Health News
- Our reality seems to be compatible with a quantum multiverse
Even though the strange behaviour we observe in the quantum realm isn’t part of our daily lives, simulations suggest it is likely our reality could be one of the many worlds in a quantum multiverse
- We need to start telling women how pregnancy changes their brain
Maternity services need to educate parents-to-be on how pregnancy will affect their brain - their life could depend on it, says Helen Thomson
- Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats
Echolocating bats can more easily find and pollinate long-stemmed flowers that stand out from the surrounding foliage, which may be why this floral trait evolved
- Snoring isn't just a nuisance, it's dangerous. Why can't we treat it?
Snoring is often viewed as harmless, at least to the snorer, but we are now uncovering its potentially serious effects on cardiovascular health. And finding ways to stop is surprisingly challenging
- Chronic disease 'patient burnout' – a silent issue that must be tackled
Dr. Tejaswi Kompala, head of cardiometabolic clinical strategy at Teladoc Health, says too many people are overburdened by the needs associated with managing their chronic conditions – but that artificial intelligence could help in several ways.
- Atrium Health responds to new social engineering attack
Compromised by a phishing email, the health system says some employee and patient personal information may have been impacted.
- Hopes for new physics dashed by ordinary-looking W bosons at CERN
In 2022, physicists were excited by hints that something was wrong with our understanding of the universe - but new results have put that in doubt
- Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn
A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate
- Antibiotic resistance forecast to kill 39 million people by 2050
The number of people worldwide directly killed by antibiotic resistance will rise to 1.9 million a year by 2050, according to the most comprehensive study so far
- Cold war spy satellites and AI detect ancient underground aqueducts
Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert