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Medical Xpress / Study identifies affordable, accurate tools to detect low blood sugar in newborns globally

Every year, millions of newborns—especially those born premature, underweight or sick—are at risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar that can lead to seizures, brain injury and lifelong developmental ...

Phys.org / Nearly 8,000 animal species are at risk as extreme heat and land-use change collide

Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century as the interacting effects of climate change-driven extreme heat and human land-use change create increasingly unsuitable conditions ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Psychedelics can disrupt normal link between brain's neuronal activity and blood flow

Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug with promising clinical applications for treating mood disorders and substance abuse disorders. Recent work in functional MRI (fMRI) studies show that psychedelics can reset brain network ...

6 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / The Methuselah worm: The oldest university in the U.S. is home to the world's oldest ribbon worm

Penicillin, X-rays, vulcanized rubber—some of the greatest scientific discoveries happened by accident. Thanks to his love of invertebrates, William & Mary Biology Professor Jon Allen has added another entry to that list ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Mosquito vectors of malaria rapidly develop resistance against new generation insecticides, study finds

More than half a million people, the vast majority being children under the age of 5, die annually due to malaria, with Sub-Saharan Africa as the most highly burdened region. Mosquitoes belonging to the genus Anopheles carry ...

6 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Laser draws made-to-order magnetic landscapes

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado, have for the first time succeeded in using existing laser technology to ...

6 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Dual-action arts and well-being program transforms dementia care

A new arts and well-being program co-developed by the University of South Australia, Flinders University and the University of Adelaide shows that supporting the social needs of people living with dementia and their caregivers ...

Medical Xpress / Powerful new brain PET scanner is opening new research pathways

At the Yale Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center, an ultra-high-performance brain-dedicated scanner called the NeuroEXPLORER (NX) is redefining what is possible in brain PET imaging.

3 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Electron-phonon interactions in crystals found to be quantized by a fundamental constant

A researcher at the Department of Physics at Tohoku University has uncovered a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ordinary crystals: the strength of interactions between electrons and lattice vibrations—known as ...

7 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / For the first time, next-gen infrared fluorescence imaging helps surgeons see blood perfusion during esophageal surgery

A cross-disciplinary research team has, for the first time, successfully applied NIR-II (1,000–3,000 nm) fluorescence video imaging during esophagectomy—a complex surgical procedure involving the resection of a diseased ...

3 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment report

The UN on Tuesday unveiled its largest-ever scientific assessment on the dire state of the environment, but a crucial summary of its findings was torpedoed as nations feuded over fossil fuels.

1 hour ago in Earth
Phys.org / Sensational Viking Age grave newly uncovered

Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val in Bjugn, in Trøndelag County. A discovery by a metal detectorist alerted researchers to the find.

7 hours ago in Other Sciences