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Medical Xpress / 'Punk wellness': China's stressed youth mix traditional medicine and cocktails
In a softly lit Shanghai bar, graduate student Helen Zhao stretched out both wrists to have her pulse taken—the first step to ordering the house special, a bespoke "health" cocktail based on traditional Chinese medicine.
Phys.org / Why only a small number of planets are suitable for life
For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are essential. Phosphorus is vital for the formation of DNA and RNA, which store and transmit genetic ...
Phys.org / Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep and goat farming by 2100
A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems—currently covering a third of Earth's surface and representing the world's largest production system—will ...
Phys.org / Tourists are fueling exploitative working conditions by demanding cheap holidays, warns new research
Customers are playing a much bigger role in creating poor working conditions in tourism than most people think, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and Strathclyde University. The research argues that holidaymakers' ...
Medical Xpress / Child poisonings spur Oregon to weigh new limits for cannabis edibles
Amid growing reports of kids needing medical attention after consuming edibles that look like their favorite treats, Oregon lawmakers are weighing tighter limits on how much cannabis one serving can contain.
Tech Xplore / Ultrafast nanolasers mimic how the brain imagines unseen parts of the world
A new study has demonstrated how networks of spiking nanolasers could emulate a key principle of brain function: to imagine things that we cannot directly perceive by sampling from internal models of the world. The study, ...
Medical Xpress / Sleep‑aligned fasting improves key heart and blood‑sugar markers
A new Northwestern Medicine study has personalized overnight fasting by aligning it with individuals' circadian sleep-wake rhythm—an important regulator of cardiovascular and metabolic function—without changing their ...
Medical Xpress / In comparing real-world costs and benefits of fibromyalgia medications, a clear winner emerges
Fibromyalgia is a long-term chronic condition that causes widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues throughout the body. The illness can affect people of all ages and has a major impact on quality of life, often making ...
Phys.org / A smashing success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider wraps up final collisions
Just after 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, final beams of oxygen ions—oxygen atoms stripped of their electrons—circulated through the twin 2.4-mile-circumference rings of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and ...
Tech Xplore / Washington considers requiring AI companies to add mental health safeguards
As artificial intelligence chatbots become better at mimicking human conversations, the potential for damage has grown, particularly for people who turn to them for mental health advice and to discuss plans to harm themselves.
Phys.org / Egalitarianism among hunter-gatherers? What a food-sharing experiment reveals about self-interest
Hunter-gatherers like the Hadza of Tanzania are famous for their egalitarianism. A resource redistribution experiment conducted with the Hadza suggests many tolerate inequality—as long as it benefits themselves. Published ...
Medical Xpress / Simple SMS 'nudge' a powerful prompt for timely vaccination
10,000 families participating in research by The Kids Research Institute Australia have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple text message for increasing the number of children receiving their vaccinations on time. Throughout ...
