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Phys.org / Indoor air pollution is a global health issue, not just a domestic heating one

When indoor air pollution makes the news in western countries, it often feels like a local issue. One week it focuses on wood-burning stoves. Another it is gas cookers or the question of whether people should open their windows ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / How startups can communicate to win over silent audiences online

A new study reveals how entrepreneurs can win support for their ideas from audiences who never speak up. The research shows that the way entrepreneurs engage with a few vocal participants in online discussions can crucially ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Novel AI method sharpens 3D X-ray vision

X-ray tomography is a powerful tool that enables scientists and engineers to peer inside of objects in 3D, including computer chips and advanced battery materials, without performing anything invasive. It's the same basic ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / A new valve for quantum matter: Steering chiral fermions by geometry alone

A collaboration between Stuart Parkin's group at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle (Saale) and Claudia Felser's group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden has realized ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Study finds early withdrawal of care may limit recovery in severe brain injury

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine clinical scientists and UPMC neurosurgeons challenges assumptions about early withdrawal of care in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The research, ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Colorado ranks among the highest states in the country for flu

Colorado is in the midst of a record-breaking flu season. In the week ending Dec. 27, 2025, 831 people were hospitalized with influenza—the most since the state started tracking flu cases two decades ago. Hospitalizations ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Female sex and higher education linked to escalating prevalence of obesity and overweight in Africa

Female sex and higher education are significantly linked to the escalating prevalence of obesity and overweight in Africa, finds one of the largest and most detailed analyses of body weight trends in the region, published ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Personalized prevention strategies may lower Alzheimer's risk by targeting individual factors

How can we influence whether we develop Alzheimer's disease later in life? Neurodegeneration researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine are systematically examining the factors that trigger the onset of the disease—and ...

Tech Xplore / Meta begins job cuts as it shifts from Metaverse to AI devices

Meta Platforms Inc. is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company's Reality Labs division, part of a plan to redirect resources from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and phone features.

Jan 13, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / Why strict diets are a bad idea for long-term weight loss

Those hoping to lose weight this year might be tempted to try to a diet challenge in the hopes of kick-starting their weight loss. But while we might think these kinds of short-term, restrictive diets will help give our waistlines ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Small businesses say they aren't planning to hire many recent graduates for entry-level jobs—here's why

Small businesses are planning to hire fewer recent college graduates than they did in 2025, making it likely harder for this cohort to find entry-level jobs.

Jan 13, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Towards recycling of fiber composites: More sustainable epoxy thanks to phosphorus

Most people are aware that plastic waste is a problem. Almost all types of plastics that we use in our everyday lives are derived from fossil sources. When they end up in the environment, they cause pollution for generations. ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Chemistry