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Medical Xpress / Specialized clinic visits reverse population weight gain in statewide pilot test

For years, endocrinologist Leigh Perreault, MD, felt there had to be a better way to help patients with weight management than sending them home with advice to change their diet and increase their exercise.

22 hours ago in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Rocks and rolls: The computational infrastructure of earthquakes and physics of planetary science

Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in Earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her data from a bird's-eye view, studying the planet's ...

23 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Atomic-level surface control boosts brightness of eco-friendly nanosemiconductors by 18-fold

Light-emitting semiconductors are used throughout everyday life in TVs, smartphones, and lighting. However, many technical barriers remain in developing environmentally friendly semiconductor materials.

23 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / How policy, people, and power interact to determine the future of the electric grid

When energy researchers talk about the future of the grid, they often focus on individual pieces: solar panels, batteries, nuclear plants, or new transmission lines. But in a recent study, urban systems researcher Anton Rozhkov ...

23 hours ago in Business
Tech Xplore / AI and high-throughput testing reveal stability limits in organic redox flow batteries

In numerous scientific fields, high-throughput experimentation methods combined with artificial intelligence (AI) show great promise to accelerate innovation and scientific discovery.

23 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Age-specific treatments for the same infection may be critical as antibiotic resistance crisis intensifies

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and monitor its immune response to prevent collateral damage. This regulation, called disease tolerance, ...

Medical Xpress / The stop-smoking medication varenicline may also work for cannabis use disorder

A new randomized controlled trial has found promising evidence that the smoking cessation medication varenicline (Chantix/Champix) can help people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) to reduce cannabis use. CUD is a rising problem ...

13 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Young people risk drifting into serious online offenses through a slippery slope of high-risk digital behavior

New findings from the University of East London show that online risk-taking is widespread among young people, with behaviors such as digital piracy, accessing risky online spaces or engaging with harmful content having a ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement has picked up steam in statehouses: Here's what to expect in 2026

When one of Adam Burkhammer's foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes.

3 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Beware of online ads with elaborate backstories. They may not be from a real small business

Melia & Co appears to be a small family-run business. The sweaters on its website feature a photo of a woman hand-knitting a Christmas design. The caption says that after decades of creating knitwear that tells "quiet stories ...

4 hours ago in Internet
Phys.org / How the active ingredients of monkfruit might affect health

Luo Han Guo (Siraitia grosvenorii), also known as monkfruit, is a perennial vine in the gourd family that has substantial antioxidant levels and is native to China.

4 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Trial reveals gene variant may affect prostate cancer drug efficacy

Data from a major U.S. clinical trial from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has uncovered a genetic factor that may inform how to optimize the dosing of abiraterone, a widely used hormone treatment for advanced ...

4 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer