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Medical Xpress / Gut bacterium could be key to tackling obesity crisis

The internet, libraries and bookshops are full of plans and advice on how to lose weight, from fad diets to intense exercise routines. But there could be another route to keeping the pounds away, and that's with a gut bacterium ...

Nov 14, 2025 in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple—the 8,000-year history of America's only native major nut

Pecans, America's only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of millions of pounds of pecans—80% of the world's pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

An AI tool that can analyze abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukemia are diagnosed.

Nov 19, 2025 in Health informatics
Medical Xpress / Researchers diagnose disease with a drop of blood, a microscope and AI

Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease with a droplet of blood was considered a pipe dream. Today, this technology could soon become a reality.

Nov 19, 2025 in Health informatics
Phys.org / Wine grape still carries molecular memory of its ancestry after 400 years, study finds

About 400 years ago, a cross between cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc gave birth to cabernet sauvignon. Today, cabernet sauvignon is the world's most-planted wine grape, dominating vineyards from Napa to Bordeaux. New research ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Young donor age emerges as key factor in stem cell transplant success

HLA compatibility is considered the key criterion for selecting donors for allo-HSCT. DKMS study data presented at the DGHO Annual Meeting 2025 in Cologne indicate the biological age of donors has a greater influence on transplant ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Physicists drive antihydrogen breakthrough at CERN with record trapping technique

Physicists from Swansea University have played the leading role in a scientific breakthrough at CERN, developing an innovative technique that increases the antihydrogen trapping rate by a factor of ten.

Nov 18, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Ancient and colonial legacies continue to shape Amazon forest biodiversity today

Human influence across centuries continues to define biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest, according to a new international study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Will social workers in schools stop young people committing violent crimes?

The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state's schools to try to reduce violent youth crime.

Nov 19, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Maps created by 1960s schoolchildren provide new insights into habitat losses

A new study of 1960s maps, many of which were created by young people, has provided important fresh evidence of the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by agricultural intensification and urban growth in England and ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Studies reveal 95 barriers and 50 risks slowing decarbonization in the building sector

In the race against time to meet 2050 climate targets, building decarbonization looms large—but high upfront costs and a lack of public awareness are two of the biggest barriers for many countries, slowing the adoption ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics-based model

Researchers at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have unveiled a physics-based model of magnetic resonance relaxation that bridges molecular-scale dynamics with macroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Physics