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Phys.org / From high‑tech greenhouses to fruit netting: How protected cropping can shield crops from climate extremes

For many of us, food is something we buy at a supermarket or order at a café. We usually give little thought to the complex systems required to produce and deliver it—until they stop working. It's not common to think of ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Multidisciplinary study uses blood samples to identify diseases years before they start

What if doctors could tell you a disease was coming years before you felt a single symptom—and stop it in its tracks? That is the goal of a sweeping new research initiative launched by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...

11 hours ago in Health informatics
Medical Xpress / How financial and practical stressors can affect emotional health during cancer care

A cancer diagnosis changes almost everything—but it doesn't stop life's other responsibilities. Bills still arrive. Work still needs attention. Family routines keep going. Trying to keep up with it all while managing treatment ...

10 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / AI tool could help predict side effects from lung cancer treatment

Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, some goes to surrounding ...

12 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Biomarkers indicating higher liver cancer risk in chronic hepatitis B patients identified

Chronic hepatitis B is a viral disease that affects the liver and greatly increases the risks of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer (HCC, liver cancer). It affects approximately 296 million people worldwide. Hepatitis ...

11 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Deterrence or self-control? Study links speeding to morality and driving environment

New research led by James Cook University psychology lecturer Dr. Chae Rose suggests that whether speeding is reduced by deterrence or self-control depends not only on drivers' own views about speeding, but on how those views ...

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Work environment, moral resilience help nurses prevent moral injury

Moral injury remains prevalent among critical care nurses, with newer nurses at the highest risk of developing symptoms, according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC). Moral resilience ...

13 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Can you actually have a 'slow' or 'fast' metabolism?

Have you ever heard someone claim they have a fast metabolism? This typically means they can eat whatever they want without gaining weight. Meanwhile, others blame their inability to lose weight on having a slow metabolism.But ...

13 hours ago in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Medical Xpress / There aren't enough geriatricians—how older adults can still get the right care

More than 70 million baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80. With longer lives often comes more complicated health needs: multiple chronic conditions, ...

12 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Belzutifan+pembrolizumab post-surgery helps kidney cancer patients at high risk for relapse stay cancer-free longer

Patients with a common form of kidney cancer called clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) who have a high risk of recurrence after surgery showed significantly improved disease-free survival when treated with an oral combination ...

13 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs associated with reduced need for emergency care for migraine

For people with chronic migraine, taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 drugs, for other conditions such as diabetes and weight loss, was associated with fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations ...

13 hours ago in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / Tech sovereignty and AI networks set to dominate mobile meet

Tens of thousands flocked to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona Monday, with this year's edition of the telecoms trade fair marked by efforts to integrate AI into networks.