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May 18, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists discover the cells and hormones that inspire mice ...
May 15, 2024 — Astronomers have just discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet around SPECULOOS-3, an 'ultracool dwarf' star as small as Jupiter, twice as cold as our Sun, and located 55 light-years from Earth. After ...
May 15, 2024 — It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show it's possible. That's exactly what physicists have ...
May 15, 2024 — The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may have evolved among some dinosaurs early in the Jurassic period about 180 million years ago. The new study looked at the spread of dinosaurs across different ...
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May 17, 2024 — The latest findings forecast that global life expectancy will increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050. ...
May 17, 2024 — An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical ...
May 16, 2024 — Thermoelectric materials could play an important role in the clean energy transition, as they can produce electricity from sources of heat that would ...
May 16, 2024 — In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to investigate sperm whale communication by determining their vocal style, finding that groups living in close proximity can develop similar styles to each ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers used generative AI to develop a physics-informed technique to classify phase transitions in materials or physical systems that is much more efficient than existing machine-learning ...
May 16, 2024 — Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger ...
May 15, 2024 — Semiconductors are the foundation of all modern electronics. Now, researchers have developed a new method where organic semiconductors can become more conductive with the help of air as a dopant. The ...
May 14, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs that process MRI results show differences in how the brains of men and women are organized at a ...
May 10, 2024 — The discovery of how a critical enzyme 'hidden in nature's blueprint' works sheds new light on how cells control key processes in carbon fixation, a ...
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May 17, 2024 — A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies suggests. In one of the ...
May 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that a protein responsible for the synthesis of a key plant material evolved much earlier than suspected. This new research explored the origin and evolution of the ...
May 17, 2024 — A recombinant form of human ADAMTS13 approved for a different condition helped to save the life of a young mother with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic ...
May 17, 2024 — Physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug ...
May 17, 2024 — A study has found that repeat vaccination with updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine promotes the development of antibodies that neutralize a wide range of variants of the virus that causes ...
May 17, 2024 — The sweet-taste receptor might be the first stop in a metabolic surveillance system for sugar. The receptor is also expressed in certain intestinal cells, where it may facilitate glucose absorption ...
May 17, 2024 — The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to heatwaves much differently than to constantly elevated temperatures. This has been found by the first targeted ...
May 17, 2024 — Recognizing and respecting the different ways nature is valued can enable better environmental decision-making, according to new ...
May 17, 2024 — A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the ...
May 17, 2024 — Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers -- a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible ...
May 17, 2024 — Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group SAR11 accounts for about a third of all the bacteria found in surface ocean ...
May 17, 2024 — Plants have special corrective molecules at their disposal that can make retrospective modifications to copies of genes. However, it would appear that these 'Tipp-Ex proteins' do not have ...
May 17, 2024 — The brain modulates visual signals according to internal states, as a new study by neuroscientists ...
May 17, 2024 — If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. Researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible ...
May 17, 2024 — The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous Mazon Creek ...
May 17, 2024 — People who use metformin are less likely to develop a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) over time, indicating that the treatment may help prevent the development of certain types of cancers, ...
May 16, 2024 — The new technique will map the top of the aquifer, called the 'water table,' spanning areas as large as hundreds of kilometers using a radar mounted on a high-altitude aircraft. According ...
May 16, 2024 — Large language model-based chatbots can't effectively recognize users' motivation when they are hesitant about making healthy behavior changes, but they can support those who are committed ...
May 16, 2024 — In the United States, about 30-40% of donor hearts aren't considered for transplant due to inadequate function in the donor. This leads to a drop in the number of donated hearts that are ...
May 16, 2024 — In what they believe is a solution to a 30-year biological mystery, neuroscientists say they have used genetically engineered mice to address how one mutation in the gene for the light-sensing ...
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Better Medical Record-Keeping Needed to Fight Antibiotic Overuse
- Modern Plant Enzyme Partners With Surprisingly Ancient Protein
- Clinicians Report Success With First Test of Drug in a Patient With Life-Threatening Blood Clotting Disorder
- Physicists Propose Path to Faster, More Flexible Robots
- Repeat COVID-19 Vaccinations Elicit Antibodies That Neutralize Variants, Other Viruses
- Sweet Taste Receptor Affects How Glucose Is Handled Metabolically by Humans
- How Heatwaves Are Affecting Arctic Phytoplankton
- Differing Values of Nature Can Still Lead to Joined Up Goals for Sustainability
- Can We Revolutionize the Chemical Industry and Create a Circular Economy? Yes, With the Help of Catalysts
- Diamond Glitter: A Play of Colors With Artificial DNA Crystals
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- Plants Restrict Use of 'Tipp-Ex Proteins'
- Seeing Not Just With the Eyes: Degree of Arousal Affects Perception
- Fruit Fly Wing Research Offers Window Into Birth Defects
- Ancient Arachnid from Coal Forests of America Stands out for Its Spiny Legs
- Anti-Diabetic Treatment Associated With Reduced Risk of Developing Blood Cancer
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Airborne Technology Brings New Hope to Map Shallow Aquifers in Earth's Most Arid Deserts
- Large Language Models Can't Effectively Recognize Users' Motivation, but Can Support Behavior Change for Those Ready to Act
- Normothermic Perfusion System Extends Life of Organs Waiting for Transplant
- High-Frequency Electrical 'noise' May Result in Congenital Night Blindness
- Imaging Fibrous Structure Abnormalities of the White of the Eye in Myopathic Patients
- Different Brain Structures in Females Lead to More Severe Cognitive Deficits After Concussion Than Males
- New Sensor Gives Unprecedented Look at Changes in Cell's Energy 'currency'
- The Vicious Cycle of Protein Clumping in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Aging
- Researchers Wrestle With Accuracy of AI Technology Used to Create New Drug Candidates
- How Did Sabre-Toothed Tigers Acquire Their Long Upper Canine Teeth?
