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Medical Xpress / Bacteria 'pills' could detect gut diseases—without the endoscope

Move over, colonoscopies—researchers report in ACS Sensors that they've developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect markers of gastrointestinal disease. Taken orally, the ...

13 hours ago in Gastroenterology
Medical Xpress / 3D-printed blood vessels could unravel secrets of strokes

3D printed blood vessels on glass that mimic blood vessel anatomy and the fluid dynamics of blood flow could be an invaluable tool in studying the causes of stroke, new research from a University of Sydney team has found ...

12 hours ago in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / X-ray vision dives deep to boost safety, inspection and response

X-ray imaging is useful for seeing inside objects without causing damage, but until now it was not practical for use underwater. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed the first X-ray imaging system that ...

6 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Phys.org / How dark energy changed cosmology forever

Let's rewind the clock back…oh, I don't know, let's say a hundred years. It was 1917, and Einstein had just developed his general theory of relativity. It was a masterpiece, giving us our modern-day view of the gravitational ...

23 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Retail rents decrease when a marijuana dispensary moves in

As more states open the doors to legal marijuana, dispensaries are becoming a more common retail sighting. But what happens to the businesses next door when one opens for business?

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Novo Nordisk rolls out lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy

People paying out of pocket for Ozempic or Wegovy may soon see lower costs, as Novo Nordisk rolls out new price discounts for its popular GLP-1 medications.

3 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Early mental health treatment for PTSD may cut cardiovascular disease risk in half

UCLA researchers are finding new treatments to ease the physical ailments caused by post-traumatic stress disorder. Their studies show that addressing the mental effects of trauma early on may help reduce risk of one such ...

7 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Behavioral patterns and shopping habits shape household food waste, study shows

A study by Associate Professor Nevin Cohen and colleagues reveals that food waste in U.S. households varies significantly based on behavioral patterns and shopping habits, rather than simple demographics like age or income ...

8 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / AI is front and center at COP30

We live in a time often characterized as a polycrisis. One of those crises is human-caused climate change, an issue currently being discussed by delegates at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.

7 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Researchers urge action as ultra-processed foods dominate diets and threaten public health

Researchers warned Wednesday that rising global consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) poses a major threat to health, calling for countries to subject some products made by huge food companies to marketing restrictions ...

15 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / New metric better predicts which drug-induced liver injury patients require transplant

A newly developed tool, called the DILI-Inpt prognostic score, can predict patients with drug-induced liver injury who are unlikely to survive without a liver transplant.

8 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Turning everyday cameras into crop analysis tools

Agricultural producers and manufacturers often need information about crop attributes, from nutrient content to chemical composition, to make management decisions. In recent years, multispectral imaging has emerged as a useful ...

4 hours ago in Biology