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Medical Xpress / Engineers test, validate novel method to improve pharmaceutical research and development

A patent-pending innovation created and validated in Purdue University's College of Engineering could strengthen pharmaceutical research and development in the areas of batch verification, encapsulation efficiency screening ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / New research advances amaranth as a nutritious and high-performing leafy green crop

Two complementary studies, appearing in HortScience, from Rutgers University are advancing the potential of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) as a valuable leafy green by combining detailed morphological characterization with evaluations ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Weight‑loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too—and we finally know how

For many people, the thought of a tasty burger or a cold pint of beer conjures a vivid mental image and drives behavior. This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function—it motivates us to get the necessities ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Watch Duty, the fire tracking app used by millions, expands to help monitor dangerous floods

When a fire broke out a few miles from his Altadena, California, home the evening of Jan. 7, 2025, Matt Blea and his family needed to make a crucial decision: Should they stay home, or evacuate?

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Australia confirms first H5N1 cases in wild birds: What happens next for farms and wildlife?

On a remote beach near Esperance, Western Australia, two sick seabirds have brought the bird flu crisis to Australia.

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Clover Hill Dairy recalls all cheese in deadly Listeria outbreak

Clover Hill Dairy is recalling all of its brand cheese over possible Listeria contamination tied to a multistate outbreak that has killed one person and hospitalized eight others.

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 1976 Legionnaires' disease outbreak—50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue

Soon after Philadelphia hosted America's bicentennial celebrations in late July 1976, more than 200 attendees of the American Legion Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia fell ill with pneumonia symptoms, ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Europe sweats through new heat wave, with worse to come

France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany canceled or postponed sports events, and Britain warned of "tropical nights" as Europe sweltered through a heat wave threatening to break June temperature ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / E-scooter injuries a growing toll on hospitals

New research examining almost 4,700 e-scooter-related emergency department presentations in the state of Victoria found injuries among children ages 2 to 14 rose from 64 cases in 2022 to 263 in 2025, even though children ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Digital know-how, not just money basics, may ease retirement anxiety

A Hiroshima University-led study conducted with Rakuten Securities finds that practical digital skills, positive financial attitudes and self-protection are more consistently associated with lower old-age anxiety than traditional ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study challenges assumption about brain activity in tremors

A new finding by a Virginia Tech neuroscientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC is challenging the way investigators study chronic neurological disorders such as dystonia, ataxia and tremor.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Chatbot-provided information about alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk is inconsistent, new study finds

Artificial intelligence (AI) is loosely defined as a narrow form of data-driven intelligence exhibited by machines. Generative AI (GenAI) creates new content based on learned patterns and supports online chatbots such as ...

19 hours ago