Bio & Medicine
Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures
A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies—stacks of peptides that include amyloid beta, most notably associated with ...
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Evolutionary biologists show that the color variants of female cuckoos are based on ancient mutations
Every cuckoo is an adopted child—raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. There are two variants of ...
Plants & Animals
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Researchers uncover 'parallel universe' in tomato genetics
In a paper appearing in Science Advances, Michigan State University researchers have unraveled a surprising genetic mystery centered on sugars found in what gardeners know as "tomato tar."
Molecular & Computational biology
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Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch: Scientists share which forests can adapt to climate change
Climate change can be characterized as the Grim Reaper or some other harbinger of dire times for humanity and natural environment, including forests. Previous studies reporting a decline in forest productivity due to climate ...
Ecology
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Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness
Giving drugs at different times of day could significantly affect how they are metabolized in the liver, according to a new study from MIT.
Medications
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New algorithm could provide early warning for asthma attacks
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher and his international colleagues have developed an algorithm that might one day provide early medical alerts about the onset of asthma attacks or other respiratory problems.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Researchers discover biology behind Fontan-operation-associated liver disease
As patients with congenital heart diseases live longer, researchers are attempting to understand some of the other complications they may face as they age. A team from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) used state-of-the-art ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Why can't robots outrun animals?
Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that many animals are capable ...
Robotics
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A flexible microdisplay that can monitor brain activity in real-time during brain surgery
Researchers have created a thin film that combines an electrode grid and LEDs that can both track and produce a visual representation of the brain's activity in real-time during surgery—a huge improvement over the current ...
Neuroscience
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Medical Xpress
New algorithm could provide early warning for asthma attacks
Researchers discover biology behind Fontan-operation-associated liver disease
Low intensity exercise linked to reduced depression
Gene-based therapy restores cellular development and function in brain cells from people with Timothy syndrome
Does ejaculating often reduce your risk of prostate cancer?
New study uses AI to predict malaria outbreaks in South Asia
Experimental strategy is the first to tackle fibrosis and scarring at the cellular level
Single-cell analysis reveals mechanisms of a common complication of Crohn's disease
Mini-colons advance colorectal cancer research
Tech Xplore
Why can't robots outrun animals?
New insights lead to better next-gen solar cells
Emulating neurodegeneration and aging in artificial intelligence systems
Salt battery harvests osmotic energy where the river meets the sea
A simple 'twist' improves the engine of clean fuel generation
Storing and utilizing energy with innovative sulfur-based cathodes
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won't go back
TikTok to fight US ban law in courts
JFK Airport parking lot to become biggest solar array in New York
Researcher finds that wood frogs evolved rapidly in response to road salts
When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research published in Ecology and Evolution a team led by Rick Relyea, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences and David ...
Evolution
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Laser technology offers breakthrough in detecting illegal ivory
A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. A laser-based approach developed by scientists at the Universities ...
Ecology
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Scientists at the MAJORANA Collaboration look for rule-violating electrons
In a new study published inNature Physics, scientists at the MAJORANA Collaboration have tested the stringency of charge conservation and Pauli's exclusion principles using underground detectors. Alessio Porcelli has published ...
Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. If left untreated in humans, malaria can cause severe symptoms, health complications and even death.
Ecology
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New potential avenues for cancer therapies through RNA-binding proteins
A new paper describes the role of two RNA-binding proteins in the development of sarcoma and carcinoma cancers, highlighting the important and emerging role of RNA-binding proteins in cancer research and offering a new avenue ...
Medical research
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New method could cut waste from drug production
Scientists have developed a sustainable new way of making complex molecules, which could greatly reduce waste produced during drug manufacturing, a study suggests.
Analytical Chemistry
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Virtual sensors help aerial vehicles stay aloft when rotors fail
No crystal ball is needed to envision a future that engineers have in mind, one in which air taxis and other flying vehicles ferry passengers between urban locations, avoiding the growing gridlock on the ground below. Companies ...
Robotics
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Study finds AI can develop treatments to prevent 'superbugs'
Cleveland Clinic researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can determine the best combination and timeline to use when prescribing drugs to treat a bacterial infection, based solely on how quickly the ...
Medications
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Genetic association study opens up new treatment avenues for Pick's disease, a rare form of early-onset dementia
Pick's disease, a neurodegenerative disease of unknown genetic origin, is a rare type of frontotemporal dementia that affects people under the age of 65. The condition causes changes in personality, behavior and sometimes ...
