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Medical Xpress / New cellular target prevents hepatitis E infection

An international team of researchers has identified a promising new approach for treating infections with the Hepatitis E virus (HEV). At the center of the study is the drug Apilimod, which specifically blocks the entry of ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Colored films enable patterns on photovoltaic modules

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in creating colored films with transparent cutouts, thereby producing realistic-looking designs on photovoltaic modules. In this way, roof ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Classical physics can explain quantum weirdness, study shows

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that same ball down to the size ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / 988 Hotline leads to fewer suicides among young people, study finds

A nationwide mental health hotline saved more lives than expected.

23 hours ago
Dialog / Do decoherence, gravity, dark matter and dark energy all originate from quantum corrections?

Only about 5% of the universe is composed of normal matter that we can directly observe, while the remaining 95% is widely believed to consist of dark matter and dark energy. Paradoxically, however, the nature of these dark ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Liver hormone regulates appetite and metabolism by targeting a specific group of hindbrain neurons

Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center provide critical insight into how the brain and body work together to regulate food intake, energy use and metabolism, offering important new analysis into the biology ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Novel tool more accurately predicts risk of Li-Fraumeni syndrome

In a prospective validation study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that a new mathematical model called LFSPRO was effective in supporting genetic counselor decision-making ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / US climate sees decline in both hot and cold extreme temperatures since 1899, researchers claim

A comprehensive new study extending the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN) record back to 1899 finds that both hot and cold temperature extremes across the contiguous United States have declined over the past 127 ...

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / These eight coastal cities sit on America's flood front line, and AI shows why

New York, New Orleans and Miami are among the eight cities along the US Gulf and Atlantic coasts facing the highest flood risk, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Scientists developed a new AI-driven ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / Why does life prefer one 'hand' over the other? New study points to electron spin

A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in science: why life consistently uses one "handed" version of its molecules and not the other. In ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / Why groups slowly stop working well together, even when conditions are good

Humans are generally a cooperative bunch and most of us probably like to think of ourselves as reliable team players. Cooperation is useful for all sorts of reasons, from running a business and managing community resources ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / DESI completes planned 3D map of the universe and continues exploring

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has successfully completed the largest high-resolution 3D map of the universe ever made, a major milestone in understanding the force driving cosmic expansion. The milestone ...

Apr 18, 2026