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Phys.org / Physicists bring unruly molecules to the quantum party

Scientists have made leaps and bounds in bending atoms to their will, making them into everything from ultraprecise clocks to bits of quantum data. Translating these quantum technologies from obedient atoms to unruly molecules ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try ten minutes of exercise

Charles Hillman has known for a long time that exercise has a positive impact on the brain. This effect has been demonstrated by the Northeastern University psychology professor and others in varied and robust experimental ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Is aging an act of genetic sabotage? Scientists find a gene that turns off food detection after reproduction

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food odors that once led them to their meals.

Dec 18, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Choosing the right blood pressure drug can reduce health care costs

Patients who start their blood pressure treatment with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) drugs continue with the same medicine to a greater extent than patients who start out with other drugs. Choosing the right drug from ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Recommendations developed for managing adults with congenital heart disease

In clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association and published online Dec. 18 in both the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation, recommendations ...

Phys.org / Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her joy. While some people would rather avoid snowflakes and the slippery roads that accompany them, ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Wind-sculpted landscapes: Investigating the Martian megaripple 'Hazyview'

While much of Perseverance's work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars' long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offer a rare opportunity to examine processes that are still shaping the surface today. Megaripples are ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / A short-lived kinase state that's essential for normal cell migration and T-cell function

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src kinase function. This hidden state allows the kinase to repeatedly modify its target, without needing ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Super strain-resistant superconductors: Study narrows down the hidden symmetry

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with zero resistance, usually only at very low temperatures. Most superconductors behave according to well-established rules, but strontium ruthenate, Sr₂RuO₄, ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn't ready for it

When a crisis strikes, rumors and conspiracy theories often spread faster than emergency officials can respond and issue corrections.

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Disrupted brain balance in alcohol dependence involves two signaling pathways

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of the brain—and offers insights on developing drugs to treat this condition.

Dec 22, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin

An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer's disease.

Dec 18, 2025 in Neuroscience