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Medical Xpress / People with diabetes or fatty liver disease found less effective at obtaining energy from ketone bodies

The liver plays a central role in storing and supplying energy to the body. In type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, commonly referred to as fatty liver disease), mitochondria—the ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Diabetes
Phys.org / Raman quantum memory demonstrates near-unity performance

Over the past decades, quantum physicists and engineers have developed numerous technologies that harness the principles of quantum mechanics to push the boundaries of classical information science. Among these advances, ...

Nov 15, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia, study suggests

Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.

Nov 19, 2025 in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / $2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital investments aren't really yours

In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This wasn't a hack or a bubble bursting. It happened because one company, Valve, changed the rules for its video game Counter-Strike 2, a ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Business
Medical Xpress / Gene scissors in camouflage mode help in the search for cancer therapies

The immune system plays a crucial role in fighting tumors and metastases. Consequently, it is decisive to conduct cancer research in mouse models with an immune system that is as natural as possible—which is easier said ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Study describes how K-12 teachers used a virtual environment to explore mathematical concepts

When Old Town High School Math Teacher Kristen Thompson uses TriO—a virtual reality environment developed by researchers at the University of Maine—she envisions a scenario that every teacher dreams about for their students: ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Speaking more than one language may help the brain stay younger

Speaking more than one language can slow down the brain's aging and lower risks linked to accelerated aging.

Nov 15, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Pika research finds troubling signs for the iconic Rocky Mountain animal

A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder carries a warning for one of the Rocky Mountains' most iconic animals—the American pika (Ochotona princeps), a small and fuzzy creature that often greets hikers in Colorado ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Secure land rights linked to lower deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, study shows

Who owns the rainforest—and who has the right to use it—might seem like a simple question.

Nov 21, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Nine new-to-Vermont bee species discovered

A new count of Vermont's bee species has identified nine species not previously reported in the Green Mountain State, bringing the total number of species in Vermont to 352, more than any northern New England state.

Nov 21, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Microplastics detected in 100% of donkey feces: Study links plastic pollution to animal deaths and food risks

A study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed for the first time the extent of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on livestock, humans and the wider environment on the Kenyan island of Lamu.

Nov 19, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / JUNO experiment delivers first physics results two months after completion

The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully completed the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) and released its first physics results.

Nov 19, 2025 in Physics