Researchers pump brakes on ‘blue acceleration’ harming oceans
Protecting the world’s oceans against accelerating damage from human activities could be cheaper and take up less space than previously thought, new research has found.Credit:...
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Winding down the window, drinking tea and coffee, turning the radio up and singing while driving could be signs of a dangerous snoring condition
Frequently using more than three strategies to stay alert while driving could be a sign of excessive sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according...
Keys to aging hidden in the leaves
Scientists have known about a particular organelle in plant cells for over a century. However, UC Riverside scientists have only now discovered that organelle’s key...
Rain can spoil a wolf spider’s day, too
If you hate the rain, you have something in common with wolf spiders.Credit: JOSEPH FUQUA II If you hate the rain, you have something in...
Independent dispute resolution of no surprises act financially unviable for radiology
Leesburg, VA, January 17, 2024—According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the No Surprises Act’s (NSA) independent dispute resolution (IDR) process would be financially...
NIH-developed HIV antibodies protect animals in proof-of-concept study
WHAT: Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive...
Big dogs versus small dogs: Which sizes face higher risks of which diseases?
A study of more than 25,000 U.S. dogs and 238 breeds has linked dog size to varying patterns of risk for health conditions over the...
Dancing is an effective way for overweight and obese people to lose weight and fat, per meta-analysis
Dancing is an effective way for overweight and obese people to lose weight and fat, per meta-analysisCredit: eommina, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Dancing is an effective...
Researchers chronicle lifetime travels of a single woolly mammoth which wandered the north more than 14,000 years ago
Attention editors: Embargoed by Science Advances until Wednesday, January 17th, 2 p.m. eastern Credit: Sidney Roth/McMaster University Attention editors: Embargoed by Science Advances until Wednesday,...
Mothers with high levels of dental plaque are 8 times more likely to transfer Candida albicans, involved in tooth decay, to their babies, underlining the need for moms to keep their own teeth clean
Mothers with high levels of dental plaque are 8 times more likely to transfer Candida albicans, involved in tooth decay, to their babies, underlining the...
Woolly mammoth movements tied to earliest Alaska hunting camps
Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth with the oldest known human settlements in Alaska, providing clues about the relationship between the...
Certain personality traits linked to college students’ sense of belonging
In a study of nearly 5,000 North American first-year college students, those who were more extraverted, more agreeable, or less neurotic were more likely to...
New research tool seeks to accelerate hunt for cancer immunotherapy targets
An innovative computational tool dubbed “SNAF” may help the research world bring the emerging promise of cancer immunotherapy to a wider range of patients, according...
$24 million grant to extend Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR)
Researchers at UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research have received a $24 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of...
Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky. Birds chirp, and tall grasses blow in the breeze....
