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Phys.org / AI model forecasts coral heat stress on Florida reefs up to six weeks ahead

Scientists have created an AI model that forecasts moderate heat stress—a major precursor to coral bleaching—at sites along Florida's Coral Reef up to six weeks ahead, with predictions generally accurate within one week. ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Synthetic compound targets malaria at multiple stages to prevent its transmission

Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission. The new molecule acts during three phases of the disease cycle, eliminating the asexual form of ...

Medical Xpress / Common bacteria discovered in the eye linked to cognitive decline

Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from Cedars-Sinai. Published in ...

Phys.org / Focusing and defocusing light without a lens: First demonstration of the structured Montgomery effect in free space

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new way to structure light in custom, repeatable, three-dimensional patterns, all without the use of ...

16 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / How mental health has changed in baby boomers and Gen X across their entire adulthoods

It's been almost five years since the end of the COVID lockdowns. Yet the world is still continuing to learn about how mental health changed during—and after—this unprecedented time.

6 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Natural magnetic materials can control light in unprecedented ways

Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as if defying the law of physics. This phenomenon, known as negative refraction, could transform ...

14 hours ago in Physics
Dialog / Can front-of-pack labels ease hospital strain? A Canadian blueprint as the U.S. considers FDA's Nutrition Info box

Hospital beds are a brutally concrete resource. When they're full, surgeries get delayed, hallways become overflow wards, and staff burn out. So a question I keep coming back to is simple: can the way we label food, those ...

7 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Analyzing an enigmatic enzyme with potential for new antibiotic drug discovery

An analysis of an unusual enzyme could result in a new generation of antimicrobial medicines to counter antibiotic resistance. Key details in the enzyme-driven biosynthesis of a natural molecule with potent antibiotic activity ...

12 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Some bottled water is worse than tap for microplastics, study shows

Some brands of bottled water contain significantly higher levels of microplastics than tap water, according to new research by scientists who have developed a novel method for detecting these tiny particles.

16 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Why we sleep poorly in new environments: A brain circuit that keeps animals awake

You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens. Working with mice, they have identified a group of neurons ...

11 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / A portable ultrasound sensor may enable earlier detection of breast cancer

For people who are at high risk of developing breast cancer, frequent screenings with ultrasound can help detect tumors early. MIT researchers have now developed a miniaturized ultrasound system that could make it easier ...

12 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Addition of palbociclib improves progression-free survival in HR-positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

For patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer, the addition of palbociclib to maintenance anti-HER2 and endocrine therapies leads to improved ...

6 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer