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Medical Xpress / Age-related muscle wasting tied to cell recycling defect

Two related studies published today in Nature Metabolism show that a specialized intracellular recycling mechanism—chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)—is essential for muscle health.

Dec 3, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / Success in measuring nano water droplets: Real-time images could advance hydrogen and battery research

In hydrogen production catalysts, water droplets must detach easily from the surface to prevent blockage by bubbles, allowing for faster hydrogen generation. In semiconductor manufacturing, the quality of the process is determined ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Watershed sustainability project centers place-based research

The Xwulqw'selu Sta'lo' (Koksilah River) is a culturally important river to the Cowichan Tribes, located on traditional Quw'utsun land on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The land, which was never ceded to Canada, is part ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Hidden cellular layers revealed in brain's memory center

Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain's most important ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Biomarkers link ER+ breast cancer to neighborhood poverty

Scientists have long known that Black women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer and those who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods often have more aggressive forms of the disease and poorer survival rates. However, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to avoid contact with the environment ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / Super-pump explains how E. coli beats antibiotics in gut

The toxic bug E. coli uses a secret weapon to survive in our gut even when it is being treated with antibiotics, scientists have revealed. The new research has unmasked a super-pump inside the bacteria, and its related Shigella ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Millions of Abbott glucose sensors recalled after faulty readings linked to deaths

Millions of people rely on continuous glucose monitors to help manage diabetes. But a new alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that some sensors from Abbott may give incorrect blood sugar readings, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / Why are some people extremely competitive while others are so chill?

If you've ever been on the sidelines at an under-12's team sport, you will know that some children are fiercely competitive, while others are there simply to socialize.

Dec 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Governments need to prepare for more frequent large floods

Flood management is a priority for many governments around the world. Recent floods have led to hundreds of deaths and caused significant damage in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Albania, Kenya and elsewhere.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / New research spotlights the value women bring to audit teams and the workplace

Audit teams with more women benefit firms and clients alike by delivering higher-quality audits at a lower cost, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Dec 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How cancer cells keep their chromosomes intact to continue dividing relentlessly

Scientists at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have made a major discovery about cancer cells. This new understanding could help make chemotherapy work better, reduce side effects, and lead to the development ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology