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Medical Xpress / Genome-scale models can predict how the gut microbiome influences health

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy. A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, such as inflammatory bowel ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Ancient Arctic adaptations may influence modern disease risk

Over the past 25 years, Greenlanders have experienced a dramatic increase in cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Scientists have already linked their increased risk of these diseases ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Personality traits and zip code may determine political preferences

Personality and zip code can help explain differences in political ideology, according to a new study from Northwestern University, which is the first to show the relationship between a person's personality traits and political ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Key driver of extreme winds on Venus identified

Imagine the catastrophic winds of a category 5 hurricane. Now, imagine even faster winds of more than 100 meters per second, encircling the planet and whipping clouds across the sky, with no end in sight. This scenario would ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Thousands of US hazardous sites are at risk of flooding because of sea level rise, study finds

If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the century, posing serious health ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Chinese telescope captures 155 high-frequency bursts from fast radio burst 20240114A

Using the Tianma Radio Telescope (TMRT), researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted 66 simultaneous dual‑frequency (2.25 GHz/8.60 GHz) observations of the ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
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
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 / 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
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 / 'Equality can't happen in the shadows': Report sheds light on how girls are resisting traditional gender expectations

Around the world, girls are challenging gender norms in creative, courageous and often overlooked ways—but the risks are high, a report says.

Nov 21, 2025 in Other Sciences