Social Sciences
Even atheists in secular countries show intuitive preferences for religious belief
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that atheists in some of the world's most secular countries show an intuitive preference for religious belief over atheism.
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The first comprehensive characterization of unconventional superconductivity arising from multipolar moments
Superconductivity is a quantum phenomenon, observed in some materials, that entails the ability to conduct electricity with no resistance below a critical temperature. Over the past few years, physicists and material scientists ...
Human retinal stem-like cells with potential to repair vision loss discovered
Wenzhou Medical University and collaborating institutions have identified a population of human neural retinal stem-like cells able to regenerate retinal tissue and support visual recovery.
Women can hear better than men: Researchers find amplitude more influenced by sex than age
Scientists have found that sex is the leading factor explaining differences in hearing sensitivity, with women having significantly more sensitive hearing than men.
Medical research
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy's impact on the brain may be reversible
New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), best known for causing severe muscle degeneration, also profoundly affects the brain, leading to cognitive and behavioral ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Genes may influence our enjoyment of music
Music is central to human emotion and culture. Does our ability to enjoy music have a biological basis? A genetic twin study, published in Nature Communications, shows that music enjoyment is partly heritable. An international ...
Genetics
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AI meets oncology: New model personalizes bladder cancer treatment
Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning technologies, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a more effective model for predicting how patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer will respond to chemotherapy. ...
Oncology & Cancer
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PET imaging confirms direct involvement of dopamine in cognitive flexibility
For the first time, scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility, according to new research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. PET imaging shows ...
Neuroscience
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Understanding the immune response to Toxoplasma gondii, a persistent pathogen
Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues—including in the nervous system—that typically do not result in disease. The microbes associated with these infections enter a latent stage during which they quietly ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
Duchenne muscular dystrophy's impact on the brain may be reversible
Understanding Australian bat lyssavirus: Risks and safety measures
AI meets oncology: New model personalizes bladder cancer treatment
Understanding the immune response to Toxoplasma gondii, a persistent pathogen
Surgery may not be necessary to treat invasive breast cancer
Discrimination's mental toll: Study reveals widespread impact across races
Study shows virtual reality headsets may help ease cancer pain
'In the midst of a crisis': Teens wait months for critical mental health help
Organ transplant patient in Michigan dies from rabies
Cyanide plays a major role in the human body, study reveals
Park entrances may be hotspots for infective dog roundworm eggs
Tech Xplore
New miniature laboratories are ensuring that AI doesn't make mistakes
Advancing semiconductor devices for AI: Single transistor acts like neuron and synapse
Clean energy giant Goldwind leads China's global sector push
Smart textiles and surfaces: How lightweight elastomer films are bringing tech to life
BAFT AI autosave system can cut training losses by 98%
Humans as hardware: Computing with biological tissue
Robotic dogs can inspire emergent leadership in humans
A lighter, smarter magnetoreceptive electronic skin
Surgery may not be necessary to treat invasive breast cancer
Surgery may not be the best next course of treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer who had a complete response to neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) chemotherapy and standard radiation treatment, according to new data ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Experiment shows theory describing formation of interstellar benzene does not actually produce benzene
Astrophysicists at the University of Colorado's JILA, National Institute of Science and Technology, have conducted an experiment to produce benzene the way theories have predicted it is produced in interstellar space and ...
Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease
Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor," preventing it from spreading through the body.
Cell & Microbiology
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Discovery of compounds that delay flowering could boost crop yields
In an era where climate change threatens food security, scientists worldwide are searching for reliable ways to improve crop production. Extreme weather and shifting seasonal patterns can disrupt traditional agricultural ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Supercomputer uncovers immune system's secret to self-tolerance
A discovery published in Nature Immunology has shed light on why the immune system is less aggressive toward self-antigens, offering new opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy.
Immunology
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Protein 'seeds' trigger key pathological features of ALS and frontotemporal dementia
Accumulation of a protein called TDP-43 is a key feature of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In a study published in Neuron, researchers report 'seeding' this accumulation through fragments of the culprit protein created ...
Neuroscience
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Fatty acids promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer, study shows
A new study published in the journal Immunity reveals a mechanism that allows triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to develop resistance to therapy.
