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Medical Xpress / Digging through history to fight malaria
For most people, mosquito bites go unnoticed, leaving behind itchy red bumps that don't warrant much attention. But for more than 282 million people around the world, a single bite from a certain type of mosquito could lead ...
Phys.org / AI D-Day weather forecast falters under pressure
Today's best weather computers would still have struggled to accurately predict the weather for the D-Day landings, University of Reading research shows. The new research, published in the journal Weather ahead of the release ...
Phys.org / Some police officers use the 'bad guys' label to provide moral clarity
A new study shows that some U.S. police officers often use the term "bad guys" to describe people who commit crimes, especially when faced with ambiguity in their work. It is a label officers may use to reduce complex and ...
Phys.org / Canada eyes researchers looking to leave 'hostile' US
Fed up with funding restrictions surrounding her research on links between climate change and health, American epidemiologist Sheryl Magzamen has left the United States for Canada.
Tech Xplore / Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds
Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or personal data.
Phys.org / Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy of organic molecules in organic solvents for applying organic reactions
In research published in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, the electronic structures of organic molecules containing sp2-hybridized carbons in organic solvents were studied using C K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy ...
Medical Xpress / Psychologists find our brains use a web of recalled associations to help make decisions that lead to good outcomes
Dinner last Friday was a hoot. Wine and conversation flowed; dishes were perfectly seasoned. The reward center of your brain lit up like the Fourth of July.
Phys.org / How companies quietly undercut dissent
In 2016, when Amazon workers began organizing at a warehouse in Chester, Virginia, the company tracked where employees gathered, posted anti-union messaging in bathroom stalls and held town halls to discourage them. The National ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds limited evidence for helping hospitalized patients with alcohol use disorder connect to follow-up care
A systematic review by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Yale University found limited evidence that hospital-based interventions can help people with alcohol use disorder connect with outpatient treatment ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds social, financial and health care factors shape resilience in adults with sickle cell disease
A study published in the Journal of Sickle Cell Disease by researchers at Binghamton University's Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences explored how individual and community health experiences of adults with sickle ...
Phys.org / Hurricane Lowell lashes Hawaii's western islands
Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91% of a western island as it pushed farther into the Pacific on Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / Study finds longer periods of air pollution exposure can stress the heart
As the heat of late summer leads to increased air quality alerts, those with cardiovascular conditions or who are outdoors for long periods may want to take note. University of Louisville researchers have discovered that ...
