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September 5, 2025

Patient engagement and surgical outcomes improved by digital health platform

Coupling a smart phone app with a real-life health coach appears to be key to helping patients adhere to pre-surgical...

Gates Foundation collaborates with F1000 to launch verified preprint platform

F1000 and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced plans to launch a new verified preprint platform that will...

“I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes.”

Feeling the music

Music which surprises us can be felt in the heart, while music which matches our expectations can bring feelings of...

Researchers 3D print key components for a point-of-care mass spectrometer

Mass spectrometry, a technique that can precisely identify the chemical components of a sample, could be used to monitor the...

Nudging in a virtual supermarket for more animal welfare

It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is...

Schematic of poly[2]catenane slip tumbling and bonded ring gradient tumbling.

Physics of complex fluids: Ring polymers show unexpected motion patterns under shear

An international research team is attracting the attention of experts in the field with computational results on the behavior of...

Cold snaps in Canada's Okanagan wine region have resulted in significant loss of grapes

With the planet facing a ‘polycrisis’, biodiversity researchers uncover major knowledge gaps

A scientific review has found almost no research studying the interconnections across three major threats to planetary health, despite UN...

Adult fish struggle to bounce back in marine protected areas

Age matters when determining how to protect life in the ocean; every population needs a strong cohort of adults to...

Shy sea anemones are more likely to survive heatwaves

Even in nature, pride can prevail. A study with researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that sea anemones that...

“Insects rule the world,” says Figueroa—and they can be identified by their distinctive sounds.

Researchers at UMass Amherst are listening in on the world’s rulers—insects—to better gauge environmental health

AMHERST, Mass. – Recent research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst evaluates how well machine learning can identify different...

Exercise habits in youth create better health outcomes for some

Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later...

Massachusetts population survey shows no increase in problem gambling following introduction of casinos

The prevalence of problem and at-risk gambling has not significantly changed since casinos were introduced in Massachusetts beginning in 2015,...

Experiencing extreme weather predicts support for policies to mitigate effects of climate change

Most Americans report having personally experienced the effects of extreme weather, according to new survey data from the Annenberg Public...

Paper: Policy reforms urgently needed to mitigate racial disparities in perinatal mental health conditions

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of researchers is calling for comprehensive changes to U.S. health care and social policies to...

UTA chemist acclaimed as up-and-coming scientist

A University of Texas at Arlington chemist has been honored for his significant contributions to separation science.Credit: Photo courtesy UT...

How our longitudinal employment patterns might shape our health as we approach middle adulthood—US NLSY79 cohort

Working outside the typical 9–5 in younger adulthood may be linked with worse health decades later

The hours you work earlier in life may be associated with worse health years later, according to a study published...

Open call for award: Establish a Reproducibility Network in your country

Recognising the perceived poor levels of research reproducibility, the TIER2 project has set out to investigate reproducibility challenges across scientific...

Maternal outcomes of planned mode of delivery for term breech in nulliparous women

First time moms with breech pregnancies experience reduced risk of complications if they plan cesarean rather than vaginal delivery – but have increased risk of uterus rupture in subsequent pregnancies

First time moms with breech pregnancies experience reduced risk of complications if they plan cesarean rather than vaginal delivery -...

The architecture of wireless network DT-based system

Key technologies in digital twin of railway wireless network

The railway system will continue to integrate global positioning system (GPS), artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to improve safety,...

Two newly described fossils help solve early mammal mysteries