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Medical Xpress / New bone glue tested on patients in clinical study for the first time

More than 10 years ago, Håkan Engqvist and Philip Procter began developing a bone glue designed to help repair fractures. Now, the glue has been used on a patient in England for the first time. In early August this year, ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / New review outlines a governance roadmap for Europe's growing flood risks

In 2024 alone, flood-related disasters around the world caused more than 8,700 deaths and economic losses exceeding 450 billion euros, with cumulative global losses of about 2.7 trillion euros over the previous decade. Against ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Teenage girls may know how to prevent pregnancy—that doesn't mean they have the power to do it

Teenage pregnancy is often explained in simple terms. Girls are said to lack knowledge about contraception, take sexual risks or make poor choices.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Global cooperation under pressure—new report on shaping reforms

Geopolitical rivalry, conflict, authoritarian nationalism and the systematic erosion of rules-based politics are reshaping the global order and putting cooperation under growing pressure. Yet the picture is more nuanced: ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Q&A: Tiny spores for a big critical minerals challenge

Scientists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are exploring how durable, customizable bacterial spores could capture rare earth elements (REE) from acid mine drainage and other metal-containing ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Survey: Older adults have strong interest in dementia vaccine

A large majority of older adults say they would be interested in receiving a vaccine that would significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to new research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Beyond raw brainpower: New study reveals best ways to train AI for clinical care

Harnessing generative AI to help doctors make critical medical decisions requires more than raw technology. A new review study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows that adapting existing language models is key ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Student-athletes report need for suicide prevention, training

A survey of college athletes found that nearly 40% reported having suicidal thoughts during their lifetime. Some 86% also said the NCAA should require mental health and suicide prevention training for all athletes. The University ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can't solve everything

"I don't want the pain to define me. I want me to define me."

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Medical Xpress / Twenty minutes of calming music offers health care workers a chance to recharge

While burnout in the medical field is well documented, affecting about half of health care workers, far fewer studies have explored ways to address it. A Northwestern Medicine study has found one simple intervention may help.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / What kills Schrödinger's cat? Underground experiment rules out gravity model for quantum decoherence

Somewhere between the microscopic realm of elementary particles and the macroscopic world of human beings, something strange happens: The rules of quantum physics, which work so exquisitely for tiny atoms, seem to lose their ...

Sep 17, 2026
Phys.org / Flights scrapped, evacuations urged as Typhoon Dujuan nears Japan

Hundreds of flights were canceled and more than 1 million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan on Monday as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, potentially bringing record rainfall.

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