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April 27, 2025
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Apr. 25, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, planets with wider paths can be difficult to ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle-age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing diabetes, heart problems and other chronic diseases. ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Female bonobos team up to suppress male aggression against them -- the first evidence of animals deploying this strategy. In 85% of observed coalitions, females collectively targeted males, forcing ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member of Haidomyrmecinae -- an extinct subfamily that ...
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Apr. 25, 2025 — The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — When a seismologist visited the site of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes two days after the event, he noticed something strange. Pebble- to boulder-sized rocks clearly had been moved by the ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that expansion of mutant blood cells, a phenomenon linked to aging, can be found in cancerous tumors, and this is ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Study finds a 18.5% reduction in sick leave following LEZ implementation in Greater London compared to areas in England without low emission ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a surprising new connection between gut health and blood cancer risk one that could transform how we think about aging, ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Addressing the challenges of fragrance design, researchers have developed an AI model that can automate the creation of new fragrances based on user-defined scent descriptors. The model uses mass ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Some species that breed over large geographic areas can still be adapted to a fairly narrow range of climates, making them more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Also, species ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Researchers found that a brief episode of anxiety may have a bigger influence on a person's ability to learn what is safe and what is not. A new study used a virtual reality game that involved ...
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Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have identified three subtypes of senescent skin cells with distinct shapes, biomarkers, and functions -- an advance that could equip scientists with the ability to target and kill the ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, researchers have identified a breakthrough that could make AI technologies faster and more ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A study uncovers intricate details about protein function at the molecular level. The discovery could transform disease diagnostics and ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers found a strategy to create catalysts that make the production of hydrogen for clean fuel more efficient and ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have called for more advice to be given to young people about preventing dry eye disease, after a study found that 90% of participants had at least one sign of the condition in their ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A recent global survey of 156 institutions reveals strong interest in VR-haptic technology for dental training, yet significant barriers impede widespread ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little discussed in this ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — In recent years, cell therapies have developed alongside chemotherapy and immunotherapy to become a new pillar in the treatment of patients with blood and lymph gland cancer. In solid tumors, such as ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Iron-rich hematite, commonly found in rocks and soil, turns out to have magnetic properties that make it a promising material for ultrafast next-generation ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — People with the hereditary disease familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a greatly increased risk of developing a malignant tumor of the duodenum. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism in ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Historically, small molecule drugs have been precisely designed down to the atomic scale. Considering their relatively large complex structures, nanomedicines have lagged behind. Researchers argue ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new biomarker for Parkinson's disease. A misfolded protein facilitates reliable diagnosis even in the early stages of Parkinson's disease in body ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function that triggers a pathway that ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called 'blastoids,' ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study provides new evidence that sensory stimulation of a gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during adolescence that may ultimately require the use of a wheelchair. In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease the ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Many products in the modern world are in some way fabricated using computer numerical control (CNC) machines, which use computers to automate machine operations in manufacturing. While simple in ...
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Are 'zombie' Skin Cells Harmful or Helpful? The Answer May Be in Their Shapes
- Hidden Mechanisms in Next-Generation AI Memory Device
- Cancer Research Reveals How Chemo Impact Cells at the Molecular Level
- Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Production Using Surface Reconstruction Strategy
- Young Adults and Rise in Dry Eye Disease
- Global Survey Highlights the Challenges of VR-Haptic Technology in Dental Education
- Study on the Reproducibility of Behavioral Experiments With Insects Now Published
- 'Cryosphere Meltdown' Will Impact Arctic Marine Carbon Cycles and Ecosystems, New Study Warns
- New Cell Therapy Shows Promising Results in Advanced Tumor Diseases
- An Earth-Abundant Mineral for Sustainable Spintronics
- New Way to Prevent Duodenal Cancer
- Structure Dictates Effectiveness, Safety in Nanomedicine
- New Body-Fluid Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease Discovered
- AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
- Chimpanzee Stem Cells Offer New Insights Into Early Embryonic Development
- This Injected Protein-Like Polymer Helps Tissues Heal After a Heart Attack
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
- Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease
- Compelling New Insights Into Dynamics of the Brain's Serotonin System
- Cutting the Complexity from Digital Carpentry
- Nudges Improve Food Choices and Cut Calories When Shopping for Groceries Online
- Animal Energy Usage Made Visible Through Video
- Physicists Uncover Hidden Order in the Quantum World Through Deconfined Quantum Critical Points
- AI Model for Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis, With Over 90% Accuracy and Reduced Consultation Preparation Time
- Single-Dose Baloxavir Reduces Household Influenza Transmission
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Can Technology Revolutionize Health Science? The Promise of Exposomics
- Nanophotonic Platform Boosts Efficiency of Nonlinear-Optical Quantum Teleportation
- Quantum Sensors Tested for Next-Generation Particle Physics Experiments
- Cinnamon Could Affect Drug Metabolism in the Body
- The Heart of World's Largest Solar Telescope Begins to Beat
- Awkward. Humans Are Still Better Than AI at Reading the Room
- Finding 'win-Win-Wins' For Climate, Economics and Justice
- Scientists Develop New Bone Marrow Imaging Technique
- How to Break Through Climate Apathy
- New Method Improves Survival Analysis Power in Clinical and Epidemiological Studies
- A New Recycling Process for Silicones Could Greatly Reduce the Sector's Environmental Impacts
- A New Way of Visualizing Blood Pressure Data Can Help Doctors Better Manage Patients With Hypertension
- Blocking a Surprising Master Regulator of Immunity Eradicates Liver Tumors in Mice
- Simple Consultations in Emergency Room Can Help Patients Manage High Blood Pressure
- No More Copy-Pasting: DNA Base Editing for Better Lactobacillus Strains
- Controlling Starch Levels in Algae Could Have Biotechnology and Sustainability Benefits
- One Gene Defines the Many Patterns of Snake Skin
- Monkey Database Reveals Shift Towards Open Science
- Evidence Blasted Into Space: Mystery Why Some Meteorites Look Less Shocked Solved
- Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
- Trawling-Induced Sediment Resuspension Reduces CO2 Uptake
- Could Seismic Signals from Earthquakes Mask the Signals of an Underground Explosion?
