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Phys.org / The human side of animal health: Global review reveals new insights to achieving better biosecurity

When it comes to protecting livestock from devastating diseases, simply telling people what to do may not be enough. A new review led by a researcher from the University of Vermont and collaborators from two institutions ...

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Medical Xpress / A patient-focused health care system is key to tackling missingness

Embedding a patient-focused approach across all health care settings could help better address the problem of missingness in health care, according to researchers.

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Phys.org / Student research shows positive outcomes from summer research program

Physician-scientists hold a unique role in the medical field. They balance patient care with conducting research. Physician-scientists spend much of their time in laboratories performing experiments to drive innovation across ...

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Phys.org / Conditions remain 'unchanged' for young people with disability, data reveal

The level of inequity experienced by young people with disability has remained largely unchanged since the turn of the century, according to new research led by Flinders University. Using data from the Household, Income and ...

11 hours ago
Phys.org / Apprentices in private, independent companies face disadvantages

Apprentices in private, independent companies are more likely to fail their final exams, change contracts and not complete their training than apprentices who have contracts through a training agency.

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Medical Xpress / Study reveals how networks of switches in DNA, which regulate gene expression, drive cancer growth

Enhancers are pieces of DNA that act like switches, regulating when genes are turned on and off and how strongly they are activated. Scientists know these switches play a critical role in cancer and other diseases, but they ...

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Phys.org / Study spotlights human toll of abrupt U.S. foreign aid cuts

In January 2025, the Trump administration announced a 90-day freeze on all United States government (USG) foreign aid, which subsequently became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt ...

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Medical Xpress / Motor abnormalities predict mental illness in both general and specific symptoms

Motor issues—such as coordination problems, motor slowing or sudden, uncontrolled movements—have been recognized as signs of psychological disorders since the 1800s. How they map to mental health conditions, however, remains ...

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Phys.org / Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago

An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a significant ecological change took place in the world's oceans: For the first time, the interiors of ...

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Phys.org / Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them

Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30 pieces from nurseries off the Florida coast to a hatchery on land Wednesday, fearing that warming waters could trigger a mass bleaching event this ...

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Phys.org / A longer, hotter reality surrounds marine heat waves, research reveals

Anyone who has boiled a pot of water understands that it takes both time and energy to raise the temperature, so it may come as a surprise to learn that scientists have long treated marine heat waves (MHWs) as isolated events. ...

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Phys.org / Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study

Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe, with extreme heat rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday.

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