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Medical Xpress / New trial shows Pfizer's mRNA flu shot beats traditional flu vaccine

Pfizer's mRNA flu vaccine worked better than a standard flu shot in a large Phase 3 trial, researchers reported.

Nov 21, 2025 in Vaccination
Phys.org / White rhino born at Spain zoo in conservation success

A southern white rhino calf has been born at a zoo in eastern Spain, in a success for a European program aimed at preserving the threatened species.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / New roles found for STIP1 and Maspin proteins in cell renewal and structure

Two recently published studies led by Brazilian scientists reveal the key roles of multifunctional proteins, STIP1 and Maspin, in vital cellular processes.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Quantum imaging settles 20-year debate on gold surface electron spin direction

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) have definitively resolved a two-decade-long controversy regarding the direction of electron spin on the surface of gold.

Nov 18, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Chemerin receptor structures disclose new mechanism of lipid metabolism

Chemerin is a key adipokine that regulates lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity, and thus is involved in many metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. In addition, it plays a critical role in inflammation as a ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Medical research
Phys.org / Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts vary by location, study finds

Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study published in Limnologica finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deployed.

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Quantum-centric supercomputing simulates supramolecular interactions

A team led by Cleveland Clinic's Kenneth Merz, Ph.D., and IBM's Antonio Mezzacapo, Ph.D., is developing quantum computing methods to simulate and study supramolecular processes that guide how entire molecules interact with ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Antarctic ice loss linked to 'storms' at ocean's subsurface

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have identified stormlike circulation patterns beneath the Antarctic ice shelves that are causing aggressive melting, with major implications ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Electroconvulsive therapy linked to wide range of severe effects, international survey suggests

An international survey has revealed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causes a much broader and more damaging range of side effects than previously acknowledged, challenging long-held claims about its safety.

Nov 21, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air

Feeling thirsty? Why not tap into the air? Even in desert conditions, there exists some level of humidity that, with the right material, can be soaked up and squeezed out to produce clean drinking water. In recent years, ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Study shows too much sitting can harm balance and walking, even in young adults

A new study led by Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi shows that too much sitting and too little physical activity can weaken balance and walking ability, even in healthy young ...

Phys.org / Chiral skyrmion flows enable new approach to nanoscale logic devices

In magnetic materials with antisymmetric exchange interactions, novel particle-like spin textures called magnetic skyrmions can appear and be manipulated by electrons. First observed in 2009, they have been created and controlled ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Nanotechnology