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Medical Xpress / Hiding who you are can take a toll on mental health

The decision to reveal or conceal a core part of one's identity may seem like a small, everyday choice. But new research from the University of Michigan suggests those moments can have meaningful consequences for emotional ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Blood antibody levels could clarify long COVID prognosis and memory problems

Persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection continue to affect millions of people worldwide, even as the number of acute infections has declined. Long COVID (LC) can cause fatigue, headaches, sleep disturbances, breathing ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Metal-free carbon monoxide prodrugs may help prevent cancer's deadly spread

A carefully designed metal-free carbon monoxide prodrug—an inactive compound that is converted into its active form in the body—may help prevent some of the deadliest forms of cancer from spreading, according to researchers ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Can ancient bacteria help solve one of agriculture's biggest challenges?

During the Archean Eon—roughly 4 billion years ago—the Earth was a lifeless planet. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, and there were few, if any, organisms to be found anywhere on the globe. Then something incredible happened. ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Do you lose your whole day to one appointment? 'Waiting mode' may be why

You have a 3 p.m. appointment. It's now 10 a.m., and somehow your entire day already feels out of reach. Maybe you find yourself unable to start anything properly. You feel on edge, waiting for something to begin or end. ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo: WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas, the World Health Organization warned Friday.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Health 'war room,' digital tools are tracking disease risks during World Cup

With 48 teams competing across 16 host cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, tracking the health and location of World Cup players and fans is a logistical challenge that public health experts want to get a handle on.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Swapping steak for salmon could boost health and reduce emissions

Swapping a beef steak for salmon once a week could save the amount of carbon needed to fly from London Heathrow to Morocco, according to new research by the universities of Bristol and Southampton. The study, published in ...

21 hours ago
Tech Xplore / SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO—why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to benefit

Elon Musk's SpaceX is becoming a publicly traded company after selling 555.6 million shares in what was the biggest initial public offering in history. But my new research suggests that investors who bought those shares are ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cerebellar nets may regulate social behavior and help explain autism-linked circuit changes

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the cerebellum influence social behavior. The study demonstrates that disruption of specialized extracellular ...

21 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Can we trust AI models? Researchers explore the roots of chatbot errors

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has inserted a new character into people's lives: the chatbot.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Can the cataclysmic explosions of dying stars help unlock grand mysteries of the universe?

Once charted as a 'guest star' in ancient China, dreaded as a harbinger of ill omens in medieval Europe, and preserved in the narratives and artworks of Indigenous cultures, these cosmic spectacles are now known as core-collapse ...

22 hours ago