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Dec. 20, 2024 Physician-scientists found that a subset of artificial heart patients can regenerate heart muscle, which may open the door to new ways to treat and perhaps someday cure heart ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Quantum teleportation could provide near-instant communication over long distances. But, inside Internet cables, photons needed for teleportation are lost within the millions of light particles ...
Dec. 20, 2024 A study introduces a novel thermodynamic concept called the 'centotectic' and investigates the stability of liquids in extreme conditions -- critical information for determining the habitability of ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes and tomatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could cut food waste and enhance crop farming in ...
Dec. 20, 2024 At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding stones and grains from ...
Dec. 20, 2024 One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding. For the past 100 years, ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A brotherly research duo has discovered that when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces top quarks -- the heaviest known fundamental particles -- it regularly creates a property known as ...
Dec. 23, 2024 A year after becoming available, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being more widely accepted by the American public, ...
Dec. 23, 2024 A research team has developed a groundbreaking technology that can treat colon cancer by converting cancer cells into a state resembling normal colon cells without killing them, thus avoiding side ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Hospitals that have adopted the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) 'hospital-at-home' program, which serves as an alternative to admission to ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Researchers have created a platform, called SIMPL2, that revolutionizes the study of protein-protein interactions by simplifying detection while ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Researchers have unveiled a critical mechanism that links cellular stress in the brain to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study highlights microglia, the brain's primary immune ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Scientists traced connectivity between neurons to identify how the brain communicates with the spinal cord to control motor ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Three years after the Dec. 30, 2021, Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, two new studies offer insight into what happens ...
Dec. 23, 2024 A new study finds gases harmful to human health lingered for weeks following the ...
Dec. 16, 2024 A novel nanobody-based immunosensor, designed to function stably in undiluted biological fluids and harsh conditions, has been developed. Their ...
Dec. 19, 2024 New research finds a pervasive low-quality diet among pregnant and postpartum individuals, reflecting 'an urgent need for widespread ...
Dec. 23, 2024 A choice was made to include each word in this sentence. Every message, even the most mundane, is crafted with a specific frame in mind that impacts how the message is perceived. The study of framing ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Using an AI tool, researchers have analyzed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains' biological age. They found that factors detrimental to vascular health, such as inflammation and ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 20, 2024 When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study reveals brain circuits and chemical messengers that ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Mutational signatures etched into the cells' genome by an anti-cancer drug called temozolomide (TMZ) uncover an Achilles' heel for TMZ chemotherapy resistance, according to new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults when compared to previous ...
Dec. 19, 2024 People who suffer from continued symptoms of concussion should seek a referral to physical therapy as soon as possible, new research ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Impatience, studies of more than 1,200 people found, is the emotion people feel when they face a delay that seems unfair, unreasonable, or inappropriate -- like a traffic jam outside of rush hour, or ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Artificial intelligence that is as intelligent as humans may become possible thanks to psychological learning models, combined with certain types of ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A study of more than 2,400 people with atrial fibrillation, who had an average age of 73, found that drinking more than five cups of caffeinated ...
Dec. 19, 2024 California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new study shows that simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A research team examined the atomic composition of enamel samples from two human ...
Dec. 19, 2024 The best way to deal with narcissistic people in your personal life may be the hardest advice to take, according to an expert who has studied narcissism for more than 20 years. The best course of ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn't cool people off. However, a new formula protects against both UV light and heat from the sun ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Physician researchers found 39 weeks of gestation is optimal for delivery in mothers with chronic ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced dementia. The study involved interviews with staff and music therapists on ...
Dec. 17, 2024 A psychologist found that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming words are directly linked to the baby's heart ...
Dec. 18, 2024 To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But researchers now report that these ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Higher calorie foods were preferred among individuals with and without obesity despite similar taste and texture, according to a new ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study ...
Dec. 23, 2024 At the Berlin synchrotron radiation source BESSY II, the largest magnetic anisotropy of a single molecule ever measured experimentally has been determined. The larger this anisotropy is, the better a ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers have shown. The finding adds nuance to fundamental physics while offering a new avenue for robotic ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Another advance has been made by experts in nano-scale chemistry to propel further development of sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power. Experts have now ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Researchers have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer -- a fundamental process underpinning countless physical, ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Researchers developed a biosensing technique that eliminates the need for wires. Instead, tiny, wireless antennas use light to detect minute electrical signals in the solution around ...
