / Study of 40,000 cases links Somalia migration mainly to water scarcity

A study published in Nature Food by researchers from the Politecnico di Milano and the University of California at Berkeley provides forward-thinking answers to the debate on the role of environmental stresses on migration ...

Feb 26, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Changing the past in your imagination: Working with memories can reduce fear of failure

Certain imagery-based techniques can reduce the fear of failure that results from difficult childhood memories, according to research by scientists from SWPS University and the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology. The ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry