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Medical Xpress / Targeted PET/CT predicts early treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients
A new targeted PET/CT tracer can detect treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis patients in as little as four weeks, and potentially even at the start of treatment, according to new research published in The Journal of ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring why some people may prefer alcohol over other rewards
People with alcohol use disorders tend to prioritize alcohol over alternative rewards, and the neural underpinnings of this are unclear. In a study appearing in JNeurosci, researchers led by Nathan Marchant, from Amsterdam ...
Medical Xpress / What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment, and why evidence points elsewhere
Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at "ending crime and disorder on America's streets," national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a response to visible homelessness ...
Phys.org / Missing methane: Countries may be underestimating wastewater greenhouse gas emissions
The amount of greenhouse gases produced by the wastewater sector may be higher than reports suggest. According to a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change, countries are missing out on reporting a significant ...
Phys.org / Would Earth still be habitable without us?
Here's a thought experiment that keeps planetary scientists awake at night. Strip every living thing from our planet, every bacterium, every blade of grass, every creature that has ever drawn breath and ask a simple but profound ...
Medical Xpress / Chocolate male supplement recalled over hidden erectile dysfunction drug
A chocolate male enhancement product is being pulled from store shelves after federal health officials found it contains a hidden prescription drug. The company—USALESS.COM, based in Brooklyn, New York—is recalling its ...
Medical Xpress / Learning to slow down: Cold-water swimming benefits explored in new study
Taking a freezing dip in a lake or the sea is a valued well-being practice in the world's happiest country. In Finland, over 720,000 people (about 1 in every 8) are regular cold-water swimmers, voluntarily plunging into water ...
Phys.org / Gag grouper are overfished in the Gulf: This new tool could help
Anglers along the Gulf Coast have long prized the hard-fighting, mild-tasting gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis), but some may have been surprised over the past few years by shortened seasons for this desirable reef fish. ...
Phys.org / Why a Swiss population cap baffles experts
That Switzerland is considering tightening its immigration policy was no surprise to demographic and economic experts. After all, that's the trend among European countries, both within and outside the European Union.
Phys.org / The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons
If you gathered every American with a prison record into one contiguous territory and admitted it to the union, you would create the 12th-largest state. It would be home to at least 7 million to 8 million people and hold ...
Phys.org / PFAS exposure greater in wet pet food, study suggests
Ehime University investigators measured 34 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 100 commercial dog and cat foods sold in Japan and detected PFAS across many products, with higher concentrations in fish-based foods and dry ...
Phys.org / A new, useful absorption limit for ultra-thin films
Ultrathin, conductive films such as those made of graphene are widely used in modern optoelectronic devices, but it has been thought that their efficacy is fundamentally limited: they can absorb at most half of the incident ...
