Medical physics and public health as a combined research area examines the development, optimization, and population-level impact of physics-based technologies and methods used in medicine, integrating dosimetry, imaging physics, and radiation protection with epidemiology, health services research, and risk assessment. It investigates how diagnostic and therapeutic modalities (e.g., ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, advanced imaging systems, radiation therapy) affect disease detection, treatment outcomes, and long-term health risks at the community and population scales, informing evidence-based guidelines, regulatory standards, and resource allocation to maximize health benefits while minimizing harm and inequities in access to physics-based medical technologies.
What dangers does smoke from wildfires pose? Who is most at risk? Here are some answers to health questions often asked, especially now with fires in France and Spain.
Environment
Jul 26, 2026
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Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, found a way to optimize how cells bind to small packages they release called extracellular vesicles. By coating the vesicles with metal ions, they made cells and ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 24, 2026
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Traditional and Indigenous knowledge could play a vital role in addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss and poor health and nutrition, according to a new review ...
Agriculture
Jul 21, 2026
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Smoke from wildfires—which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms—attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show.
Environment
Jul 17, 2026
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Faster and more effective ways to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most life-threatening pathogens, could be possible thanks to a first-of-its-kind ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2026
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Citizen science is booming and could play a much greater role in tackling climate change, reef health, biodiversity and public health challenges by involving members of the public throughout the research process, according ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2026
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Diseases spread by insects in the Brazilian Amazon are not randomly distributed but form distinct regional patterns linked to land use, rural economies and environmental change, according to new research led by the Environmental ...
Ecology
Jul 3, 2026
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A new big-data analysis of the U.S. pinpoints how urban design aids the health of city residents—especially when cities provide walking opportunities, greenery and mixed-use streets with a blend of commercial and residential ...
Environment
Jul 1, 2026
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Plants convert light into energy efficiently through photosynthesis—an ability that scientists and engineers still struggle to match with electronic devices. Recently, researchers have looked beyond traditional semiconductor ...
Nanophysics
Jun 25, 2026
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A brutal heat wave blanketing much of Europe has prompted reminders that extreme heat poses a particular threat to the health of children and the elderly.
Environment
Jun 24, 2026
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