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Medical Xpress / Boston reports 114% recent surge in flu cases in December, urges vaccinations

Boston is seeing an early surge in flu cases this year, city and health officials warned, with sharp upticks in cases and hospitalizations and even higher increases for children and teens as winter sets in.

Medical Xpress / Holiday heart risk: Overindulgence, stress, cold increase heart attacks

Eat, drink and enjoy the outdoors and family gatherings—in moderation, say those who see an increase in heart emergencies during the holiday season.

Dec 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / How does Santa do it all? Quantum physics, that's how, says scientist

Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.

Dec 22, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Iron-snatching compounds found to be effective against parasitic flatworm

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking parasite growth, a RIKEN researcher has found. This finding, published in the journal Tropical Medicine ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Passive adaptation mechanism reveals how cells balance their protein levels

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids, but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever. Once they have done their job or become damaged, ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Protein MCL1 links cancer cell survival and energy metabolism

A study by the Mildred Scheel Early Career Center group led by Dr. Mohamed Elgendy at the TUD Faculty of Medicine provides fundamental insights into cancer biology. Published in Nature Communications, the study shows for ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Immune cell 'fuel' shortages shape atherosclerosis, scientists reveal

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, drives the progression of atherosclerosis—and how this knowledge could lead to better diagnostics and ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / New computer vision method links photos to floor plans with pixel-level accuracy

For people, matching what they see on the ground to a map is second nature. For computers, it has been a major challenge. A Cornell research team has introduced a new method that helps machines make these connections—an ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / New technique lights up where drugs go in the body, cell by cell

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question. Traditional methods can measure the concentration of a drug ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Vast freshwater reserves found beneath salinity-stressed coastal Bangladesh

Despite its tropical climate and floodplain location, Bangladesh—one of the world's most densely populated nations—seasonally does not have enough freshwater, especially in coastal areas. Shallow groundwater is often ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Machine learning and microscopy solve 170-year-old mystery of premelting ice

Through a novel combination of machine learning and atomic force microscopy, researchers in China have unveiled the molecular surface structure of "premelted" ice, resolving a long-standing mystery surrounding the liquid-like ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Urban birds' beak shape rapidly changed during COVID-19 lockdowns, suggesting human-driven transformations

When the world slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects extended beyond humans. A recent study found that it reshaped urban ecosystems to such an extent that certain city-dwelling birds even began to develop ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Biology