Oncology & Cancer
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Intermittent fasting increases sex drive in male mice: An approach for low libido in humans?
Long-term fasting in 24-hour cycles increases the sex drive of male mice by lowering the concentration of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. This effect is linked to a diet-induced deficiency of the precursor substance ...
Neuroscience
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Thermopower-based technique can detect fractional quantum Hall states
If one side of a conducting or semiconducting material is heated while the other remains cool, charge carriers move from the hot side to the cold side, generating an electrical voltage known as thermopower.
Commercial fusion power plant now closer to reality
Successfully harnessing the power of fusion energy could lead to cleaner and safer energy for all—and contribute substantially to combating the climate crisis. Towards this goal, Type One Energy has published a comprehensive, ...
Plasma Physics
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Study reveals key linkages between westerly wind bursts and El Niño development
El Niño, a climate phenomenon marked by warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is known to trigger extreme weather events worldwide, from droughts and floods to disruptions in agriculture ...
Reducing seafood waste: Discarded fish parts hold untapped nutritional potential
Up to two-thirds of the fish caught never reach the dinner table. SINTEF researcher Line Skontorp Meidell wants to fix that.
Could Venus host life? The Venus life equation can help us find out
What drives us to send probes throughout the solar system and rovers and landers to Mars? It's not cheap, and it's not easy. It's because we live inside a big, natural puzzle, and we want to understand it. That's one reason. ...
The future of studying exoVenuses looks bright
What can Venus-like exoplanets, also known as exoVenuses, teach us about our own solar system and potentially finding life beyond Earth, and how can the planned Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) provide these insights?
Clouds and conspiracies: concerns over push to make rain
Can countries control the clouds? And should they? As climate change drives floods and drought, rainmaking is in fashion across the world, despite mixed evidence that it works and concerns it can stoke cross-border tensions.
Ottoman Empire's religious 'tolerance' was another form of control, findings suggest
Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions and it sounds like 2025, but this was life in the Ottoman Empire 200 years ago. Yet this seeming ...
Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease
Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor," preventing it from spreading through the body.
Scientists reveal evolutionary dynamics of centromeres in octoploid strawberries
The modern cultivated strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) originates from interspecific hybridization between two octoploid wild species: F. virginiana and F. chiloensis. However, the differences in centromere characteristics ...
Fitting the 'missing puzzle pieces'—research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua
Owing to its violent political history, West Papua's vibrant human past has long been ignored.
Regional climate signals pose new challenges for climate science
Climate science has correctly predicted many aspects of the climate system and its response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Recently, discrepancies between the real world and our expectations of regional ...
'Feral, almost demonic' sea creature attacks surfer in California: What caused it?
A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with a deranged sea creature in California.
First bald eagle chick of the year hatches at US Steel's Irvin Plant in Pennsylvania
New bald eagle mom Stella unveiled her first eaglet early Thursday at about 1:45 a.m. in the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant nest above the Monongahela River in West Mifflin.
Hot wheels: Researcher cycles through Mississauga to map air temperature differences across the city
A recent study by researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga offers a more precise way to map urban air temperatures, which could help cities better understand local heat patterns and their potential effects.
NOAA's GOES-19 satellite releases new coronagraph data to public
Near real-time preliminary data from NOAA's first Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope onboard the GOES-19 satellite, are now publicly accessible. GOES-19, launched in June 2024, began providing the new ...
Researchers probe over-representation of Black families in Ontario's child welfare system
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Youth Wellness Lab say they've identified key policies and practices that are contributing to the over-representation of Black children and families in Ontario's child welfare system.
Get ready for a partial solar eclipse across Europe and parts of North America and Africa
The moon will appear to take bites out of the sun this weekend during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern Hemisphere—but make sure to protect your eyes.
Strong earthquake rocks Thai capital of Bangkok, prompting evacuations from swaying buildings
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway.
Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology, say experts
Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of international experts in The BMJ.
Mapping the future of metamaterials
Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily found in nature. With engineered three-dimensional (3D) geometries at the micro- and nanoscale, these architected materials achieve ...
19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri
Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England were released Wednesday afternoon into the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida.
