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Protein protects the mitochondria and surprisingly rescues neurons from stroke-like damage
A protein newly discovered by scientists in China is aiding in the dramatic reversal of stroke-like damage in laboratory animals and may one day rescue humans from neurological injury, the research team is predicting.
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A multi-camera optical tactile sensor that could enable vision-based robotic skins
A team of researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland has recently developed a multi-camera optical tactile sensor (i.e., a tactile sensor based on optical devices) that collects information about the contact force distribution …
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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer measurements unveil properties of cosmic helium
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) collaboration, a large group of researchers from CERN and other institutes worldwide, has recently presented a series …
New ‘warm Jupiter’ exoplanet discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new “warm Jupiter” alien world transiting a main sequence late F-type star on an eccentric …
Telescopes and satellites combine to map entire planet’s ground movement
Curtin University research has revealed how pairing satellite images with an existing global network of radio telescopes can be used to paint a previously …
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Peptide in male fruit fly semen found to enhance memory in females after mating
A quartet of researchers with PSL Research University, CNRS, has found that a peptide in male fruit fly semen somehow makes its way to the female fruit fly brain after copulation, resulting in improvements in long-term memory. …
Tropical fish shredding kelp forests in temperate zones
Climate change is causing previously temperate oceans to become more tropical with coral reef fish moving south, settling in and changing how things work in their new temperate neighborhood, according to a study by The University …
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Cells lose their ability to share resources as we get older
A research team led by The University of Western Australia has found that our cells deteriorate and share fewer resources as we age, which can lead to the onset of diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, cardiovascular …
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For Chesapeake oysters, the way forward leads back—through the fossil record
Oysters once dominated the ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay, and it would be difficult, if not impossible, for the Bay to return to full ecological health without restoring Crassotrea virginica to its glory days of the Chesapeake’s …
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A new antibiotic has been hiding in the gut of a tiny worm. It may be our best weapon against drug-resistant bacteria.
Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new antibiotic that could treat infections caused by some of the nastiest superbugs humanity is facing in the antibiotic resistance crisis.
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Decoding the fundamental mechanisms of human salivary lubrication
An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by the University of Leeds have uncovered the fundamental mechanism by which human saliva lubricates our mouth. Their multi-scale study opens the door to advancing dry mouth therapies …
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Innovative study produces first experimental evidence linking math anxiety, math avoidance
Math anxiety is far from uncommon, but too often, those who dread the subject simply avoid it. Research from the University of Chicago offers new evidence for the link between math anxiety and avoidance—as well as possible …
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The antibiotic arms race moves at high speed
Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen that creates serious problems in hospitals throughout the world. It causes opportunistic infections in the bloodstream, urinary tract, and other soft tissues, accounting for as much as …
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Medical Xpress
Mental health program helps teens recognise and support peers at risk
Brain responses as state markers of depression
Mirror-sensory synesthetes show more empathic and altruistic behaviour
Detecting cancer in urine
Landmark clinical trial could reduce the numbers of unnecessary C-sections
Reducing the risk of infertility during endometriosis treatment
Researchers carry out simulation of a hospital outbreak
How much sunshine causes melanoma? It’s in your genes
Research into pregnancy, birth and infant care is underfunded—and women are paying the price
The high cost challenge of personalised screening for bowel cancer
Development of colorectal cancer kit detection
Tech Xplore
Uber may contribute more transport pollution than solution: study
New report: The world is awash with fossil fuels and it’s time to cut off supply
Free streaming options abound
Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
Are hiring algorithms fair? They’re too opaque to tell, study finds
Panasonic to stop LCD panel production
Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally
‘Epidermal VR’ gives technology a human touch
Smart buildings face challenges but have plenty of potential
In a medical first, a trauma patient was put into a state of suspended animation
New Scientist reports that a team of doctors working at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has, for the first time, put a trauma patient into a state of suspended animation to save the patient’s life. During a …
Researchers sequence genome of the ‘devil worm’
When scientists discovered a worm deep in an aquifer nearly one mile underground, they hailed it as the discovery of the deepest-living animal ever found. Now American University researchers, reporting in Nature Communications, …
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Deep learning compute system is billed as world’s fastest
A company called Cerebras offers up some dizzying superlatives that need some time to sift through. The world’s biggest chip? And 56x larger than any other chip? At the heart of the fastest AI supercomputer in the world?
Scientists first to develop rapid cell division in marine sponges
Vertebrate, insect, and plant cell lines are important tools for research in many disciplines, including human health, evolutionary and developmental biology, agriculture and toxicology. Cell lines have been established for …
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Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
With unexpected findings about a protein that’s highly expressed in fat tissue, scientists at Scripps Research have opened the door to critical new understandings about obesity and metabolism. Their discovery, which appears …
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Are hiring algorithms fair? They’re too opaque to tell, study finds
Time is money and, unfortunately for companies, hiring new employees takes significant time—more than a month on average, research shows.
