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Medical Xpress / Young adults with IBD face health care access challenges, financial burden

Young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have major health care access challenges and disproportionate financial burdens, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Crohn's & Colitis 360.

Phys.org / Antiferromagnetic metal exhibits diode-like behavior without external magnetic field

Antiferromagnetic (AF) materials are made up of atoms or molecules with atomic spins that align in antiparallel directions of their neighbors. The magnetism of each individual atom or molecule is canceled out by the one next ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Carbon shell design curbs shuttle effect in thermal battery cathodes

Transition metal fluorides are widely regarded as promising cathode materials because of their high theoretical voltages and excellent thermal stability. However, in real batteries, these materials tend to dissolve and migrate ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / Catching a radical in motion with µSR spectroscopy

Using muon spin rotation spectroscopy, researchers from Japan and Canada have successfully captured the rapid conversion of an imidoyl radical into a quinoxalinyl radical occurring within nanoseconds. The technique enabled ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Diabetes costs the global economy trillions, says study

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder and one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. On average, one in ten adults is affected. The number of people living with diabetes continues to rise, ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 still claims more than 100,000 US lives each year

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers report national estimates of 43.6 million COVID-19-associated illnesses and 101,300 deaths in the US during October 2022 to September 2023, plus 33.0 million illnesses ...

Phys.org / Unexpected oscillation states in magnetic vortices could enable coupling across different physical systems

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have uncovered previously unobserved oscillation states—so-called Floquet states—in tiny magnetic vortices. Unlike earlier experiments, which required energy-intensive ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Lysosomes in focus: New study reveals how cells keep them intact

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and damaging the cell. Now, researchers at Umeå University have revealed the molecular sensors that detect ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Guidance updated for laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in ED

In a guidance document issued by the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, updated recommendations are presented relating to laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in the emergency department (ED).

Jan 10, 2026 in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death.

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations

Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and ...

Jan 10, 2026 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.

Jan 10, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech