People with depression see no immediate change from common GP assessment, study shows
A commonly used questionnaire adopted by GPs to monitor the treatment of depression does not provide any immediate benefits to patients, a new study has...
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New image of the center of our Milky Way: Spiral magnetic fields surround black hole Sagittarius A*
FRANKFURT. In 2022, scientists of the EHT unveiled the first image of Sgr A* – which is approximately 27,000 light-years away from Earth – revealing...
Highest power efficiency achieved in flexible solar cells using new fabrication technique
Flexible solar cells have many potential applications in aerospace and flexible electronics, but low energy conversion efficiency has limited their practical use. A new manufacturing...
New technique for predicting protein dynamics may prove big breakthrough for drug discovery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Understanding the structure of proteins is critical for demystifying their functions and developing drugs that target them. To that end, a team of researchers...
Looking to the past to prevent future extinction
During the Late Pleistocene, California — at least at its lower elevations — was teeming with vegetation. While much of North America was covered in...
Scientists discover how caterpillars can stop their bleeding in seconds
Blood is a remarkable material: it must remain fluid inside blood vessels, yet clot as quickly as possible outside them, to stop bleeding. The chemical...
Scientists warn: The grey seal hunt is too large
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey...
What Bronze Age teeth say about the evolution of the human diet
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford Univeristy Press, uncovers well-preserved microbiomes from two 4,000 year old teeth in a limestone cave...
Scientists extract genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth to illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these...
World’s first demonstration that forests trap airborne microplastics
A research group led by Japan Women’s University finds that airborne microplastics adsorb to the epicuticular wax on the surface of forest canopy leaves, and...
How will you age? World-leading Dunedin Study launches next phase
The world-leading Dunedin Study is set to launch its age 52 assessments, delving into an understudied but important period of life and time of change.Credit:...
ARPA-H awards Columbia researchers nearly $39M to develop a living knee replacement
A team of researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Columbia Engineering has been awarded up to a $38.95 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for...
More than meets the eye: Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye
Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in...
Researchers show that introduced tardigrade proteins can slow metabolism in human cells
University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human...
A new São Paulo School of Advanced Science at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials is receiving applications
Registrations are open for the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on 4th Generation Synchrotron Techniques (SyncLight 2024), to be held on October 14-25, 2024,...