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First detection of the cosmic monster explosions with ground-based gamma-ray telescopes
The strongest explosions in the universe produce even more energetic radiation than previously known: Using specialized telescopes, two international teams have registered the highest energy gamma rays ever measured from …
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New hybrid device can both capture and store solar energy
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications ranging from power generation to distillation …
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New fossils shed light on how snakes got their bite and lost their legs
New fossils of an ancient legged snake, called Najash, shed light on the origin of the slithering reptiles.
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Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old
Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r”—from September to April—to avoid watery shellfish, or worse, a nasty bout of food poisoning. Now, a new study suggests people have been …
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Magnetic wave flows under better control from now on
Even faster processors with even smaller dimensions? Wherever neither electronics nor spintronics can cope with performance or miniaturization, magnonics comes to the rescue. But before that happens, scientists must learn …
Fractured ice sheets on Mars
Where the two hemispheres of Mars meet, the planet is covered in broken-up terrain: a sign that slow-but-steady flows of icy material once forged their way through the landscape, carving out a fractured web of valleys, cliffs …
Eliminating cracks in 3-D-printed metal components
Researchers at EPFL have developed a new laser 3-D-printing technique to manufacture metal components with unprecedented resistance to high temperature, damage and corrosion. The method has applications in fields ranging …
Fish in California estuaries are evolving as climate change alters their habitat
The threespine stickleback, a small fish found throughout the coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere, is famously variable in appearance from one location to another, making it an ideal subject for studying how species …
Unlocking the power of sulfur in future drug design
Organosulfur compounds are widely present in our bodies and the natural environment. They are found in onions, shallots and even cauliflower. Medical research finds that when consumed, they can protect against cancer, heart …
Structures near airports increase risk of airplane-goose collisions
From mid-November 2015 through February 2016, scientists used GPS transmitters to track the movements of Canada geese near Midway International Airport in Chicago. They discovered that—in the colder months, at least—some …
Mapping the benefits of the world’s largest lakes
Fresh water is the most important substance on Earth, but it isn’t equally distributed across the plant.
How to fight illegal cocoa farms in Ivory Coast
The world’s love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some residents have turned protected areas into illegal cocoa farms and hunting grounds.
Scientists develop new method to estimate seal breeding frequency
New research, led by the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at the University of St Andrews, develops method to better record breeding histories of seals, allowing for improved fecundity calculations.
Higher financial incentives for crowdsourced delivery workers can improve service
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert who studies operations management says higher financial incentives can boost a host of metrics for crowdsourced delivery workers who act as the final link in the supply …
Cleveland’s brown water: The source lies at the bottom of Lake Erie
Since moving to the Cleveland area seven years ago, Malina Cano Rauschenfels has become accustomed to discolored water flowing from her faucet, although she has never fully understood the reason behind the yellow or brownish …
Digital inclusion and wellbeing in New Zealand
New research using four large-scale surveys of New Zealanders shows those in social housing and people with disabilities appear to be particularly disadvantaged with respect to internet access.
Building a Mars base with bacteria
How do you make a base on Mars? Simple: you send some bacteria to the red planet and let them mine iron. After a couple of years, you send in human settlers who use the iron to construct a base. That, in a nutshell, is the …
Exposure to PM 2.5 pollution linked to brain atrophy, memory decline
Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to USC …
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‘Epidermal VR’ gives technology a human touch
Imagine holding hands with a loved one on the other side of the world. Or feeling a pat on the back from a teammate in the online game “Fortnite.”
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Researchers design an improved pathway to carbon-neutral plastics
Researchers from U of T Engineering and Caltech have designed a new and improved system for efficiently converting CO2, water, and renewable energy into ethylene—the precursor to a wide range of plastic products, from medical …
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To navigate, flies make flexible mental maps of the world
In a circular arena, a fruit fly navigates a virtual landscape illuminated by black and blue lights. The fly is tethered in place, able to flap its wings but not move its head. Images on the wall rotate to give the illusion …
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Experimental HIV vaccine successfully elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies to the virus
An experimental HIV vaccine developed by scientists at Scripps Research and the nonprofit vaccine research organization IAVI has reached an important milestone by eliciting antibodies that can neutralize a wide variety of …
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Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally
The effectiveness of non-mechanical, low-energy methods for moderating temperature and humidity has been evaluated in a series of experiments by researchers from the University of Cambridge.
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Best of the best: Who makes the most accurate decisions in expert groups?
Experts don’t always agree with one another when making predictions or diagnoses. So how can we find out which expert in a group makes the best and most accurate decisions? An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the …
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A third of Africa’s tropical flora threatened with extinction: study
A third of the species of tropical plants in Africa are potentially threatened with extinction, according to a preliminary estimate published Wednesday by the journal Science Advances.
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Genetic discovery holds implications for better immunity, longer life
Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans.
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Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers
Researchers have devised a new plan of attack against a group of deadly childhood brain cancers collectively called diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), thalamic glioma and spinal …