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Dialog / Crystal melting and the glass transition obey the same physical law
The melting of crystals is the process by which an increase in temperature induces the disruption of the ordered crystalline lattice, leading to the disordered structure and highly fluctuating dynamic behavior of liquids. ...
Medical Xpress / Earlier diagnosis and better care needed for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and long COVID
Significant improvement in the diagnosis and care of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and long COVID is urgently needed across NHS and social care services, according to a new report.
Medical Xpress / More research needed on health literacy and medication adherence in ethnic minority adults with type 2 diabetes
New research led by Western Sydney University finds limited evidence on the association between health literacy and medication adherence among ethnic minority adults living with type 2 diabetes.
Phys.org / Climate disasters are on the rise: Some states want to make oil companies pay
For many California residents, the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year were the latest and most searing example of the devastating effects of climate change. Some estimates have pegged the damages and economic losses ...
Tech Xplore / Apple production hubs hit by tariffs, sending shares plummeting
Apple Inc. is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, even after a years-long effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply chain disruptions.
Medical Xpress / Is low BMI harmful in old age?
Despite the success of drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) in promoting both weight loss and longer life, doubt remains about the role of body mass index (BMI) at older ages. Many studies have shown that low BMI is associated ...
Medical Xpress / Western diet causes inflammation while traditional African foods protect, new study finds
A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases. ...
Phys.org / Some gut bacteria could make certain drugs less effective, study indicates
A study published in Nature Chemistry by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University shows how common gut bacteria can metabolize certain oral medications that target cellular receptors called GPCRs, ...
Phys.org / Cover crops provide an often-overlooked reduction in soil carbon erosion, study finds
Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that's underestimated in considering the carbon sequestration potential ...
Phys.org / A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, ...
Phys.org / Electrochemical method supports nitrogen circular economy
Imagine a world where industrial waste isn't just reduced, it's turned into something useful. This kind of circular economy is already in the works for carbon. Now, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: To understand low back pain, researchers look closely at how male and female bodies move
Anyone who suffers from chronic low back pain knows how difficult it can be to manage, and how quickly it can turn the most ordinary activity into a daunting prospect. Nonspecific and difficult to pinpoint anatomically, its ...