https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A study covering 76 countries has found that people who are more trusting, patient, altruistic and cooperative tend to report higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction, suggesting that well-being depends on more than material prosperity alone. The work was published in the International Journal of Happiness and Development. https://phys.org/news/2026-05-patience-link-higher-happiness-countries.html Social Sciences Wed, 27 May 2026 14:40:03 EDT news699106240 A new Columbia University School of Nursing AI-assisted audit reveals nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations that do not exist in scientific databases. The results highlight an alarming trend in academic publishing as the use of AI grows. https://phys.org/news/2026-05-peer-medical-papers-fake-citations.html Education Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:03 EDT news697447922 Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision, offering new ways to prevent infections and improve treatments in the future. The research, published April 24 in Nature Microbiology, describes how the new tool, called TRAnsmision Clustering of Strains (TRACS), uses genomics to distinguish between closely related strains of microbes. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-genomic-tool-untangles-microbes-identical.html Cell & Microbiology Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:20:01 EDT news696249361 In a pair of new studies, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that as veterinary students progress through their coursework, their beliefs about dog breeds' pain sensitivity and trustworthiness change, becoming more in line with those of practicing clinicians and faculty. The work is important in understanding how veterinary attitudes and culture are being transmitted to future veterinarians, particularly in cases where the culture may be at odds with reality. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-veterinary-school-transmits-culture-students.html Veterinary medicine Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:20:03 EDT news612454801 A Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led team has developed a scale to measure trustworthiness in biomedical research among minority populations—a landmark tool for researchers to use to improve their own trustworthiness, and thus participation in research. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-team-scale-rebalance-burden-science.html Social Sciences Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:56:01 EDT news601818958 In future decades, the need for effective strategies for medical rehabilitation will increase significantly, because patients' rate of survival after diseases with severe functional deficits, such as a stroke, will increase. Socially assistive robots (SARs) are already being used in rehabilitation for this reason. In the journal Science Robotics, a research team led by neuroscientist Dr. Philipp Kellmeyer of the Freiburg University Medical Center and Prof. Dr. Oliver Müller from the Department of Philosophy of the University of Freiburg, analyzes the improvements necessary to make SARs valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies. https://phys.org/news/2018-08-robots-tools-partners.html Robotics Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:51:21 EDT news453721820 Scientists have discovered that the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax is evolving rapidly to adapt to conditions in different geographical locations, in particular to defend itself against widely-used antimalarial drugs. The study, published in Nature Genetics today, provides a foundation for using genomic surveillance to guide effective strategies for malaria control and elimination. https://phys.org/news/2016-06-malaria-parasite-reveals-evolving-drug.html Biotechnology Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:00:11 EDT news386241049 One of the ongoing themes of the current presidential campaign is that Americans are becoming increasingly distrustful of those who walk the corridors of power – Exhibit A being the Republican presidential primary, in which three of the top four candidates are outsiders of Washington. https://phys.org/news/2015-10-gonna-power-affects-faith.html Social Sciences Tue, 06 Oct 2015 06:22:25 EDT news363331335 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have created cells which make up the walls of blood vessels; research could lead to new treatments and better screening for cardiovascular disease. https://phys.org/news/2012-01-smooth-muscle-cells-patients-skin.html Biotechnology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:49:36 EST news245993722 Researchers in South East Asia have identified a novel mechanism whereby the organism Burkholderia pseudomallei – the cause of melioidosis, a neglected tropical infectious disease – develops resistance to ceftazidime, the standard antibiotic treatment. The change also makes the drug-resistant bacterium difficult to detect. https://phys.org/news/2011-10-scientists-mechanism-drug-resistance-bacteria.html Cell & Microbiology Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:00:28 EDT news236860605