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Air pollution caused 2,780 deaths, illnesses, and IQ loss in children in Massachusetts in 2019, Boston College researchers report
Chestnut Hill, Mass (7/17/2022) – Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a...
Code-free conservation
Thanks to high-tech, low-cost tracking devices, the study of wildlife movement is having its Big Data moment. But so far,...
Bees boost crops and could steady food prices
Supporting and enhancing pollinators could help stabilise the production of important crops like oilseeds and fruit, reducing the sort of...
In survey, COVID-19 vaccine recipients report changes in menstrual bleeding
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new analysis of reports from more than 35,000 people offers the most comprehensive assessment so far...
Diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson’s disease now possible with new method developed at Hebrew University
Parkinson's is a progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that eventually compromises patients' ability to walk and even to...
What the mechanical forces behind protein folding can tell us about metastatic cancer
Talin is a protein that controls cellular attachment and movement, but its malfunctioning also allows cancer cells to spread. DCL1...
UChicago Data Science Institute announces founding industry affiliates
The Data Science Institute (DSI) is a UChicago effort defining the growing field of data science through research, outreach, and...
New study reveals where memory fragments are stored
An unforgettable time at a restaurant is not just about the food. The odors, the decor, the sound of the...
CSU researcher links real encounter with ‘milky seas’ to satellite pictures
Milky seas – the rare phenomenon of glowing areas on the ocean’s surface that can cover hundreds of square miles...
Urban agriculture can promote bee communities in tropical megacities
Urbanization is a primary threat to biodiversity. However, scientists know little about how urbanization affects biodiversity and ecosystem services in...
Air samples from Arctic region show how fast Earth is warming
While climate change is taking effect everywhere on Earth, the Arctic Circle is feeling those effects most of all, in...
Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses
Entomophthora muscae is a widespread, pathogenic fungus that survives by infecting common houseflies with deadly spores. Now, research shows that...
Study reveals new mode of triggering immune responses
Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce...
Predicting equatorial plasma bubbles with SWARM
Changes in atmospheric density after sunset can cause hot pockets of gas called ‘plasma bubbles’ to form over the Earth’s...
A novel graphene based NiSe2 nanocrystalline array for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction
In the face of low electrolytic water splitting catalytic activity, the development of efficiency and stable electrolytic catalyst for hydrogen...
Y-chromosome loss due to aging and other factors worsens prognosis for heart failure
Humans have X and Y sex chromosomes, with the XY combination being male and XX being female. However, as men...
The Hippo and the Hydra
A new study describes the formation of the body axis in the immortal freshwater polyp Hydra. It is controlled by...
Acidic activated charcoal prevents weight gain and insulin resistance in high-fat diet mice
With the westernization of eating habits, the proportion of obese people is increasing all over the world. Obesity is an...
Opening new doors: First synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel
Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, Tokyo Tech researchers have developed the first synthetic...
Acute alcohol use linked to one quarter of New Zealand suicide deaths – study
The authors of a ground-breaking University of Otago, Christchurch study are calling for immediate changes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s suicide...