- Tiny New Species of Snail Named After Picasso
- New Bioactive Compound for Difficult-to-Treat Allergies
- New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
- Plant-Based Calamari That Rivals Real Seafood in Texture
- Malfunctions in Mitochondria Influence Skeletal Aging
- Artificial Intelligence Tool Helps Predict Relapse of Pediatric Brain Cancer
- AI Algorithm Can Help Identify High-Risk Heart Patients to Quickly Diagnose, Expedite, and Improve Care
- Even Light Exercise Could Help Slow Cognitive Decline in People at Risk of Alzheimer's
- Exercise Boosts Brain Health -- Even When Energy Is Low
- Prostate Cancer Discovery Opens Door to More Tailored Treatments
- What Happens in the Brain When Your Mind Blanks
- Scientists Use James Webb Space Telescope to Better Understand Solar System's Origins
- Making AI-Generated Code More Accurate in Any Language
- Combining Signals Could Make for Better Control of Prosthetics
- Invasive Weed Threatens Southern California's Deserts
- Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Time
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Breakthrough Approach for Diagnosing TB Could Significantly Improve Detection
- Researchers Crack the Code of Cell Movement
- Scientists Trick the Eye Into Seeing New Color 'olo'
- Vision Loss Fear May Keep Some from Having Cataract Surgery
- Clinical Trials to Test Vaccine Against Alzheimer's-Promoting Tau Protein
- B Cells Found to Be Crucial for Long-Term Vaccine Protection, New Study Shows
- New and Surprising Traction Trait in Sculpin Fish
- Skeletal Evidence of Roman Gladiator Bitten by Lion in Combat
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- By 15 Months, Infants Begin to Learn New Words for Objects, Even Those They've Never Seen
- Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands to Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle to Keep Up
- ATP Prevents Harmful Aggregation of Proteins Associated With Parkinson's and ALS
- The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme
- Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome May Be Driven by Remnants of Infection
- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- Researchers Identify Pathway Responsible for Calciphylaxis, a Rare and Serious Condition
- FRESH Bioprinting Brings Vascularized Tissue One Step Closer
- Smart Bandage Clears New Hurdle: Monitors Chronic Wounds in Human Patients
- New Precision Mental Health Care Approach for Depression Addresses Unique Patient Needs
- Nature Accounting in Colombia Makes Sound Economic Case for Protecting Native Ecosystems
- Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Young-Onset Dementia
- Scientists Identify Potential Treatments for Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens
- 'Periodic Table of Machine Learning' Could Fuel AI Discovery
- Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks
- Link Between Heart Attack Severity and Circadian Rhythm Unveiled
- Engineer Reinvents Ceramics With Origami-Inspired 3D Printing
- Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin May Be Triggering Colorectal Cancer Epidemic Among the Young
- World on Course to Trigger Multiple Climate 'tipping Points' Unless Action Accelerates
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Provide Long-Term Relief for Radiation-Induced Injuries
- Empathy Might Be Retained in Alzheimer's Disease
- New Cells in Connective Tissue Open Up Strategy Against Pancreatic Cancer
- Why Are Patagonian Glaciers Rapidly Losing Mass?
- New Porous Crystal Catalyst Offers Durable, Efficient Solution for Clean Hydrogen Production
- Current AI Risks More Alarming Than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios
- From Beam to Battery: Single-Step Laser Printing Supercharges High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Engineers Print Synthetic 'metamaterials' That Are Both Strong and Stretchy
- Bacteria Killing Material Creates Superbug Busting Paint