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Science X / This nearly indestructible lab virus kept sabotaging cultures until researchers found a way to protect against it

Researchers from the VEB.RF Group of Skoltech have uncovered the molecular mechanisms that make one of the most persistent laboratory contaminants—bacteriophage T1—unusually resilient and dangerous to bacterial cultures. ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Protecting pollinating insects could improve diets and livelihoods worldwide

In Nepal's remote mountain district of Jumla, preparation for a family meal begins long before food reaches the cooking pot. It starts in terraced fields of beans, buckwheat, apples and pumpkins that must be plowed, planted, ...

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Phys.org / Beneath seagrass meadows, a shift in warming seas could decide which underwater habitats survive

On the western side of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, sits Myuna Bay, a quiet bay with meadows of seagrass waving beneath the water. The most common marine plant species you find there is Zostera muelleri. ...

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Phys.org / Reading genetic activity from living cells without destroying them

Until now, studying the genetic processes in cells required destroying them—making it impossible to observe these processes over extended periods of time. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Almost half of adults worldwide eat out at least once a week—exacerbating the obesity epidemic

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12–15 May) suggests that no matter where people live, eating out instead of preparing meals at home is linked to weight gain and obesity.

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Medical Xpress / Body mass index: It's not all that it's hyped up to be

Body mass index (BMI) is a simple mathematical formula widely used to quickly gauge someone's health. BMI = weight (kg) divided by height squared (m2). Its simplicity and cost-effectiveness makes BMI a popular health tool, ...

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Medical Xpress / Study shows that a 1% reduction in annual working hours is associated with a 0.16% decrease in obesity rates

A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) shows that a 1% reduction in annual working hours is associated with a 0.16% decrease in obesity rates across OECD countries. ...

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Phys.org / When retailers wait to reveal prices, shoppers fill in the blanks

Sometimes the price wasn't missing; its disclosure was just delayed. That's what Minzhe Xu, assistant professor of marketing in Iowa State University's Ivy College of Business, and his fellow researchers noticed when shopping ...

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Phys.org / A vital Atlantic current is fading far faster, threatening Europe, Africa and North America by 2100

A key Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate the planet's climate could weaken more than expected by 2100, with potentially devastating consequences worldwide, a new study has found.

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Medical Xpress / Could the 'Ozempic Era' shift blame for obesity from individuals to the food industry?

An essay presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) suggests that a new age of obesity drugs could shift the blame for living with obesity from individuals to the food industry—just as smoking ...

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Medical Xpress / Pooled analysis reveals semaglutide shows good efficacy in older adults aged over 65 years

A new analysis of the STEP trials carried out by semaglutide manufacturer Novo Nordisk has analyzed various trials to show the safety and efficacy of the obesity drug semaglutide in older adults (over 65 years), and found ...

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Medical Xpress / Australia has the world's highest rate of ACL reconstruction surgery—rehab may be just as good

If you've ever watched a game of Australian rules football, rugby league or basketball, you've probably seen it happen: a player lands awkwardly, grabs their knee, and doesn't get back up.

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