New guidelines on aspirin in primary prevention
New guidelines recommend aspirin use in primary prevention for people ages 40 to 70 years…
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Seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change
A new study suggests that iron fertilization may not have a significant impact on phytoplankton…
Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way
Breakthrough Listen announced its second major release of SETI data: a radio survey of the…
Freshwater insects recover while spiders decline in UK
Many insects, mosses and lichens in the UK are bucking the trend of biodiversity loss,…
Combination drug therapy for childhood brain tumors shows promise in laboratory models
In experiments with human cells and mice, researchers report evidence that combining the experimental cancer…
Facial expressions don’t tell the whole story of emotion
Facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion, research indicates. In fact, it might…
Computer-generated genomes
Chemists have described how computational algorithms paired with chemical DNA synthesis enable digital manufacturing of…
Molecule offers hope for halting Parkinson’s
A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow…
Major study shows climate change can cause abrupt impacts on dryland ecosystems
A study finds for the first time that as levels of aridity increase due to…
Rare bats in decline
A study led by Susan Tsang, a former Fulbright Research Fellow from The City College…
Low-cost ‘smart’ diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet
Researchers have developed a ”smart” diaper embedded with a moisture sensor that can alert a…
Iodide salts stabilize biocatalysts for fuel cells
Contrary to theoretical predictions, oxygen inactivates biocatalysts for energy conversion within a short time, even…
Brief bursts, big insights
Researchers use new method to investigate neural oscillations. Read Original Article: Brief bursts, big insights…
Deconstructing Schrödinger’s cat
Many physicists have attempted to explain the problem of quantum superposition, as exemplified by Schrödinger’s…
Air pollution’s tiny particles may trigger nonfatal heart attacks
Scientists have found that even a few hours’ exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in…
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found
Researchers report the biological effects of influenza protein NS1 binding to RIG-I — the binding…
NASA flights detect millions of Arctic methane hotspots
In a new study, scientists with NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) used planes equipped…
Effectiveness of travel bans — readily used during infectious disease outbreaks — mostly unknown
While travel bans are frequently used to stop the spread of an emerging infectious disease,…
Brain inflammation in veterans with Gulf War illness
In a new discovery, researchers have detected widespread inflammation in the brains of veterans diagnosed…
Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas
New research shows that humans place endangered mountain gorillas at risk of disease transmission during…
New Horizons team uncovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle
Data from NASA’s New Horizons mission are providing new insights into how planets and planetesimals…
Disappearing snakes and the biodiversity crisis
A new study should sound alarm bells regarding the ”biodiversity crisis” or the loss of…
Forests bouncing back from beetles, but elk and deer slowing recovery
New research reveals that even simultaneous bark beetle outbreaks are not a death sentence to…
Skyrmions like it hot: Spin structures are controllable even at high temperatures
Researchers who had previously demonstrated the use of new spin structures for future magnetic storage…
10,000 steps a day: Not a magical formula for preventing weight gain
For years now, 10,000 steps a day has become the gold standard for people trying…
Making the mouse gut microbiome more human-like
Researchers find that when rodents are prevented from consuming feces, their small-intestine microbiota more closely…
From petroleum to wood in the chemical industry: Cost-efficient and more sustainable
An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists has mapped out how wood could replace petroleum…
How electric fields affect a molecular twist within light-sensitive proteins
A team of scientists has gained insight into how electric fields affect the way energy…
Hybrid microscope could bring digital biopsy to the clinic
By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard optical microscope, researchers hope to bring cancer…
Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet
Researchers are the first to investigate — within a single study — the contribution of…
Harnessing the sun to bring fresh water to remote or disaster-struck communities
Researchers have developed a revolutionary desalination process that has the potential to be operated in…
Extinct giant turtle had horned shell of up to three meters
Paleobiologists have discovered exceptional specimens in Venezuela and Colombia of an extinct giant freshwater turtle…
Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
In Brazil there is a plant so strange that researchers predicted — and 27 years…
Small altitude changes could cut climate impact of aircraft by up to 59%
Altering the altitudes of less than 2% of flights could reduce contrail-linked climate change by…
Thyroid cancer, genetic variations, cell phones linked in new study
New research finds that radiation from cell phones is associated with higher rates of thyroid…
Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains — and it wakes them up
One of the central questions in neuroscience is clarifying where in the brain consciousness, which…
Taming age survival of Asian elephants three times higher than in the 1970s
Researchers and veterinarians have investigated the trends behind Asian elephant calf mortality during the taming…
Biodiversity offsetting is contentious — here’s an alternative
A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative…
Mental illness: Special form of RNA in brain
Circular RNA may play a role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Read Original Article: Mental…
The use of jargon kills people’s interest in science, politics
When scientists and others use their specialized jargon terms while communicating with the general public,…
Shingles vaccine may also reduce stroke risk
The shingles vaccine appears to reduce stroke risk by about 16% in older adults. In…
Making 3-D printing smarter with machine learning
3-D printing is often touted as the future of manufacturing. However it has a high…
New ‘universal’ target for antiviral treatment
Researchers have uncovered a novel potential antiviral drug target that could lead to treatments protecting…
‘Atomic dance’ reveals new insights into performance of 2D materials
A team used electron microscopy to observe the cause of failure in a widely used…
Storm-induced sea level spikes differ in origin on US east, Gulf coasts
The Gulf Coast, especially New Orleans, is particularly vulnerable to storm surge. As the climate…
Replacing animal testing with synthetic cell scaffolds
Electrospun synthetic cell scaffolds are not only more consistent than animal cells for cancer research,…
Casting light on the brain’s inner workings
A team of engineers has created an ultra-small, wireless, battery-free device that uses light to…
Combining viral genomics and public health data revealed new details about mumps outbreaks
In 2016 and 2017, a surge of mumps cases at Boston-area universities prompted researchers to…
Pilot program aims to improve reproducibility, utility, and ethics of biomedical research
Addressing the widespread concern over transparency and reproducibility in biomedical research, one of the largest…
Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise
Scientists found that while all regions of the country can expect an earlier start to…