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Medical Xpress / A hospital-acquired bacterium can travel from lungs to gut, raising sepsis risk

A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, raising the risk of life-threatening sepsis, new research reveals.

Phys.org / Stick–slip nanopore approach streamlines protein analysis by using electrical 'fingerprints'

A technology developed in the laboratory of Prof. Amit Meller from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering marks a significant advancement toward rapid proteome analysis, with far-reaching ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Interpretable machine learning to accelerate nanocatalyst discovery

A fast and accurate surrogate model screens over 10,000 possible metal-oxide supports for a platinum nanocatalyst to prevent sintering under high temperatures.

Nov 25, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Marine viruses hijack bacterial genes to dismantle and exploit energy systems

Marine viruses deploy a sophisticated Trojan horse maneuver that enables them to dismantle the energy systems of ocean bacteria and use the breakdown products for self-replication. This finding comes from a study conducted ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Therapeutic climbing lifts mood and sharpens focus for inpatients with depression, anxiety and OCD

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck and Schoen Clinic Roseneck report that structured therapeutic climbing sessions were experienced as emotionally lifting, mentally focusing, socially connecting, and physically strengthening ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Frailty in young heart attack patients linked to higher risk of early death

Researchers have uncovered a major blind spot in the way doctors assess future health risk in young adults who suffer a heart attack.

Nov 27, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression, but what regulates epigenetics?

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in each cell. Mistakes or ...

Nov 23, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Mirror symmetry prompts ultralow magnetic damping in 2D van der Waals ferromagnets

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets are thin and magnetic materials in which molecules or layers are held together by weak attractive forces known as vdW forces. These materials have proved to be promising ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / High-flying tech hits potholes in India's Silicon Valley

In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.

Nov 27, 2025 in Business
Medical Xpress / Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed

"I just can't make it tonight. You have fun without me." Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A new study details how the immune and central nervous systems implement this ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Dialog / Voodoo economics: How wildlife trade for ritual use is wiping out Africa's vultures

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was widespread among human ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / How personalized algorithms lead to a distorted view of reality

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences