In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest. Instead of stocking chips or soda,…
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‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of…
Malaysia’s largest island state aims to be region’s ‘green battery’
A Sarawak Energy charging station in Kuching on the island of Borneo. Malaysia’s verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional “green battery,” but…
Trauma-focused therapy shows promise for children struggling with PTSD
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A specialist form of therapy could offer hope for some of the most vulnerable young PTSD sufferers, according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers…
Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: Study
Credit: Oleksandr P from Pexels Government-led programs attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published Thursday concluded, and researchers are calling for policies…
Study finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere
New research using the James Webb Telescope rules out possible atmospheric conditions of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, depicted at the lower right as it transits in front of its host star.…
A tool advancing the capabilities of previous robot hand technology
The MOTIF hand, the robotic hand developed by the researchers. Credit: Zhou et al Growing up, we learn to push just hard enough to move a box and to avoid…
NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos)
NASA satellite imagery has revealed a new island off Alaska’s coast that emerged after long-standing glacial ice melted, isolating a small mountain that was once part of the mainland. The…
AI can spot which patients need treatment to prevent vision loss in young adults
Example of OCT scan of eye used by AI. Credit: Shafi Balal / ESCRS Researchers have successfully used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict which patients need treatment to stabilize their…
Half of people stop taking popular weight-loss drug within a year, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The new class of anti-obesity drugs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), is proving remarkably effective at helping individuals lose weight. However, a new population-wide study presented…
