Enzymes in spider venom have bioeconomic potential
As venomous animals, spiders use their chemical arsenal for prey capture or defense. Small neurotoxins target the central nervous system of their victims. While the toxins are intensively investigated, scientists at the LOEWE ...
Plants & Animals
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Advanced single-cell genomics approach maps antibiotic resistance
The human microbiome plays a critical role in our health, influencing everything from disease development to treatment responses. This connection has captured the attention of scientists worldwide, eager to unlock its secrets.
Cell & Microbiology
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New polymer technology targets engineering failure to enhance sustainability
Sustainability is a complex problem with many different players and influenced by policies, society, and technical perspectives. Scientists within ASU's School of Molecular Sciences (SMS) and the Biodesign Institute's Center ...
Polymers
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How cells maintain their central processing unit for cell division
A centromere is a specialized location in the DNA that functions as the control center of cell division and is maintained, unchanged, across generations of cells. It is characterized by a special protein, called centromeric ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Enhanced electrocapillarity technique advances battery interface analysis
Batteries power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, with their performance hinging on the critical interface between the electrode and electrolyte. Penn State and industry researchers have developed a method ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Childhood sleep disturbance linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors two years later
Kids who have a lot of difficulty sleeping are at heightened risk for developing suicidal thoughts and behaviors as they enter adolescence, a new Stanford Medicine-led study found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Researchers discover new ways to 'turn off' receptor involved in inflammatory diseases
In 2019, Steven Mansoor, M.D., Ph.D., a physician–scientist at Oregon Health & Science University, and his research team made a groundbreaking discovery: They determined the first complete structure of a protein linked ...
Medical research
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Discovery of key gene offers new hope in treating chronic myeloid leukemia
A key gene that could enhance the treatment success rates of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been discovered by researchers.
Oncology & Cancer
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Childhood sleep disturbance linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors two years later
Food deserts, limited access to transportation linked to more complications among preschoolers with sickle cell disease
Aussies above 50 are living longer, while younger people are suffering, research shows
Fear of childbirth is associated with shorter duration of breastfeeding
Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California: Few visitors ever get a warning
Some forms of air pollution may prolong postpartum depression, researchers say
Whooping cough cases skyrocketing in Pennsylvania, which has more than any other state
Bright light therapy found to be effective for nonseasonal depressive disorders
Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease
New model shows potential for human papillomavirus vaccination switch to 1-dose gender-neutral approach
Machine learning model can diagnose Meniere disease
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
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Enhanced electrocapillarity technique advances battery interface analysis
Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant
New ultrathin optical device can precisely capture and stimulate the mammalian brain
Plastic-eating enzyme identified in wastewater microbes
Meta's Movie Gen lets users animate photos into videos
Newly developed material can suppress thermal runaway in batteries
Q&A: Generative AI embraced faster than internet, PCs
UK announces £22bn for carbon capture projects
Astronomers investigate the nature of a fast-spinning intermediate polar
Using various X-ray space observatories, astronomers from Columbia University in New York and elsewhere have investigated CTCV J2056–3014—an intermediate polar containing one of the fastest-spinning white dwarfs. Results ...
U.S. duo wins Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA and gene regulation breakthrough
US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA and its role in how genes are regulated, solving a decades-old mystery, the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's ...
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Ending jet lag: Scientists discover secret to regulating our body clock
Scientists have discovered a revolutionary way to put an end to jet lag by uncovering the secret at the tail end of Casein Kinase 1 delta (CK1δ), a protein that regulates our body clock. This breakthrough, achieved by researchers ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid
Stormy weather has threatened to delay the launch of Europe's Hera spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off on Monday, SpaceX has said.
Space Exploration
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Unlocking heat management with quantum thermal transistors
Scientists are finding ways to use quantum effects to create groundbreaking thermal devices that can help cool electronic systems. The quantum thermal transistor is one of the most exciting innovations in this field. While ...
Move over, bolts: Meet the future of stronger structural connections with interlocking metasurfaces
In a collaborative effort between Texas A&M University and Sandia National Laboratories, researchers have significantly improved a new joining technology, interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs), designed to increase the strength ...
Engineering
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New polymer design breaks the tradeoff between toughness and recyclability
Plastics underpin much of modern life—areas like medicine, technology, and food safety would be unrecognizable without plastics and their useful properties. However, the toughness of plastics, which is often desirable, ...
