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Phys.org / Second bird flu case confirmed on Queen Anne's County farm

Maryland officials have confirmed a second positive test for bird flu at a commercial poultry operation in Queen Anne's County, the 10th detection in the state in 2025, as public health experts warn the virus continues to ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Capturing the moment a cell shuts the door on free radicals

For the first time, researchers have been able to show how a cell closes the door to free radicals—small oxygen molecules that are sometimes needed, but that can also damage our cells. The study is published in Nature Communications ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / First comprehensive Great Steppe genomic dataset uncovers unique variants

Researchers from Nazarbayev University's National Laboratory created the first large-scale, high-quality genotyping dataset of healthy Kazakh individuals—a landmark contribution to global population genomics and biomedical ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Locals sound alarm as Bijagos Islands slowly swallowed by sea

Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole.

Dec 23, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Warmer rivers host more abundant Japanese eel populations, research shows

The distribution of Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) at the northern edge of the species' range appears to be shaped by river water temperature, which is influenced by watershed geology and land use.

Dec 23, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Any reduction in alcohol consumption helps reduce cancer risk: Support for 'Dry January'

Most people know that smoking causes cancer and that there's no "safe" number of cigarettes that are OK to smoke.

Dec 23, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Iron deficiency without anemia common with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Iron deficiency without anemia is a common feature of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published in Nutrients.

Phys.org / AI mimics human-like intuition to explore and analyze chemical reactions

Chemical reactions are the breaking and forming of chemical bonds, which are fundamental to the creation of new technologies. Inevitably, discovering and developing new chemical reactions is a time-intensive process of trial ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Diversifying US Midwest farming for stability and resilience

Researchers find that diversifying crops and integrating livestock improves farm efficiencies and ecosystem services in the US Midwest. The work is published in PNAS Nexus.

Dec 23, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Warming may make tropical cyclone 'seeds' riskier for Africa

An existing body of research indicates that climate change is making tropical cyclones wetter and more powerful. Now, a new study is indicating the same thing may be happening to the precursors of these storms: the wet weather ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / The role of neuroinflammation in progressive multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that prompts the body's immune system to attack myelin, the protective sheath covering nerve cells in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord. This can in turn result in vision impairments, ...

Dec 20, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Scientists build virtual tissue tools to map how cells talk in disease

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have developed two powerful computational tools that could transform how researchers study the "conversations" between cells inside the body. The tools, called sCCIgen and QuadST, help ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Medical research