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Research into weight-loss drugs tipped for Nobel as award week opens

Source: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories · Published 5 Oct 2026, 06:50

Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off.

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Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief

Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday.

Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories · 5 Oct 2026, 07:30

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New research shows steep and continuing decline in prison population in the US

The U.S. prison population is declining at an accelerating rate, and prison admission rates are predicted to fall an additional 50% within the next two decades, according to new research from University at Albany professor Shawn Bushway.

Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories · 4 Oct 2026, 14:30

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Diet drinks work as well as water for weight loss, major trial finds

A two-year randomized clinical trial involving 493 adults with overweight or obesity found that diet soft drinks were essentially as effective as water for long-term weight loss and weight maintenance. Participants drinking beverages sweetened with aspartame, acesulfame-K, or suc

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