High blood pressure awareness, control improved with better access to primary health care
In a study of both socioeconomically disadvantaged and socioeconomically advantaged neighborhoods, better access to primary…
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Pollution exposure in infancy alters gut microorganisms, may boost disease risk
Exposure to air pollution in the first six months impacts a child’s inner world of…
Frequency of premenstrual anxiety, mood swings a public health issue, study finds
Premenstrual mood swings and anxiety are so common — experienced by more than 64% of…
Climate anxiety an important driver for climate action
A new study finds that whilst climate anxiety is low amongst the UK public, it…
Faster in the Past: New seafloor images of West Antarctic Ice Sheet upend understanding of Thwaites Glacier retreat
This massive ice stream is already in a phase of fast retreat; a total loss…
Scientists develop new method to faster — and more accurately — find antigens that trigger specific immune cells
A new approach, which mimics the physical forces exerted by immune cells as they crawl…
Bronchodilators don’t improve smoking-related respiratory symptoms in people without COPD
Researchers have found that dual bronchodilators — long-lasting inhalers that relax the airways and make…
Simple measures can go a long way to combating air pollution in schools
Most UK primary schools experience levels of pollution which exceed the safe levels set out…
Can ‘random noise’ unlock our learning potential?
Though many of us may seek a quiet place in which to study, ‘noise’ may…
Scientists study tourists to protect great apes
Researchers are protecting great apes from diseases by studying the behavior and expectations of tourists…
A novel approach to creating tailored odors and fragrances using machine learning
Can we use machine learning methods to predict the sensing data of odor mixtures and…
Scientists find cold spells in the tropics increase heart attack risk
Even a small temperature drop in the tropical climate of Singapore increases the risk of…
Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic
What goes on inside planets like Neptune and Uranus? To find out, an international team…
Artificial intelligence can be used to better monitor Maine’s forests
Researchers have developed a novel method of using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make…
New study confirms ‘rippled sheet’ protein structure predicted in 1953
An unusual protein structure known as a ‘rippled beta sheet,’ first predicted in 1953, has…
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Motion of DNA linked to its damage response, ability to repair itself
Researchers have discovered that the motion of chromatin, the material that DNA is made of,…
Transgender parents bring child-centered perspective to parenthood, research finds
Many transgender parents with children between one-and-a-half and six years of age hesitate to label…
From wound healing to regeneration
The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra….
Quantum materials: Entanglement of many atoms discovered
Be it magnets or superconductors: materials are known for their various properties. However, these properties…
How artificial intelligence can explain its decisions
Today, when an algorithm identifies a tumor in a tissue sample, it doesn’t reveal how…
Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles?
Did the first ancestors of whales pick up where the mosasaurs left off 66 million…
New treatment could result in more donor lungs
A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers have conducted an…
Resolving the evolutionary history of the closest algal relatives of land plants
Scientists use genomic data to resolve the phylogeny of zygnematophyte algae and pinpoint several emergences…
Dragons and brain evolution
A molecular atlas of an Australian dragon’s brain sheds new light on over 300 million…
New method to systematically find optimal quantum operation sequences for quantum computers developed
Computer scientists have succeeded in developing a method for systematically finding the optimal quantum operation…
Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in adolescents via insulin resistance
In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood…
Untangled blinking: Fluorescence patterns aid medical diagnostics
Researchers have partners detected unique fluorescence blinking patterns in experiments of electron transfer to single…
NASA’s Webb takes its first-ever direct image of distant world
Astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a…
A near-death experience worsens some cancer cells
Scientists have discovered how some cancer cells survive treatment and cause cancer to recur, along…
New approach predicts disease transmission among wildlife and humans
A new methodology predicts disease transmission from wildlife to humans, from one wildlife species to…
People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them
High levels of hydroxyl radicals (OH) can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence…
Full 3-D view of binary star-planet system
Astronomers using the VLBA have produced a full, 3-D view of a binary star system…
Astronomers show how terrain evolves on icy comets
With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell University astronomers…
Drug combo therapy in mice blocks drug resistance, halts tumor growth
An experimental combination of two drugs halts the progression of small cell lung cancer, the…
Scientists discover compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers have found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing activity against…
What you know changes how you see things
Researchers have gained important insight into how the human brain processes an object in the…
SAFER Ukraine provides a blueprint for responding to global health crises
St. Jude Global and international partners launched SAFER Ukraine to help Ukrainian children with cancer…
African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes more likely to develop kidney disease, study finds
New research confirms that ethnicity is a risk factor for developing kidney disease in people…
Risk of children orphaned from COVID-19 highest in poorest countries
The risk of children being orphaned per COVID-19 death is highest in the poorest countries…
‘Micro-breaks’ from tasks show promise in boosting wellbeing
A review of 22 previously published studies suggests that taking micro-breaks — discontinuing a task…
Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain
A new study points to possible new treatments for chronic pain with a surprising link…
MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars
The MOXIE experiment has now produced oxygen on Mars. It is the first demonstration of…
Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring
Researchers have documented that corals can pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to their offspring,…
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Push, pull or swirl: The many movements of cilia
Researchers know about many of cilia’s roles, but not exactly how they beat in the…
The shape of coronavirus affects its transmission, finds study
Scientists have developed the most accurate model yet of how the coronavirus particles rotate, according…
High folic acid supplementation associated with higher rates of COVID-19 infections and mortality, study finds
A new study that looked at health data from the UK found people with a…
Enhanced ocean oxygenation during Cenozoic warm periods
According to a new study from an international team led by researchers, the oxygen-deficient zones…
How the brain processes sensory information from internal organs
Most of us think little of why we feel pleasantly full after eating a big…
Particles pick pair partners differently in small nuclei
The protons and neutrons that build the nucleus of the atom frequently pair up. Now,…
How the brain generates rhythmic behavior
Neuroscientists discovered the mechanism underlying the oscillator circuit that controls the rhythmic extension and retraction…