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Medical Xpress / A handful of corporations now shape how adolescents in Medicaid get care
The United States is in the middle of a well-documented adolescent mental health crisis. Because Medicaid provides medical coverage for roughly half of all children in the country, the program has an essential role in responding ...
Tech Xplore / As the skies get busier, will AI help air traffic controllers keep planes flying safely?
Global air travel is predicted to more than double by 2050, threatening to exceed the capacity of air traffic control officers (atcos) to oversee our skies safely.
Medical Xpress / Biocompatible microparticles remotely stimulate neural impulses in mice as safer alternative to brain electrodes
Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF group institution—and their colleagues at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of SB RAS and other medical science centers in Russia have managed to modulate the breathing and heart rate ...
Medical Xpress / Bacterial vaginosis tied to tripled STI risk, major study finds
Women with vaginosis are around three times as likely to also test positive for gonorrhea, chlamydia or other bacterial sexually transmitted infections, a new study says.
Tech Xplore / Optimized enzyme mix cuts biorefinery costs while sustaining ethanol production
Lignocellulolytic enzymes are a primary cost constraint in second-generation ethanol biorefineries, accounting for up to 30% of operating expenses. Because it requires limited inputs and can achieve industrially viable ethanol ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds Botox cuts pediatric chronic migraine headaches
A prospective study led by researchers at Children's National found that onabotulinumtoxinA (ONA), commonly known as Botox, reduces headache frequency and headache-related disability in children and young adults with chronic ...
Medical Xpress / Social determinants of health linked to more fatalistic cancer beliefs
New research from Thomas Jefferson University shows that greater cumulative exposure to adverse social determinants of health is associated with beliefs that cancer is unavoidable or a death sentence. This can influence whether ...
Phys.org / Suspected heatstroke kills three lions at Japan zoo
Three lions at a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high humidity.
Phys.org / Two Arctic charr populations evolved in less than a century, study finds
Evolution, the process through which animals and other living organisms change their inherited traits over time, typically unfolds slowly over thousands or even millions of years. Some species, however, can adapt at a faster ...
Phys.org / Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey
Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new research finds that bees' actual habits make certain rules too extreme. The findings potentially ...
Science X / Curious people embrace richer experiences, but cognitive test scores tell a more complicated story
We often hear that a curious mind is a sharp mind, particularly as we age. According to scientists, persistent learners are often open to taking on new challenges and trying new activities. The idea is that engaging with ...
Phys.org / New twist on the Einstein problem reveals unexpected physics
A shape that captured worldwide attention for solving a decades-old mathematical puzzle has returned to the spotlight. While the shape's properties allowed it to solve previous puzzles, little is known about its other associated ...