Genetics
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International study produces a comprehensive 'tree of life' for flowering plants
With their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants (plants of the cabbage family), bioscientists at Heidelberg University have contributed to a large-scale international ...
Plants & Animals
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Narcissistic CEOs appoint other narcissists to the management board, study finds
Birds of a feather flock together, as the popular saying goes. It seems that this also applies to narcissistic managers, as a research team led by Professor Lorenz Graf-Vlachy from TU Dortmund University has discovered. Narcissistic ...
Will the US ban the use of single-use plastics like England, India, Hong Kong and other countries?
Madhavi Venkatesan, associate teaching professor of economics at Northeastern University, is convinced that human convenience is an expense the environment cannot afford.
Study of economic variables, regional factors influencing Vietnam's real estate market
A detailed analysis of Vietnam's real estate market aimed to identify the factors that contribute to the formation of real estate bubbles. The study, published in the International Journal of Economics and Business Research ...
Africa's megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease—action needed to start greening, adapt to climate change
Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water.
Leaf size and defensive traits found to modulate effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition
Leaf litter, as a multifunctional legacy of plants, plays an essential role in driving biogeochemical cycles, while providing important habitat and food resources for soil organisms. Litter traits and soil fauna play a crucial ...
Quakes do not kill people, bad buildings do
Early on Tuesday (April 23), Taiwan was hit by a series of earthquakes with the highest magnitude at 6.3. The latest tremor came less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island, damaging more than 100 buildings ...
Investigating the stereotypes pre-service teachers associate with pupils with special educational needs
In the course of inclusion, teachers are increasingly instructing pupils with special educational needs. Stereotypes regarding these children and adolescents can influence how the teachers deal with them. The DIPF | Leibniz ...
No laughing matter, unfortunately: Why aggressive humor might pay for CEOs
Humor is central to human interaction and social perception. However, hardly any research has looked at how humor works in top management communication. This is where a new conceptual study comes in. Titled "Good Fun or Laughingstock? ...
Study recommends ending use of drug dogs, reducing police presence at future Mardi Gras
A study of policing at WorldPride and Mardi Gras events in 2023 found it was heavy-handed and damaging to its relationship with the LGBTQIA+ community.
Scotland's hate crime law: The problem with using public order laws to govern online speech
Scotland's new hate crime law came into force on April 1, sparking immediate controversy over its potential effects on freedom of speech and expression, especially online. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act expands ...
Leave policies can disadvantage women in tough times
Female employees with access to family leave policies bear the brunt of economic downturns, according to a new study.
The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago
As humans, our greatest evolutionary advantage has always been our ability to adapt and innovate. When people first reached the expanded coastline of Southeast Asia around 65,000 years ago, and faced the sea crossings necessary ...
Australia's tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived—and we shouldn't be burning them
Some reports and popular books, such as Bill Gammage's Biggest Estate on Earth, have argued that extensive areas of Australia's forests were kept open through frequent burning by First Nations people. Advocates for widespread ...
Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they're important to bees, parrots and possums
I had the good fortune to care for the sugar gum at The University of Melbourne's Burnley Gardens in Victoria where I worked for many decades. It was a fine tree—tall and dominating. Less than a year after my retirement, ...
Most bees don't die after stinging—and other surprising bee facts
Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it's not much fun. But maybe we also felt a tinge of regret, or vindication, knowing the offending bee will die. Right? Well, for 99.96% of bee species, that's not actually ...
The high and mighty Himalayas: A biodiversity hotbed facing significant challenges
The Himalayas are home to a vast diversity of species, consisting of 10,000 vascular plants, 979 birds and 300 mammals, including the snow leopard, the red panda, the Himalayan tahr and the Himalayan monal.
Why the term 'DEI' is being weaponized as a racist dog whistle
A bridge in Baltimore collapsing, a door falling off an airplane and antisemitism—what do they have in common? In recent months, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been blamed for all three.
How studying trends in human lifespans can measure progress in addressing inequality
People are living longer lives compared to previous generations but, over the last few decades, there has been a hidden shift—they are passing away at increasingly similar ages.
Half our colleagues suffer pain and discomfort from periods—but they're still a taboo subject at work
Have you ever felt sick at work? Perhaps you had food poisoning or the flu. Your belly hurt, or you felt tired, making it hard to concentrate and be productive.
Plan to kill Catalina Island deer using sharpshooters in copters is opposed by LA County
A plan to kill all the mule deer on Catalina Island using aerial sharpshooters from helicopters was strongly opposed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on April 23.
