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Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employers
Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employersCredit: This...
Study looking at how intermittent fasting and weight loss affect aging
Studies have shown that intermittent fasting can help people lose weight and may be easier to follow than counting calories...
NIH investigates multidrug-resistant bacterium emerging in community settings
New “hypervirulent” strains of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae have emerged in healthy people in community settings, prompting a National Institutes...
Devices offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
MIT researchers have demonstrated the first system for ultra-low-power underwater networking and communication, which can transmit signals across kilometer-scale distances.Credit:...
New material offers more durable, sustainable multi-level non-volatile phase change memory
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the development of non-volatile phase change memory−−a type of electronic memory that can store...
University of Tartu researcher receives prestigious ERC Starting Grant to study the arms race between bacteria and viruses
Credit: by Andres Ainelo The two-way defence mechanisms of bacteria and phages, viruses of the bacteria, can offer a solution...
International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea levels in 2022
Greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content reached record highs in 2022, according to the 33rd annual...
Pressure in the biliary system leads to tissue changes in the liver
The liver produces bile, which the intestine uses for digestion. For the transport of bile, the liver relies on a...
Review of over 70 years of menopause science highlights research gaps and calls for individualized treatment
Although about half of people go through menopause, less than 15% of them receive effective treatment for their symptoms. Treatment...
The first organic oscillator that makes catalysis swing
Oscillating chemical systems are present at nearly every popular chemistry exhibition – especially the ones that display striking colour changes....
Chinese paleontologists find new fossil link in bird evolution
Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs by the Late Jurassic, but our understanding of the earliest evolution of the Avialae, the...
Oral health deteriorates before and after bariatric surgery, study shows
Oral health deteriorates in morbidly obese people on a diet in preparation for bariatric surgery and patients who have undergone...
Pitt researchers to study Alzheimer’s disease in marmosets
PITTSBURGH – To reimagine existing preclinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine neuroscientists created the first non-human...
Mount Sinai announces partnership with the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute to advance cardiovascular disease research and medical education
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the...
New method enables efficient isolation of raccoon-borne food poisoning pathogen
Osaka, Japan – As cute as raccoons may look, their behaviors are troublesome, and so are their droppings. Known to...
Psychedelic rock gecko among dozens of species in need of further conservation protection in Vietnam
Further conservation measures are required to protect Vietnamese reptiles, such as the psychedelic rock gecko (Cnemaspis psychedelica), from habitat loss...
MCG Anesthesiology Externship Program helps grow profession
A unique program that sees students at the Medical College of Georgia working as anesthesia technologists throughout their four years...
Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes
The rotating shoulders and extending elbows that allow humans to reach for a high shelf or toss a ball with...
UMass Amherst researcher shines light on effectiveness of school sunscreen legislation
AMHERST, Mass. – States that enacted laws permitting children to carry and apply sunscreen at school experienced an increased interest...
Balancing biodiversity, climate change, food for a trifecta
Across the globe, and particularly in Brazil, lies an embarrassment of riches that also stage a showdown as mitigating climate...
