Exploring the surface properties of NiO with low-energy electron diffraction
Spintronics is a field that deals with electronics that exploit the intrinsic spin of electrons and their associated magnetic moment for applications such as quantum...
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New method to predict medical risks decades ahead
— The world population is aging at an increasing pace. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2023, one in six people were over...
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop new machine learning method for modeling of chemical reactions
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Los Alamos National Laboratory have used machine learning to create a model that can simulate reactive processes in a...
Personality and mental health factors linked to vaping uptake
University of Otago researchers have discovered three psychological factors that predict if a non-smoker will start vaping.Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have...
Missing disease-related gene identified in generalized pustular psoriasis
A team from Nagoya University in Japan has identified previously unidentified gene variants that are associated with the development of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP). The...
Revealing a hidden threat: Researchers show viral infections pose early heart risks
In a potentially game-changing development, scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have revealed a new understanding of sometimes fatal viral infections that affect...
First atom-level structure of packaged viral genome reveals new properties, dynamics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A computational model of the more than 26 million atoms in a DNA-packed viral capsid expands our understanding of virus structure and...
Exploring the effects of Dasatinib, Quercetin, and Fisetin on DNA methylation clocks: a longitudinal study on senolytic interventions
“ our findings underscore the imperative for additional markers to gauge the physiological impact of senolytic treatments ”Credit: 2024 Lee et al. “ our findings...
Higher BMI is significantly associated with worse mental health, especially in women, per study of middle-aged and older adults which adjusted for lifestyle and demographic factors
Higher BMI is significantly associated with worse mental health, especially in women, per study of middle-aged and older adults which adjusted for lifestyle and demographic...
Diving dinosaurs? Certain methods may be unsuitable for inferring dino lifestyles
The support for the hypothesis of Spinosaurus as an aquatic pursuit predator may have had fundamental flaws, according to Nathan Myhrvold of Intellectual Ventures, US...
Factors associated with age-related hearing loss differ between males and females
Certain factors associated with developing age-related hearing loss differ by sex, including weight, smoking behavior, and hormone exposure, according to a study published on March...
NRL researcher awarded grant to study nanotechnology sensors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research chemist, Braden C. Giordano, Ph.D., is the recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Grant. Giordano,...
New deep-sea worm discovered at methane seep off Costa Rica
Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living...
COVID-19 physiological impacts vary by sex, wearable technology reveals
Males and females have differential physiological responses to COVID-19 infections, with males having larger increases in skin temperature, breathing rate and heart rate during an...
This injectable hydrogel mitigates damage to the right ventricle of the heart
An injectable hydrogel can mitigate damage to the right ventricle of the heart with chronic pressure overload, according to a new study published March 6...
