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.
An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Sedat Nizamoğlu from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koç University has developed a next-generation, safe, and wireless stimulation technology for ...
Bio & Medicine
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When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels ...
Environment
Jan 23, 2026
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Nano-sensors that work without batteries or wires could pave the way for more comfortable, less obtrusive sleep and health care monitoring at home, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 22, 2026
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If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe.
Environment
Jan 22, 2026
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Wearable health care devices—such as glucose monitors, ultrasound patches and blood-pressure monitors—can be invaluable for keeping patients safe.
Environment
Jan 17, 2026
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By analyzing Escherichia coli (E. coli) genomes, researchers have shown that antimicrobial resistant bacteria and the genes that confer resistance move between bacterial hosts and across ecological compartments freely in ...
Ecology
Nov 26, 2025
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Every year, 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke; many die or are permanently impaired. Currently, drugs are administered to dissolve the thrombus that blocks the blood vessel. These drugs spread throughout the entire ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 13, 2025
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From dogs and cats to dairy cows and sea turtles, animals around the world are suffering from various cancers, obesity, diabetes, and degenerative joint disease. Understanding the forces driving an increase in these non-communicable ...
Ecology
Nov 11, 2025
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During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens. It's better for the patient if urologists can break kidney stones ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 28, 2025
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Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) have developed a new microarray-based diagnostic platform that can help close vaccination gaps and quickly detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2025
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