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Medical Xpress / No gym or regular routine? Here's how to stay fit over the holiday break

The festive season can throw our exercise routines out the window. You might be staying somewhere different, with no access to a gym. Maybe your yoga studio is closed or social sport is on a break. Or you might just be too ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Major gaps block genetic evaluation and testing for Black and low income patients, study finds

Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinics—often at rates half or less than those of white patients or individuals from wealthier ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / 'Lifting and shifting' workers is not always the best answer

What happens to an organization when employees transfer between jobs internally? Does it matter whether a single worker transfers or if a team of employees is "lifted and shifted" together?

Dec 21, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Can community awareness campaigns in low-resource areas improve early diagnosis of colorectal cancer?

In low-resource regions such as Nigeria, most people with colorectal cancer are diagnosed too late for curative treatment options.

Dec 22, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Weighing sustainability of real vs. fake Christmas trees

As people contemplate their holiday plans, they may find themselves in an environmental quandary, asking: Which is more sustainable, a real or artificial Christmas tree?

Dec 20, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Nudges aren't always good for society, economics study finds

Many scholars have assumed nudges—a small push that encourages better choices—are always good for society. But UC Berkeley Economics professor Dmitry Taubinsky says it's not that simple. Instead, policies that create ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / The climate insurance gap is widening, and it's leaving marginalized Canadians behind

Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses from these events have surged, surpassing $7 billion in 2024, due in part to climate change, asset ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / New cases of syphilis in Alberta drop after introduction of rapid testing with immediate treatment

University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared new syphilis positivity ...

Medical Xpress / Study reveals low immunity against H3N2 strain in Hong Kong: Early vaccination urged

Flu activity has surged in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, driven primarily by a newly emerged H3N2 strain known as subclade K.

Dec 23, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Supporting kids' social lives, without social media

In Australia, as this school year ended, kids under 16 also lost access to social media. Some are relieved. Some are furious. Many are quietly wondering: what now?

Dec 23, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Dunedin's inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens

Even small green spaces can bring nature back into cities, as our project in Ōtepoti Dunedin has shown.

Dec 20, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy

When Americans begin taking appetite-suppressing drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, the changes extend well beyond the bathroom scale. According to new research, the medications are associated with meaningful reductions in how ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Medical economics