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Phys.org / Disputed Jordan codices reveal age variations under ion-beam scrutiny

Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centered on whether they could date back to the early Christian period, a study led by the ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / AFL draft season raises concerns for young player welfare

The road to glory in the Australian Football League (AFL) is highly competitive, with as few as 0.01% of more than 640,000 young footballers and athletes from around Australia selected in the annual draft process.

Nov 20, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / As 'California sober' catches on, study suggests cannabis use reduces short-term alcohol consumption

The "California sober" trend, which involves ditching alcohol in favor of cannabis, is gaining momentum, spreading from Hollywood to health influencers to homes across America. Among the motivations for many adopters is to ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Stars forge elements in new, uncharted ways: Experimental physicist discusses the 'i-process'

All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists have a good understanding of how these elements form: In many cases, a nucleus heavier than iron ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Most parents keep youth sports dreams in check, study finds

A new study is challenging one of youth sports' most persistent assumptions: that most parents believe their children are destined for college scholarships or professional athletic stardom.

Nov 20, 2025 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / How GLP-1s impact the heart and kidneys of veterans with type 2 diabetes

Public interest in drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also called GLP-1 RAs, has surged in recent years, with popular types like semaglutide (sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy) becoming ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / FDA's plan to boost biosimilar drugs could stall at the patent office

While the FDA is streamlining regulation of copycat versions of the expensive drugs that millions take for arthritis, cancer, and other diseases, the U.S. patent office is making it harder for the cheaper medicines to get ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / New cable design mitigates flaws in superconducting wires

When current flows through a wire, it doesn't always have a perfect path. Tiny defects within the wire mean current must travel a more circuitous route, a problem for engineers and manufacturers seeking reliable equipment.

Nov 18, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Enzyme-free approach gently detaches cells from culture surfaces

Anchorage-dependent cells are cells that require physical attachment to a solid surface, such as a culture dish, to survive, grow, and reproduce. In the biomedical industry, and others, having the ability to culture these ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / French scientists probe mRNA's potential to fight cancer

Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA—best known for being used in COVID-19 vaccines—in the hopes of finding a breakthrough treatment ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / How a key protein helps drive healthy longevity by maintaining a precise balance

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered how the longevity-associated protein Sirt6 orchestrates a delicate molecular balancing act that protects the body from age-related decline and disease. The new findings, ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / 3D-printed blood vessels could unravel secrets of strokes

3D printed blood vessels on glass that mimic blood vessel anatomy and the fluid dynamics of blood flow could be an invaluable tool in studying the causes of stroke, new research from a University of Sydney team has found ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Cardiology