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Sweating for science: A sauna session is just as exhausting as moderate exercise
Your blood pressure does not drop during a sauna visit - it rises, as well as your heart rate. This...
Eliminating infamous security threats
Speculative memory side-channel attacks are security vulnerabilities in computers for which no efficient solutions have been found. Existing solutions only...
How the cell protects itself
Researchers from Göttingen discover the mechanism that prevents damage caused by shortened proteinsCredit: Heike Krebber The cell contains transcripts of...
A deorbit kit for satellites based on low work-function tethers
Project E.T.PACK, coordinated by UC3MCredit: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) Satellites equipped with this kit in the future will...
Persistent poverty affects one in five UK children
Persistent poverty affects one in five children in the UK, and is associated with poor physical and mental health in...
New tool can pinpoint origins of the gut’s bacteria
Credit: UCLA Samueli Engineering A UCLA-led research team has developed a faster and more accurate way to determine where the...
IDIBELL-researchers negatively correlate a neuropeptide with executive functions
The researchers emphasize the potential role of this orexin in the global understanding of eating disorders and associated cognitive processesCredit:...
Mouse study finds BPA exposure has transgenerational effects on gene linked to autism
Social recognition test used for first time in mice shows behavioral deficit WASHINGTON--Transgenerational bisphenol A (BPA) exposure may contribute to...
Reaching and grasping — Learning fine motor coordination changes the brain
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum When we train the reaching for and grasping of objects, we also train our brain....
A matter of fine balance
Electrical balance in the brainCredit: Hrishikesh Nambisan Balance is the key. It's not exactly neuroscience; except that it is. Since...
Binary solvent mixture boosting high efficiency of polymer solar cells
Credit: ©Science China Press Tremendous progress of organic solar cells (OSCs) has been exemplified by the use of non-fullerene electron...
Researchers identify human protein that aids development of malaria parasite
Credit: Bando et al., 2019 Researchers in Japan have discovered that the Plasmodium parasites responsible for malaria rely on a...
New study shows legacy of DDT to lake ecosystems
Credit: Josh Kurek New findings of a multi-university research team show the pesticide DDT persists in remote lakes at concerning...
Fifty years later, DDT lingers in lake ecosystems
Credit: Joshua Kurek To control pest outbreaks, airplanes sprayed more than 6,280 tons of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) onto forests in New...
A homing beacon for chemotherapy drugs
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00195 Killing tumor cells while sparing their normal counterparts is a central...
Identifying colorectal cancer subtypes could lead to improved treatment decisions
New study led by a USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher could lead to more effective, individualized treatment for patients...
New Cochrane Review assesses evidence on ways to reduce consumption of sugary drinks
Consumption of sugary drinks is considered to be a key driver behind the global obesity epidemic, and is linked with...
Groundbreaking DNA study launched to discover new connections between genetics & diseases
Study represents largest DNA mapping effort undertaken in US from a single populationCredit: Intermountain Healthcare REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, and SALT LAKE...
Opioid alternative? Taming tetrodotoxin for precise painkilling
Findings in rats suggest that a pufferfish toxin, properly packaged, could offer a safe pain blockCredit: Opioids remain a mainstay...
More men undergo plastic surgery as the daddy-do-over trend rises in popularity
Credit: American Society of Plastic Surgeons Just as women can turn to a suite of procedures, known as the "Mommy...
