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Phys.org / Determining the safest Mars caves for future astronauts
When astronauts land on Mars someday, they might have to live in lava caves or lava tubes to survive the harsh radiation that rains down on the Martian surface every second. But which caves could offer them the best chance ...
Phys.org / More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: New research
We recently surveyed thousands of young Australians about their experiences of strangulation (or choking) during sex and found more than half (57%) reported being strangled by a partner during sex. About half (51%) said they ...
Medical Xpress / New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials
Randomized controlled trials, or RCTs, are believed to be the best way to study the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical research. However, a recent study from Michigan State University found that people of color ...
Phys.org / Stingray that got pregnant despite no male companion has died, aquarium says
A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died.
Medical Xpress / Supreme court to hear case challenging FDA's ban of flavored vapes
In a case that will test the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve or reject new vaping products, the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether the agency was legally allowed to ban flavored ...
Medical Xpress / A potential game-changer for emergency medicine: Synthetic platelets
Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who's bleeding severely. You know your patient's life is in danger, but there's not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood containing platelets. ...
Medical Xpress / Study: Women veterans at higher risk for repeat suicide attempts
In a new study, Oregon Health & Science University researchers find that women veterans who had recently attempted suicide were more likely than men to feel social rejection and betrayed by military institutions. They also ...
Phys.org / Australian bushfire ash can be deadly for aquatic life
While the impact of wildfires on terrestrial life has been well studied, only recently has research started to examine the effects of wildfire ash on aquatic organisms. New research reveals that wildfire ash can have lethal ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease
A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / Predicting new pandemics through data analysis of recombinant virus genomes
A study published in Nature Communications presents the promising results of RecombinHunt, a new data-driven method developed by the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering of the Politecnico di Milano and ...
Phys.org / Study reveals gut cells' role in marine worm regeneration
The sea worm Platynereis dumerilii is only a few centimeters long, but has a remarkable ability: In just a few days, it can regenerate entire parts of its body after an injury or amputation. By focusing more specifically ...
Medical Xpress / Measuring body language to trace emotions
Is it possible to decode how we feel from our movements? How can emotions be studied "from the outside" by using empirical methods? To answer these questions, a large international and interdisciplinary research team led ...