Dec. 20, 2024 A research team has revealed that to use the aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system safely over the long term it is crucial to investigate the groundwater quality before operating the system ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Researchers have developed a new technology that improves the precision and integration density of synthetic genetic ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level processes that create the type of auroras that dance rapidly across the sky. The Kinetic-scale Energy and momentum Transport experiment -- KiNET-X -- ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Scientists have delivered the first measurements of Greenland Ice Sheet thickness change using data from ESA and NASA ice satellite missions. With ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Researchers have found evidence of magnetic fields associated with a disc of gas and dust a few hundred light-years across deep inside a system of two merging galaxies known as Arp220. They say these ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists are changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processes as ...
Dec. 19, 2024 New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Scientists recently led a team that found, for the first time, that Chiron has surface chemistry unlike other centaurs. Its surface it has both ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Conventional wisdom assumes the ratio of gases in a planet's atmosphere should match the ratio of gases in the natal disk that birthed it. For the first time, researchers compared gases in a ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Galaxy clusters -- the big cities of the universe -- are home to many giant elliptical galaxies that have completed their growth and are not forming ...
Dec. 18, 2024 A study of more than 26,000 white dwarf stars has confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in these ultra-dense, dying stars: Hotter white ...
Dec. 19, 2024 The future of data security depends on the reliable application of quantum technology, but its widespread adoption requires rigorous verification. ...
Dec. 19, 2024 SMART, a new software package, can make studying signaling processes significantly easier. Results could accelerate research in fields across the life sciences, such as systems biology, pharmacology ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists have performed computer simulations confirming a technique that prevents the production of unhelpful electromagnetic waves, boosting the heat put into fusion ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Research finds connections between mood and circadian rhythm disruptions in study using Fitbit data from hundreds of medical ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Engineers have developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired ...
Dec. 18, 2024 A new set of recommendations aims to help improve the way datasets are used to build Artificial intelligence (AI) health technologies and reduce the ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Researchers can now fabricate a 3D chip with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon substrates between the layers, ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up ...
Dec. 17, 2024 New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Reinforcement Learning, an artificial intelligence approach, has the potential to guide physicians in designing sequential treatment strategies for better patient outcomes but requires significant ...
Dec. 23, 2024 In the first large-scale paired camera trap and autonomous recording survey for large African carnivores, researchers were able to identify individual leopards by their vocalizations with 93% ...
Dec. 23, 2024 Putting extra holiday cookies and leftovers in the freezer will not only extend their shelf life -- it could also put a dent in the U.S. household tendency to throw away edible food, a new study ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new tool that predicts the behavior of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in Africa and ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Researchers have designed a new technology that takes inspiration from WWI fighter aircraft machine gun and propeller synchronization to manipulate cell behavior by precisely modulating the pH of the ...
Dec. 20, 2024 New research reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years -- almost twice as long as previously ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research ...
Dec. 19, 2024 When introducing genes into yeast to make it produce drugs and other useful substances, it is also necessary to reliably switch the production on or off. Researchers have found three gene regulation ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Combining bioinformatics and experimetal approaches, researchers have discovered replication hubs for human norovirus, the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 ...
Dec. 20, 2024 A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human ...
Dec. 16, 2024 New researchers uncover the role of Piezo channels that sense pressure in the digestive tract and regulate swallowing behavior. The research opens new opportunities for developing treatments for ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Investigations into precipitation patterns in eastern Central Europe since the end of the last ice age have shown that dynamic processes in atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic jet ...
Dec. 20, 2024 We know a lot about how much fossil-derived carbon is emitted to the atmosphere but less about how much is stored in human-made products. Ecological ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Researchers have demonstrated the high accuracy of their newly developed typhoon observation device that can be dropped from an aircraft into the eye ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A concentrated sugar solution could be just as effective as antibiotics at treating a common infection in dairy cows, according to a new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study shows how remote sensing can help monitor and remove plastic debris from freshwater environments like the Mississippi ...
Dec. 19, 2024 The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. ...
Dec. 19, 2024 After several years of service under harsh weather conditions, the rotor blades of offshore wind parks are subjected to degradation and surface erosion, releasing sizeable quantities of particle ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much different changes than ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Which microbes thrive below us in darkness -- in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor -- and how do they compare to the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur. Joined by its newly discovered relatives, Pterodactylus's 'family' now encompasses tiny flaplings, a host of ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists have successfully identified a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The ...
