https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us provides the latest news from Aston University A team of international researchers, including an Aston University researcher, has cracked the code on how "breather" laser pulses work, creating a single mathematical model that explains two completely different laser behaviors for the first time. Ultrafast lasers emit extremely short pulses of light, lasting only picoseconds or femtoseconds, making them essential for applications ranging from eye surgery and biomedical imaging to precision materials processing and advanced manufacturing. https://phys.org/news/2026-04-mathematical-decades-puzzle-involving-ultrafast.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:10:02 EDT news695917081 In a study carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, two Aston University academics have found that while access to antiseizure medication in low- and middle-income countries is growing, it is not necessarily always prescribed safely. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-global-antiseizure-drug-linked-birth.html Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:30:02 EST news682088367 Megan Pritchard, a third-year nursing student at Aston University, has written a paper outlining the health inequalities faced by people with learning difficulties and suggesting achievable ways to mitigate the problems. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-adjustments-health-outcomes-disability-community.html Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:20:03 EDT news680257201 Dr. Anis Ahmed, clinical lead in psychiatry at Aston Medical School, has co-written an article looking at the mental health challenges for the victims of "enforced disappearances." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-victims-unique-mental-health.html Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:56:58 EDT news674143014 New research from Aston University has shone a light on the best ways for parents to encourage healthy eating in their children. The paper is published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-parents-independence-food-children-healthy.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:04:04 EDT news670590242 A collaboration between Aston University and RAD Global will help small farmers in East Africa keep food fresher for longer, preventing food waste and improving livelihoods. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-highly-efficient-cold-poised-tackle.html Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:40:01 EDT news670161060 Aston University biostatistician Dr. Dan Green has identified the top ten errors he commonly sees in research papers in his work as a statistical reviewer for scientific and medical journals. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-scientific-papers-outlines-ten-pitfalls.html Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:44:04 EDT news669987842 Aston University researchers have developed a new class of optical microresonators, miniature optical devices that strongly confine and enhance light in microscopic dimensions. They are essential components in a wide range of systems, including ultra-precise optical sensors and information processors. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ultralow-loss-optical-microresonators-pave.html Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:30:07 EDT news669554643 An Aston University optometrist, Professor James Wolffsohn, has determined an optimum blinking exercise routine for people suffering with dry eye disease, and has developed a new app, MyDryEye, to help them complete the routine to ease their symptoms. The research is published in the journal Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-optometrist-app-easy-dry-eye.html Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:45:04 EDT news669552302 Researchers at Aston University have called for more advice to be given to young people about preventing dry eye disease, after a study carried out in conjunction with Oslo University Hospital and Sørlandet Hospital Trust in Norway found that 90% of participants had at least one sign of the condition in their eyes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-advice-young-adults-dry-eye.html Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:15:04 EDT news664791301 An analysis by Aston University researchers is the first to estimate the economic fallout from six US trade tariff scenarios and their impact on trade flows, prices, production and welfare. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-global-tariff-war-trillion.html Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:45:03 EDT news662737501 New research led by Aston University and published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, has revealed how self-efficacy plays a crucial role in shaping workplace behavior. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-belief-boosts-workplace-behavior-ethics.html Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:30:01 EDT news662648519 An Aston University researcher has conducted the first experimental demonstration of intricate and previously theorized behaviors in the fundamental patterns that govern oscillatory systems in nature and technology. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-soliton-laser-unveils-complexities-synchronization.html Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:23:04 EDT news662030581 A new analysis of 105-year-old data on the effectiveness of "dazzle" camouflage on battleships in World War I by Aston University researchers Professor Tim Meese and Dr. Samantha Strong has found that while dazzle had some effect, the "horizon effect" had far more influence when it came to confusing the enemy. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-reveals-illusion-dazzle-world-war.html Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:49:03 EDT news661445341 Aston University microbiologist Dr. Jonathan Cox has written an article for the journal Microbiology on the dangers posed by raw sewage in the seas around the UK. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-microbiologist-vigilance-urgent-action-danger.html Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:19:04 EST news659801942 The hidden ethical costs of workaholism have been highlighted in a recent study led by Aston University and University of Leipzig scholars. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-workaholism-foster-disconnect-moral-values.html Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:46:03 EST news658424761 A study by Aston University researchers suggests that a computer-generated breathing coach could be as effective as sessions with a human trainer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-virtual-effective-human-trainer.html Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:56:26 EST news657456981 The Staff Well-being (SWell) project has developed two simple, easy-to-deliver sessions to improve the well-being of staff in pediatric critical care (PCC) units in UK hospitals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-simple-ways-pediatric-critical-staff.html Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:33:16 EST news657351192 A study led by Aston University's Dr. Gemma Heath and Dr. Prasad Nagakumar from Birmingham Children's Hospital has shown that treatment and diagnosis for preschool wheeze requires more effective evidence-based guidelines. The findings are published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-preschool-wheeze-diagnosis-treatment.html Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:07:51 EST news656003267 Researchers from Aston University and Abertay University have found that World War One dazzle ships—vessels painted in a type of camouflage pattern to make it difficult for enemies to identify and destroy—weren't as effective as originally thought. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-world-war-dazzle-camouflage-understood.html Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:12:43 EST news652551158 An Aston University researcher has developed a new technique using light that could revolutionize non-invasive medical diagnostics and optical communication. The research showcases how a type of light called the orbital angular momentum (OAM) can be harnessed to improve imaging and data transmission through skin and other biological tissues. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-optical-technique-orbital-angular-momentum.html Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:51:04 EDT news649083061 Bioactive glasses, a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth, has been combined with gallium to create a potential treatment for bone cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-preclinical-bone-cancer-therapy-success.html Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:07:03 EDT news645199621 Industry experts and university researchers have joined together to ask the government to address the climate impact of organic, carbon-based chemicals. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-industry-action-tackle-climate-impact.html Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:37:03 EDT news644510221 An Aston University researcher has used light to develop the first step towards a quicker, cheaper and less painful technique to detect cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-based-technique-accuracy-early-prostate.html Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:19:03 EDT news644491141 Young children often display similar eating behavior as their parents, with a parent's own eating style influencing how they feed their children, research at Aston University has shown. The research is published in the journal Appetite. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-parents-behavior-children-food.html Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:42:12 EDT news642692529 An Aston University researcher has suggested a more human-friendly way of reading websites' long-winded privacy notices. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-06-technique-lengthy-privacy-easier-machine.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:40:04 EDT news638106001 New research led by Aston University's Dr. Carl Senior has found that the type of smile used by a political leader can influence voters to support them and their political agenda. The research is published in the journal PLOS ONE. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-politicians-voters-facial.html Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:40:03 EDT news633620401 Researchers from Aston University have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk food. The work is published in the journal DIGITAL HEALTH. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-social-media-fruit-vegetable-intake.html Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:47:03 EDT news633188821 Researchers at Aston University have found differences between experienced Ordnance Survey (OS) mapmakers and novices in the way that they interpret aerial images for mapmaking, which could lead to improved training processes for new recruits. The findings are published in the Journal of Vision. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-expert-mapmakers-world-differently.html Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:30:22 EDT news632752218 Aston University researchers have sent data at a speed that is 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband. The rate is the fastest ever sent by opening up specific new wavelength bands that are not yet used in fiber optic systems. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-million-faster-average-broadband.html Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:51:08 EDT news630690662