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Medical Xpress / Autism linked to 14-year gap in life expectancy
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Colorado ...
Medical Xpress / It's time to change how we think about exercise, researchers suggest
An abundance of clinical trials has shown that exercise reduces pain and facilitates everyday activities like climbing stairs for individuals with osteoarthritis. But researchers from the University of South Carolina, McMaster ...
Phys.org / What happens when you flush? Study reveals how toilet aerosols reach the breathing zone
Researchers from Flinders University have found that flushing toilets can release aerosols and bioaerosols into the surrounding air, with some studies detecting particles at heights corresponding to adults' breathing zones.
Phys.org / AI is reshaping workplace, not replacing jobs, new research finds
Artificial intelligence is changing work in Ireland for the better, according to a new study led by Taha Yasseri, Workday Professor of Technology and Society at Trinity's School of Social Sciences & Philosophy.
Phys.org / Fear-based education around porn is failing young people, study suggests
England's approach to teaching young people about pornography may be doing more harm than good, according to new research from the University of Surrey. A new study argues that fear-based education is failing to reflect how ...
Tech Xplore / Tracking energy flow reveals voltage pattern that slashes waste heat by over 60%
Almost all the energy that flows into computing devices is eventually squandered as waste heat.
Phys.org / Star-fingered toads use fingertip lobules to detect prey in murky water
Surinam toads (Pipa pipa) are strange, flat frogs with minuscule eyes that live in the murky waters of the Amazon basin and carry their eggs on their backs. The way they catch prey is even weirder. They lie in wait with outstretched ...
Medical Xpress / Do infants expect caregivers to comfort crying babies?
When a baby begins to cry, do you expect its caregiver to soothe it? Most infants do, according to a new study published in Developmental Psychology by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The study ...
Medical Xpress / More light at night linked to changes in heart structure and function
Exposure to light at night is linked to important and potentially harmful changes in the structure and function of the heart, according to a study of more than 11,000 people published in the European Heart Journal on Thursday.
Phys.org / The extinct American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after all
With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the "American cheetah"—was long thought to be a North American analog of the African big cat. But in a new study published in the journal ...
Phys.org / From strays to territory bosses: Epigenetics makes cheetahs adaptable
The findings of a new study led by the Leibniz-IZW on Namibian free-ranging cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) demonstrate that epigenetic mechanisms might play an important role in how animals develop different phenotypes ...
Phys.org / A crystalline sponge reveals structures of large 'beyond rule of 5' molecules
Drug discovery has traditionally followed the "rule of 5," which identifies chemical properties generally associated with good absorption of orally administered drugs, including a molecular weight below 500 daltons (Da). ...