Dec. 18, 2024 While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, ...
Dec. 18, 2024 A fragment of 'lost' music found in the pages of Scotland's first full-length printed book is providing clues to what music sounded like five centuries ago. Scholars have been investigating the ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...
Dec. 16, 2024 Analysis of the remains of at least 37 individuals from Early Bronze Age England finds they were killed, butchered, and probably consumed before being thrown down a 15m-deep shaft. It is the ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Researchers have uncovered in anglerfish a specialized motor neuron population for the first dorsal fin used for 'fishing'. When the first dorsal fin ...
Dec. 13, 2024 Glaciologists used sound waves to reveal Ice Age landforms buried beneath almost 1 km of mud in the North Sea. The results suggest that the landforms were produced about 1 million years ago, when an ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Nearly all living organisms use the same genetic code, a complicated mechanism by which genetic information is translated into proteins, the building blocks of life. A new study suggests conventional ...
Dec. 17, 2024 If the experience of watching a FIFA World Cup soccer final is intense, spare a thought for the players, who are competing at an ever increasing intensity, according to a new ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, ...
Dec. 17, 2024 The social cost of carbon -- an important figure global policymakers use to analyze the benefits of climate and energy policies -- is too low, finds ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And preventive strategies ...
Dec. 17, 2024 A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Digital health tools, such as patient portals, treatment apps and online appointment schedulers, are increasingly common. But not everyone is equally at home using ...
Dec. 16, 2024 A new psychological study has shown that when people know they are under surveillance it generates an automatic response of heightened awareness of being watched, with implications for public mental ...
Dec. 16, 2024 Despite the population being almost four times larger than it was in 1982, a new study published in the journal Ecology suggests the northern muriqui ...
Dec. 16, 2024 A new article sheds light on how age-related changes may affect the way we handle finances -- and how we can stay sharp as we ...
Dec. 16, 2024 How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat pump, and ...
Dec. 17, 2024 A new study has shown that employees are experiencing mental and physical techno-strain due to being 'hyperconnected' to digital technology making it difficult for people to switch off from ...
Dec. 13, 2024 Tsunamis can cause immense physical damage to ports, but the economic cost does not stop there. The resultant disruptions of shipping lanes result in billions of dollars in losses every day, as was ...
Dec. 11, 2024 Artificial intelligence, AI, is rapidly transforming work also in the financial sector. A recent study explored how integrating AI into the work of ...
Nov. 26, 2024 A study offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water ...
Nov. 26, 2024 A new article examines the convergence of physics, chemistry, and AI, highlighted by recent Nobel Prizes. It traces the historical development of ...
Nov. 22, 2024 A new study found that prolonged standing at work had a negative impact on the research participants' 24-hour blood pressure. In contrast, spending more time sitting at work was associated with ...
Nov. 18, 2024 It turns out gaming is good for you! New research indicates massive multiplayer online gamers learn by gaming and their skills in the workplace are enriched by those seemingly endless hours ...
Nov. 16, 2024 Employees struggle when supervisors swing between good and bad ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Working days lost to long covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with symptoms and return to work, finds a new ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Physical cash not only influences how much we spend but also fosters a profound sense of psychological ownership that digital payments cannot ...
Dec. 16, 2024 When young children's behavior becomes challenging, many parents resort to threats -- from taking away toys to threatening that Santa will skip their ...
Dec. 10, 2024 New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. In a new study, researchers found that there wasn't a single strategy that could ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Life can be tricky. We have so many decisions to make. It's a good thing we have an orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus to help us. These areas of ...
Dec. 8, 2024 Bucking conventionality, boys in Norway are making early gains in reading English as a second language and even outperforming girls at age 10 and 13 ...
Dec. 6, 2024 Exactly why do people remember what they remember? A recently published review paper sheds light on this fundamental question and the relationship between factors that influence human ...
Dec. 5, 2024 Sleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night's sleep for college students than too much time at a computer or other electronic screen, a new study ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Teens who think their parents use cannabis are more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward the drug and to consider trying it themselves, according to a new study. The research also reveals that ...
Dec. 3, 2024 New research reveals the unique human ability to conceptualize numbers may be rooted deep within the ...
Nov. 27, 2024 A team of physics educators is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching has tended to focus on presenting the history of the origins of ...