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Medical Xpress / Parents who run with a stroller have lower risk of overuse injury

Anyone who has run while pushing a stroller knows stroller running can feel cumbersome and hard on the body. But does it increase the risk of injury? According to a new study from researchers at Penn State Berks, the answer ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Electrochemical method could make seawater a low-cost source of magnesium salts

Magnesium supplements are gaining popularity to treat conditions such as insomnia, migraines and constipation. Most magnesium salts are extracted from rocks by crushing and heating them, which requires a lot of energy. Now, ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / 20-year study finds pre-K impacts a child's academic future

Students who attended public school pre-K performed better academically through high school than those in family-based child care, according to new research from Florida International University.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / What it's like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb, and the race against time to preserve it

Looking inside a newly discovered ancient tomb for the first time is both exciting and terrifying. I was fortunate to experience this recently as director of an international research team carrying out fieldwork in the Theban ...

9 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity, and the reason may surprise managers

Business leaders and investors face a deepening paradox: Companies are pouring more money into artificial intelligence than ever, but they're not seeing the productivity gains they expect.

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / For the tiniest patients, new tech brings clearer MRI images

Some of medicine's smallest patients can present its biggest imaging challenges. An infant's heart can be as small as a walnut, beating rapidly inside a body that will change dramatically as the child grows. Yet much of the ...

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / An energy storage device designed to be recycled

Smartwatches, phones and even some drones rely on lightweight, rechargeable energy storage systems. Once those devices wear out, many end up as electronic waste. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have developed ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New model bridges ferroelectric physics and circuit modeling

A new physics-based analytical model can accurately predict ferroelectric behavior under real-world, complex voltages, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering. The model bridges the longstanding gap ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Butterfly-inspired ceramic microscrolls unroll with magnets to power tiny robots

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have developed tiny rolls that can be unrolled and rolled up in a controlled manner using a magnet. The model for this was the ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / The internet can't get enough of cats, but cats might have had enough of the internet

According to new research, viewers often dismiss, trivialize or even romanticize signs of cat distress during "play" interactions, raising concerns for cat welfare.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes may have higher health-related social needs

Adverse pregnancy outcomes—such as preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, low birth weight and preterm birth—are associated with risks of further complications, chronic disease and cardiovascular disease. ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / What happens to nanoparticles when they enter the bloodstream?

The use of nanoparticles in drug delivery offers key advantages: they can enable targeted drug delivery, protect active ingredients from premature degradation, extend their duration of action in the body and reduce side effects. ...

16 hours ago