- Natural Toxins in Food: Many People Are Not Aware of the Health Risks
- To Optimize Guide-Dog Robots, First Listen to the Visually Impaired
- Singing Repairs the Language Network of the Brain After a Cerebrovascular Accident
- How Does the Brain Turn Waves of Light Into Experiences of Color?
- Wind Farms Can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years
- Celiac Disease: New Findings on the Effects of Gluten
- Automated News Video Production Is Better With a Human Touch
- Very Early Blood Pressure Control Confers Both Benefits and Harms in Acute Stroke
- Shedding Light on Perovskite Hydrides Using a New Deposition Technique
- 'Forever Chemicals' Found to Rain Down on All Five Great Lakes
- Gene Therapy Relieves Back Pain, Repairs Damaged Disc in Mice
- Why Do We Overindulge?
- Bioengineered Enzyme Creates Natural Vanillin from Plants in One Step
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Regenerating Worms Have Genetic Control Over Their Algal Partners
- 'Trojan Horse' Weight Loss Drug More Effective Than Available Therapies
- When Saying 'please' Is More Strategic Than Magic
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- Climate Change Likely to Aggravate Brain Conditions
- What Is the Carbon Footprint of a House in Japan?
- From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health
- Blood Pressure Drugs More Than Double Bone-Fracture Risk in Nursing Home Patients
- Pre And Post-Surgical Immunotherapy Improves Outcomes for Patients With Operable Lung Cancer
- Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
- Temperature, Time and Blueberry Wine
- Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-Like Star
- Robotic 'SuperLimbs' Could Help Moonwalkers Recover from Falls
- Copper Can't Be Mined Fast Enough to Electrify the US
- What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
- Making Batteries Takes a Lot of Lithium: Some Could Come from Gas Well Wastewater
- Infertility Treatment Doubles the Risk of Postpartum Heart Disease
- Wavefunction Matching for Solving Quantum Many-Body Problems
- Researchers Find Microplastics in Canine and Human Testicular Tissue
- H5N1 Virus from 2022 Mink Outbreak Capable of Inefficient Airborne Transmission
- Eurasian Jays Can Use 'mental Time Travel' Like Humans, Study Finds
- Two Decades of Studies Suggest Health Benefits Associated With Plant-Based Diets
- Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
- Killer Whales Breathe Just Once Between Dives, Study Confirms
- Bees and Butterflies on the Decline in Western and Southern North America
- Animal Brain Inspired AI Game Changer for Autonomous Robots
- Summers Warm Up Faster Than Winters, Fossil Shells from Antwerp Show
- The Crystallization of Memory: Study Reveals How Practice Forms New Memory Pathways in the Brain
- New Insights Into Phage Therapy Design
- This Time, It's Personal: Enhancing Patient Response to Cancer Immunotherapy
- Heating Proteins to Body Temperature Reveals New Drug Targets
- Final Dust Settles Slowly in the Deep Sea
- Using AI to Improve Building Energy Use and Comfort
- Studying Bubbles Can Lead to More Efficient Biofuel Motors
- Now We Know, What Gets Roots to Grow: Can Help in Future Droughts
- Research Sheds Light on How Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Influence Neuronal Growth
- An Active Agent Against Hepatitis E
- New Group Training Tool for the Prevention of Dementia
- Much More Than a World First Image of Radioactive Cesium Atoms
- Green Concrete Recycling Twice the Coal Ash Is Built to Last
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Two Genes of the Germline Are Essential for the Development of Brain Tumors in Drosophila
- Exploring the Mechanism Behind Drug Eruptions in the Skin
- Longer Sprint Intervals Can Improve Muscle Oxygen Utilization Compared to Shorter Intervals
- Fighting Fat and Inflammation: Scientists Develop Powerful New Compounds
- New Cardiac Research Will Save Women's Lives by Improving Detection of Heart Failure
- Robots' And Prosthetic Hands' Sense of Touch Could Be as Fast as Humans
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
- Drug Compounds to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
- Repurposed Beer Yeast May Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Remove Lead from Water
- Alzheimer's Disease Without Symptoms: How Is That Possible?
- An Astrocytic pH Regulator That Can Repair the Blood-Brain Barrier and Reverse Brain Damage Caused by Ischemic Stroke
- Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Boost Image Quality of Metalens Camera
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing
- The Doctor Is In.... but What's Behind Them?
- Penalties for Dropping out of Ecosystem Services Incentive Programs Should Equal Lost Environmental Benefits
- Promising New Development in Solar Cell Technology
- Scientists Generate Heat Over 1,000 Degrees Celsius With Solar Power Instead of Fossil Fuel
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry