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Phys.org / Sexual role identities among gay and bisexual men vary by age and region
A new study has found that sexual role identities among men who have sex with men vary systematically by age and geographic region.
Phys.org / Consistency-based rewards could build lasting cooperation better than punishing free-riders
A vaccine only protects a whole community if enough people get it, including those who would stay safe anyway once their neighbors are covered. The same tension runs through climate action and social movements: The shared ...
Phys.org / Who are the secret gardeners of a parasitic plant?
In the coastal forests of a tropical Japanese island near Okinawa grows an inconspicuous plant that is easy to mistake for a mushroom. It is a non-green parasite that feeds on the roots of other plants and produces up to ...
Medical Xpress / Why aren't doctors diagnosing primary aldosteronism?
Primary aldosteronism (otherwise known as PA or Conn Syndrome) is the leading endocrine cause of hypertension (high blood pressure). It carries a higher risk of stroke, heart attack, atrial fibrillation and kidney failure ...
Phys.org / As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to 'climateflation'
If you ask an economist why everything is so expensive these days, you will likely get an answer explaining how oil—the lifeblood of the global economy—is currently facing supply bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz, thereby ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Lowering radiation dose in chest X-ray imaging yields same accuracy, researcher finds
Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) is an X-ray technique that provides sectional images with better lesion visibility than conventional chest radiography (CXR), while using far less radiation than CT. Masoud Jadidi will defend his ...
Medical Xpress / 27% of UK health care workers report long COVID symptoms
More than one in four UK health care workers have been affected by long COVID, with symptoms lasting beyond three months, according to an NHS research program involving a UCL team.
Medical Xpress / Stem cells create humanlike heart valve tissue to model disease and test treatments
Melbourne researchers have created human heart valve tissues from stem cells, providing a powerful new platform to advance treatments for childhood heart diseases.
Phys.org / This pizza delivery study may change the way sellers view delivery services well beyond the foodservice industry
What can a pizza shop teach us about the dramatic shifts taking place in consumer marketing? Quite a lot, actually. New research focused on pizza delivery has found that consumer impatience is driving so much consumer decision-making ...
Medical Xpress / Many states cover doula care, but access is often out of reach
Doula care has been associated with improved breastfeeding initiation and less maternal anxiety. Perinatal doula care includes education about pregnancy and birth, advocacy for new parents in the hospital, and help after ...
Phys.org / Genetic neighborhoods distinguish harmful poultry bacteria from harmless strains
When it comes to identifying harmful bacteria, it helps to look at the company their genes keep. Researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, ...
Medical Xpress / Socioeconomic status shapes treatment timing and duration in arthritis patients
A study initiated by the European Spondyloarthritis Research Collaboration Network (EuroSpA) examined whether patients' countries of residence are associated with the severity of their psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or axial spondyloarthritis ...
