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Phys.org / Myosin XI-1: A key molecular target for salt-tolerant crops

Soil salinity is a key abiotic stress factor. Salt stress substantially impairs plant growth, development, and productivity, significantly reducing crop yields worldwide. It induces various kinds of stress in plant organs, ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Social media use linked to gradual decline in children's attention span

Children who spend a significant amount of time on social media tend to experience a gradual decline in their ability to concentrate. This is according to a comprehensive study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Pediatrics ...

Phys.org / Over 16,000 dinosaur footprints identified along a Bolivian shoreline

A fossil site in Bolivia preserves thousands of traces of dinosaurs who walked, ran, and swam along an ancient coastline, according to a study by Raúl Esperante of the Geoscience Research Institute, California, U.S., and ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / UK health agency identifies new mpox strain in England

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said Monday it had identified a new strain of the mpox virus in England in a person who had recently traveled to Asia.

Medical Xpress / People's sniffing behaviors predict what they are smelling, study shows

Humans and other animals actively sense their surrounding environment. This entails the deliberate adjustment of motor behavior involved in sensory sampling (i.e., movements of the eyes, ears and hands) in line with the stimulus ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Saturday Citations: Cancer therapy breakthrough; Sumatran tigers thrive; frogs eat what, now?

This week, JPL scientists reported that glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable intervals. CERN's ATLAS experiment detected evidence for the decay of a Higgs boson into a muon-antimuon pair. And researchers discovered ...

Dec 6, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / AI tools help choose best embryos for IVF

Artificial intelligence tools can now help choose the most promising embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), although experts have warned of some ethical concerns.

Dec 8, 2025 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Medical cannabis linked to reduced opioid use in adults with chronic pain

Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely to require prescription opioids, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine and ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Dec 8, 2025 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Excessive heat harms young children's development, study suggests

Climate change—including high temperatures and heat waves—has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Aerial microrobot can fly as fast as a bumblebee

In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Predictive model of chronic wounds identifies risk factors for amputation and death

Chronic wounds affect thousands of patients each year and can lead to serious complications, including amputation and death. The Regenstrief Institute Chronic Wound Registry, a statewide database that collects real-world ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Surgery