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Medical Xpress / Language processing requires rapid cross-talk across brain regions, researchers discover

Multiple regions of the brain engage in fast-moving conversations to understand language, UTHealth Houston researchers have discovered, dispelling a prior school of thought that only one region of the brain was responsible ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / SEEG-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation found to be beneficial for pediatric epilepsy

For pediatric patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, stereoelectroencephalography-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation (SEEG-RFTC) is safe, with favorable outcomes for most patients, according to a study published ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Millions-of-years-old insect symbioses are surprisingly fragile

Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided them with vital nutrients, making the mutualistic relationship so close that neither partner can ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Urban vs. rural exercise habits: Why walking dominates, yet many miss activity targets

In a recent study of U.S. adults, walking was—by far—the most popular leisure-time physical activity, while rural residents also enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing, and urban residents more commonly reported running, ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New study sheds light on health disparities of bi+ dementia caregivers

Krystal Kittle, assistant professor of community health education in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, has led a new study that sheds light on the community of bi+ (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, queer) dementia ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Soil biodiversity linked to lower human infectious disease risk

Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. Professor Brajesh Singh, from The University of Western ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Heat-activated skin patch can kill melanoma cells without surgery

Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that is typically removed surgically. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Nano report they have developed a potential noninvasive treatment for melanoma in the form of a stretchy, heat-activated ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Ultrafast quantum light pulses measured for the first time

Researchers at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology have, for the first time, measured the temporal duration of individual pulses of an extraordinary form of quantum light known as bright squeezed vacuum (BSV). Their ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Are relationship surveys measuring the wrong thing? How one 'Q-factor' shapes most answers

Commonly used self-report measures of romantic relationships may capture people's overall appraisal of their relationship more than measuring distinct relationship facets such as communication, conflict and affection, according ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / 'Canary in the coal mine': Superb fairy-wrens in Canberra could go extinct within 30 years

Superb fairy-wrens are facing "imminent danger," and a well-studied population in Canberra could go extinct in the next 30 years if we don't urgently curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of scientists ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Do genes dictate how lifestyle choices impact aging?

Lifestyle-behavioral factors and socioeconomic status play an important role in shaping healthy aging, but their effects may differ depending on the individual's DNA, according to a new international study led by Adelaide ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / NASA fuels rocket to launch astronauts on the first lunar trip in half a century

NASA fueled its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts.

19 hours ago