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In the very old, higher BMI is associated with more health complaints, and in overweight men, with mental health complaints too
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283089Credit: micheile henderson, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283089 Article Title: The impact of BMI on psychological health...
Excess death gap widens between US and Europe
A new analysis shows that, compared to similarly high-income European countries, the US continues to have substantially higher death rates...
Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago
Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a study published March 29, 2023 in...
CNIO researchers help to understand the functioning of the protein that makes DNA loops in the human genome
At the end of the 1990s, Ana Losada, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), then at...
UH led study finds sulfate pollution impacts Texas gulf coast air
Sitting on the beach, taking in the breeze, you might think the sea air is better for you than its...
Discovery of a new topological phase could lead to exciting developments in nanotechnology
Two-dimensional materials such as graphene have served as a playground for the experimental discovery and theoretical understanding of a wide...
Pusan National University researchers develop non-intrusive sensor for pipeline monitoring
Unexpected pipeline failures can lead to leakages that pollute the environment and compromise public safety, thereby underscoring the importance of...
Chinese scientists solve mystery of cubic ice
Scientists from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have made a major breakthrough in the...
WVU researcher prototypes new equipment to improve head and neck cancer treatment
Head and neck cancer may not be as common as breast or prostate cancer, but it’s one of the most...
Machine learning identifies “heart roundness” as a new tool for diagnosing cardiovascular conditions
Physicians currently use assessments like heart chamber size and systolic function to diagnose and monitor cardiomyopathy and other related heart...
Charming experiment finds gluon mass in the proton
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Nuclear physicists may have finally pinpointed where in the proton a large fraction of its mass...
Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs
The Indo-West Pacific is the largest, most biodiverse marine ecosystem on Earth, and many of the species it supports have...
New ways to protect food crops from climate change and other disruptions
“There’s no doubt we can produce enough food for the world’s population - humanity is strategic enough to achieve that. The question...
Researchers associate early life stress with pro-inflammatory processes later in life during pregnancy
Women who experienced high stress during childhood and adolescence may have increased risk for inflammation during pregnancy, according to a...
SwRI’s NASGRO software selected for Space Technology Hall of Fame
SAN ANTONIO — March 29, 2023 —The NASGRO® software suite will be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame...
Surgical sealing made better with robust thermosensitive bioadhesives
(LOS ANGELES) – March 28, 2023 - As part of a collaborative effort, scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical...
Institute for Protein Innovation welcomes top researchers at first symposium
BOSTON, March 29, 2023 — The Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) will host IPI Surfacing, a symposium on cell surface...
Three newly discovered sea worms that glow in the dark named after creatures from Japanese folklore and marine biologist
A research group from Nagoya University in central Japan has discovered three new species of bioluminescent polycirrus worms from different...
Fermented coffee’s fruity aromas demystified
INDIANAPOLIS, March 29, 2023 — Specialty coffees are gaining traction in coffeehouses around the world — and now a fermented...
Cooking up plasmas with microwaves
Kyoto, Japan -- Lead author Yurii Victorovich Kovtun, despite being forced to evacuate the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology...
