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Medical Xpress / Holiday heart risk: Overindulgence, stress, cold increase heart attacks

Eat, drink and enjoy the outdoors and family gatherings—in moderation, say those who see an increase in heart emergencies during the holiday season.

Dec 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Ultra-hot super-Earth shows signs of thick atmosphere despite extreme conditions

Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system.

Dec 11, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making

(Phys.org)—Decision-making—the ability to choose one path out of several options—is generally considered a cognitive ability possessed by biological systems, but not by physical objects. Now in a new study, researchers ...

Aug 24, 2015 in Physics
Phys.org / Team shatters 3D nanofabrication limits with meta-optics

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) engineers and scientists, in collaboration with Stanford University, have demonstrated a breakthrough 3D nanofabrication approach that transforms two-photon lithography (TPL) ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Growth strategy enables coherent quantum transport in single-layer MoS₂ semiconductors

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are thin materials (i.e., one-atom thick) with advantageous electronic properties. These materials have proved to be promising for the development of thinner, highly performing electronics, ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / How healthy are Brazil nuts? New study elucidates trace elements in the seeds

Brazil nuts are an especially nutrient-rich source of food: They contain important minerals like calcium and magnesium, essential amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Brazil nuts are characterized by very high selenium ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Uncovering how parasitic plants avoid attacking themselves to improve crop protection

Parasitic plants are notorious agricultural pests that drain nutrients from crops and cause economic losses of more than USD 1 billion due to yield losses every year. Yet these plants almost never attack themselves or closely ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Multi-agent AI could change everything—if researchers can figure out the risks

You might have seen headlines sounding the alarm about the safety of an emerging technology called agentic AI.

Dec 23, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Suspension of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act generated record gains for companies involved in overseas corruption cases

When, on 10 February 2025, United States President Donald Trump signed the executive order suspending the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), companies previously involved in overseas corruption cases ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Not everyone reads the room the same: Some brains perform a complicated assessment—while others take a shortcut

Are you a social savant who easily reads people's emotions? Or are you someone who leaves an interaction with an unclear understanding of another person's emotional state?

Dec 16, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria shift early in inflammatory bowel disease, study reveals

Patients experience significant changes in gut bacteria at the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new international study has found—offering new hope for earlier diagnosis and future treatments.

Dec 23, 2025 in Inflammatory disorders
Medical Xpress / Automatic label checking: The missing step in making medical AI reliable

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered a practical way to detect and fix common labeling errors in large radiographic collections. By automatically verifying body-part, projection, and rotation tags, ...

Dec 24, 2025 in Radiology & Imaging