Polymers
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Tax, smoke-free legislation and anti-smoking campaigns linked to smoking reduction
Tobacco use remains a significant global health challenge, despite extensive control measures at both national and international levels. Smoking continues to be a leading cause of premature death, with exposure to tobacco—whether ...
Health
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Astronomers detect multiple extended tidal tails in an old globular cluster
By analyzing the data from various astronomical surveys, astronomers have investigated an old globular cluster known as NGC 288. As a result, they detected multiple extended tidal tails associated with this cluster. The finding ...
Scientists develop mRNA vaccine that protects mice against intestinal C. difficile bacteria
A large team of microbiologists, pathologists and infectious diseases specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed an mRNA vaccine that has thus far been found able to protect mice against intestinal ...
Parker Solar Probe completes 21st close approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 21st close approach to the sun on Sept. 30, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) of the solar surface. Next stop: Venus.
Study finds donations more effective than discounts for delayed delivery
A new study finds consumers are more willing to accept slower delivery from retailers when ordering products online if the retailers agree to donate to a charitable cause. The finding suggests a path forward for companies ...
How celebrity CEOs affect risk-taking behavior for restaurant businesses
Celebrity chief executive officers (CEOs) do not necessarily take more business risks than other CEOs in the restaurant industry, but restaurants with celebrity CEOs can take more risks when celebrity status is combined with ...
Winning the Nobel 'an earthquake', says Ruvkun
US scientist Gary Ruvkun, who on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with fellow American Victor Ambros for their discovery of microRNA, said winning the honor was like "an earthquake".
FAA gives SpaceX the OK to launch just one Falcon 9 on asteroid mission for Europe
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday announced it was approving just one SpaceX Falcon 9 mission, although SpaceX has submitted its mishap report into why the second stage from last week's Crew-9 mission failed to ...
Hurricane Helene's reach was shocking, another example of how climate change 'is here and now,' scientists say
Many people were stunned to see the intense flooding and devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina communities, located inland and tucked thousands of feet above sea level in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Milton 'erratically' approaches Florida, likely to become major hurricane
Hurricane Milton was moving "erratically" through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning it will likely soon become a major hurricane.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources confirms state's worst deer disease outbreak since 2012
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the state's worst deer disease outbreak since 2012 with cases found in 11 southwest counties, officials said.
During visit to South LA, EPA head vows to address environmental injustices in Watts
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pledged to work alongside Watts residents to address a host of environmental issues in the South Los Angeles community.
Beaver restoration program brings furry species back to habitats, tribal land across California
California has strengthened a new Beaver Restoration Program which is dedicated to supporting the species and their habitats.
Blue Origin constructs new New Shepard rocket-capsule combo to expand human launches
Blue Origin has had only one working New Shepard rocket booster since a 2022 explosion took out one of the two it had been using. A replacement booster along with a new crew-capable capsule is set to debut as early as Monday.
Stalking a pollutant: Researchers comb river for secrets of Great Lakes microplastics
Ali Shakoor took a break from his morning field work to lay two small bluegill in his palm, displaying the catch his colleagues had netted from a riffling nook of the Huron River.
Drowned by hurricane, remote N.Carolina towns now struggle for water
Nicole Crane, exhausted, tearful and unwashed after a week of searching for a neighbor swept away by the raging waters of Hurricane Helene, dreams of taking a shower.
Cancer, cardiovascular drugs tipped for Nobel as prize week opens
Cancer research or drugs treating cardiovascular illnesses could win a Nobel Prize on Monday when a week of laureate announcements kicks off, bringing a ray of optimism to a world beset by crises.
Sardinia's sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
The sheep huddle together, bleeding from the nose, aborting lambs or suffocating on saliva as they succumb to bluetongue, a virus sweeping through flocks on the Italian island of Sardinia.
71% of Australian university staff are using AI. What are they using it for? What about those who aren't?
Since ChatGPT was released at the end of 2022, there has been a lot of speculation about the actual and potential impact of generative AI on universities.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life
Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won't come easy. Our starting point is to first search ...
Cuffing season: An evolutionary explanation for why people want to settle down for the winter months
Does the effort you invest in seeking a romantic partner intensify as summer ends? During the colder, darker months, people have been known to engage in "cuffing season," which means attaching yourself to or having a physical ...
Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand
Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high muddy water and shops closed in the city center.
Scientists map fruit fly brain to reveal neural circuit insights
A team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s The BRAIN Initiative, including Davi Bock, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at UVM's Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, ...