Improving air quality associated with slower cognitive decline in women
Improvements in air quality are associated with slower cognitive decline in women, according to a new study led by Diana ...
How to get chloride ions into the cell
Many bacteria and unicellular algae have light-driven pumps in their cell membranes: proteins that change shape when exposed to photons ...
Sharp decline in reported severity of ocean acidification impacts on fish behaviour
As humans fill the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide, much of it gets absorbed by the oceans, acidifying them—a potential ...
Are scientists being fooled by bacteria?
For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes ...
Celebrating its 10th year, the Capture the Fracture network welcomes its 700th FLS
The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s (IOF) Capture the Fracture® program, which this year proudly marks a decade of operation, has welcomed the 700th ...
When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue
Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of ...
Silencing tool quashes gene activity across generations
A gene-silencing tool could enable new opportunities for advancing basic biomedical research and drug development.Credit: © 2022 KAUST; Veronica Moraru. ...
We are what we eat, and more: Shaping our microbiome
We now know that the microbes that live in our intestines – our microbiome – influence our health in many ...
Cutting off liver cancer’s nutrient supply chain
The World Health Organization projects that starting in 2030, over a million people will die each year from liver cancer. Cold Spring ...
Study reveals how migraine pain signals are generated—and blocked
An international team of researchers has discovered that Schwann cells—which are abundant in the peripheral nervous system and create a ...
Wisdom engendered: study finds men and women have different strengths
Previous studies have shown that wisdom is a personality trait underpinning mental health and well-being. Recently, researchers at University of ...
Tackling an epidemic
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 for the first time ...
UMass Amherst study examines associations between contraceptive methods and early menopause
The long-term use of oral contraceptives and certain methods of tubal ligation (TL) were associated with lower levels of a ...
To the bone: 3D mapping mineral patterns inside the shark vertebral centrum
Sharks, found in deep and shallow waters throughout the oceans, are some of the oldest living creatures on planet Earth. ...
Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has increased significantly
Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between ...
The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards
The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pre-existing inequalities have been compounded among refugee adolescents in Jordan, who experience increased stress and high rates of depression
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pre-existing inequalities have been compounded among refugee adolescents in Jordan, who experience increased stress and high ...
Architectural distortion on digital breast tomosynthesis with nonmalignant pathology
Leesburg, VA, February 2, 2022—According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), imaging surveillance is a management ...
3 Purdue projects receive $143,000 from Office of Technology Commercialization’s Trask Innovation Fund
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization has awarded more than $143,000 to three projects, ...
Virtual tours make pig farming more transparent
Many people would like to see better animal welfare and transparency in livestock farming. In recent years, agriculture has increasingly ...