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More steps, moderate physical activity cuts dementia, cognitive impairment risk
Senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous...
Adding just a small handful of walnuts can have dietary benefits for the whole family
A new study1 from researchers at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington has found that adding one ounce of walnuts (or...
How proteins on influenza viruses tilt, ‘breathe’ (video)
The potential “tripledemic” of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection continues to be a concern. Vaccines remain the...
Artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to make biodegradable plastic
Osaka, Japan – In recent years, environmental problems caused by global warming have become more apparent due to greenhouse gases...
How regulatory T cells halt aberrant, self-reactive T cells
New research findings show in detail how self-reactive T cells -- white blood cells that mistakenly attack healthy instead of...
Recyclable mobile phone batteries a step closer with rust-busting invention
Mobile phone batteries with a lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology could be a reality thanks to...
Stowers scientists use cavefish to learn more about metabolism and the evolutionary basis of being a couch potato
KANSAS CITY, MO—January 24, 2023—Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and...
It isn’t what you know, it’s what you think you know
Why do people hold highly variable attitudes towards well-evidenced science? For many years researchers focused on what people know about...
Abnormal 12-hour cyclic gene activity found in schizophrenic brains
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, U.S. present the first evidence of 12-hour cycles of gene activity...
Humans can recognize and understand chimpanzee and bonobo gestures
Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, even though we no longer use them ourselves, according...
IVF-conceived children show no developmental or educational disadvantage at primary school age compared to spontaneously conceived peers, as per data on over 400,000 Australian kids
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Biomedical institutions agree on a set of open science practices to monitor
Eighty stakeholders from twenty major biomedical research institutions across the globe have agreed upon a list of 19 open science...
TB vaccination could be overall cost-effective in 73 of 105 LMICs (70%) and produce economic benefits of US $474 billion by 2050, per modelling study by researchers at Harvard, LSHTM, the WHO and IAVI
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Study shows missed nursing care is a key factor in adverse outcomes for very low birthweight infants
PHILADELPHIA (January 24, 2023) – Sometimes hospital staff nurses cannot provide required care due to time constraints. This reality can...
Researchers identify the origin of endothelial cells that constitute the vascular niche for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in zebrafish
Endothelial cells (ECs) line blood vessels and can serve as specialized vascular niches for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs),...
Micelles – the meeting place boosting reactions and interactions
Credit: Source IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The occurrence of chemical reactions between like-charged compounds in aqueous solutions is very slow...
Polygamous birds have fewer harmful mutations
Bird species that breed with several sexual partners have fewer harmful mutations, according to a study led by the Milner...
GHz burst mode femtosecond laser pulses can create unique two-dimensional (2D) periodic surface nanostructures
Scientists working on laser application at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) have demonstrated that GHz burst mode femtosecond...
Bryophytes branch differently… also at the molecular level
Non-vascular bryophytes live in colonies that cover the ground and resemble tiny forests. In a real forest, plants compete for...
Traffic pollution impairs brain function
A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common...
