All News

Tech Xplore / Usage-based car insurance can improve driver safety

Drivers whose car insurance rates are based on data of their driving habits and who then also got tips about improving them were less likely to speed, brake hard, or rapidly accelerate than those who didn't participate in ...

1 hour ago in Automotive
Medical Xpress / Report: Neurodivergent kids in temporary housing could face torture-like conditions

A new report has warned that neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation across the UK are being subjected to conditions described as "comparable to torture," with families reporting chronic sensory distress, ...

2 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Neuropathic bladder patients face complications after hip surgery

Patients with neuropathic bladder (NB), a condition in which nerve damage affects bladder function, have a significantly higher risk of joint infections, blood clots, and other adverse events after receiving total hip replacement ...

2 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Ocean fronts revealed as key players in Earth's carbon cycle

Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of the carbon dioxide that oceans pull from the atmosphere, new research shows. The study, published ...

4 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Where did southern Australia's record-breaking heat wave come from?

Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heat wave. The heat this week is likely to be one for the history books. The heat began on Saturday January 24th. On Australia Day, three ...

2 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Inflammation and autoimmune-like dysfunction may play a role in heart failure

When the heart's muscle is weakened or injured due to a heart attack, it can make it hard for the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Over time, it can lead to heart failure, where the heart's function drops ...

2 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040

The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless immediate action is taken, new research suggests. The study identified health harms at every stage of ...

10 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study finds research in exercise physiology still fails women

A UBC research team has revealed substantial, ongoing inequities in how sex and gender are represented in exercise physiology—both in who is studied and who is conducting that research.

Phys.org / Hafted stone tools in China suggest early hominins were more inventive than thought

A newly excavated archaeological site in central China is reshaping long-held assumptions about early hominin behavior in Eastern Asia. Led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers conducted ...

4 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Readers crave good stories, gender irrelevant

In the publishing industry, there's a common belief that men won't read novels about women, but new research out of Cornell finds just the opposite.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Claiming your business page on review platforms can have unintended effects on customer reviews, study shows

Claiming a business page on an online review platform such as Yelp may result in a sharp decline in ratings and an increase in lengthy, negative customer feedback, according to a study from Florida International University.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Researchers explore new diagnostic tools, genetic roots for early-onset dementia

Researchers at the new Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio are studying midlife testing for early-onset dementia with blood-based biomarkers to see if they can detect disease activity up to 20 years before symptoms ...