New study reveals how smoking during puberty can cause negative consequences in offspring
No Smoking Day 2021 Smoking in early puberty in boys may have negative consequences for their future generations of offspring, ...
Month: June 2021
RUDN University chemists created cheap catalysts for ethanol conversion
RUDN University chemists proposed a new way to synthesize catalysts for the conversion of ethyl alcohol. The obtained materials are ...
Anyone can get super-hearing
New audio technique can track bats in flight and help localise sources of ultrasonic sound Humans can observe what and ...
Hexagonal boron nitride’s remarkable toughness unmasked
2D material resists cracking and description by century-old theory of fracture mechanics HOUSTON - (June 2, 2021) - It's official: ...
Nanomaterials with laser printing
New laser-driven method In the journal Nature Communications, an interdisciplinary team from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces ...
Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints
Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materials Good acoustics in the workspace ...
Gut to brain: Nerve cells detect what we eat
Nerve cells of the vagus nerve fulfil opposing tasks The gut and the brain communicate with each other in order ...
World’s lakes losing oxygen rapidly as planet warms
Changes threaten biodiversity and drinking water quality TROY, N.Y. -- Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining ...
Metal ions help COVID-19 virus to disguise itself
Positively charged atoms steady the machinery that the virus uses to trick the system SAN ANTONIO (June 2, 2021) -- ...
A speedy trial: What it takes to be the fastest land predator
Researchers from Japan develop and validate a model exploring the dynamics governing high-speed movement in cheetahs What makes cheetah the ...
How platelets help resolve lung inflammation
Scientists at the University of Münster provide new insights into interactions between platelets and white blood cells in mice Treating ...
Better endurance and reliable data retention: A new STT-MRAM Quad technology
Professor Tetsuo Endoh's Group at Tohoku University's Center for Innovative Integrated Electronics has announced a new magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) ...
App helps pregnant women to a healthy lifestyle
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed an app to help women achieve a healthy weight gain and lifestyle ...
Growing evidence fruit may lower type 2 diabetes risk
Research has found eating at least two serves of fruit daily has been linked with 36% lower odds of developing ...
Replicating patients’ tumors to test different treatments
UNIGE Researchers have developed in vitro tumor models that incorporate components of the tumor and elements of the patient's immune ...
Activation of carbon-fluorine bonds via cooperation of a photocatalyst and tin
Scientists from Osaka University have succeeded in developing the world's first organic reaction that selectively converts a specific carbon-fluorine (C-F) ...
Central Oregon bat survey shows value and scale-up potential of citizen science
BEND, Ore. - Bat researchers say a project in Central Oregon shows citizen science's strong potential for helping ecologists learn ...
Low-wage earners spent less time at home during early pandemic lockdown
Researchers tracked data from millions of mobile phone users in major US metropolitan areas and compared the data to neighborhood ...
Converting scar tissue to heart muscle after a heart attack
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate the direct conversion of scar tissue cells to heart muscle cells in mice ...
Antibiotics no help for mysterious lung-scarring disease, large trial finds
Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has found no benefit ...
