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Medical Xpress / Low wages, empty plates, heavy toll: Rethinking suicide prevention

As a teenager, Rei Scott spent several weeks living out of a car with four family members and their dog. Each day, Scott worried about where they would spend the following night.

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How songbirds learn to sing, one brain connection at a time

A young zebra finch learning to sing may not sound like much at first, just a babbling stream of chirps and whistles. But scientists at Duke University School of Medicine say that behind the seemingly random chatter is a ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / The goal of a Tobacco-Free Generation will not progress without stronger EU support, experts suggest

A recent study shows that the rapid increase of new nicotine products and the influence of the tobacco industry are perceived to significantly hinder the European countries' ability to achieve ambitious tobacco control goals. ...

4 hours ago
Phys.org / How water fleas detect their predators

Daphnia, also known as water fleas, are artists of defense. When their predators live nearby, the water fleas change their body structure to make themselves more difficult to eat. Professor Linda Weiss from Ruhr University ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / AI tool boosts imperfect antibiotic candidates, with 85% working in lab tests

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed ApexGO, a novel, AI-powered method for turning promising but imperfect antibiotic candidates into more potent ones. Unlike many existing AI approaches to antibiotic ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Small seabirds rely on crosswinds to navigate the open ocean

Storm petrels are among the smallest and most mysterious seabirds. Until recently, the use of biologgers to track their movements was impossible. A new study published in Biology Letters reveals that they routinely travel ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Wearable polygraph tracks hidden stress through five body signals in real time

Northwestern University engineers have developed a small, wireless polygraph system you can wear. Unlike polygraphs used in television crime dramas, this wearable version isn't optimized to detect lies. Instead, engineers ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Torpedo bats may shift baseball's sweet spot, acoustic analysis shows

In the spring of 2025, baseball fans were treated to a surprise when the New York Yankees began the season with a unique style of bat. Termed "torpedo bats," these new designs tapered slightly toward the end, so the widest ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of solar system's past

When you think of outer space, you're likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust—known as interstellar clouds.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Prehistoric Danish people continued to eat fish and hunt even after the rise of agriculture, study indicates

Agriculture reached the coast of southern Denmark around 4000 BCE, but these prehistoric Scandinavians continued to fish and hunt too, according to a study published in PLOS One by Daniel Groß from the Museum Lolland-Falster, ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Tiny forces, big effects: How particle interactions control the flow of soft materials

Sitting in a restaurant, you reach for the ketchup bottle, eyeing the basket of fries in front of you. You give the bottle a shake, then a tap. For a moment, nothing happens—the ketchup clings stubbornly to the glass. Then, ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 15-year quest yields malaria compound that hits parasite at all major stages

A Portland State University-led research team has developed a novel chemical compound that shows promise for the treatment and prevention of malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases. Malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious ...

16 hours ago