When is an aurora not an aurora?
The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights — the auroras — may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the...
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A dynamic picture of how we respond to high or low oxygen levels
SAN FRANCISCO—December 8, 2023—It only takes holding your breath for slightly too long to understand that too little oxygen is bad for you. But can...
Evolving insights in blood-based liquid biopsies for prostate cancer interrogation
“In the United States, 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer are estimated for 2023 ”Credit: 2023 Bonfil and Al-Eyd. “In the United States, 288,300 new...
Milestones in Europe: First results in using new tools to tackle respiratory syncytial virus
Each year, an estimated 101,000 children below the age of 5 years die across the globe due to infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)....
nTIDE November 2023 Jobs Report: People with disabilities buck cooling trend, reaching new employment highs
East Hanover, NJ – December 8, 2023 – People with disabilities reached new highs for both employment-to-population ratio and labor force participation, bucking the economy’s...
Engaging heterosexual men more effectively could slash HIV infections in Uganda
A study looking at 15 years of HIV transmission and suppression in Uganda reveals how closing gender gaps in treatment could slash infection rates.Credit: Rakai...
A fork in the rhod: Janelia researchers unveil comprehensive collection of rhodamine-based fluorescent dyes
When Senior Scientist Jonathan Grimm came to Janelia 13 years ago, he didn’t know much about fluorescence or fluorescent dyes. But as an organic chemist who...
Texas A&M Institute part of national effort to harness nuclear laser fusion for limitless energy
Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun, is the ultimate source of energy for all life on Earth. On the sun, deuterium and tritium...
T cells tackle new ‘Pirola’ SARS-CoV-2 variant
LA JOLLA, CA—In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 "variant of concern" in patients in Israel and Denmark. Since then, this variant, dubbed BA.2.86 or...
40 years after the discovery of HIV, research raises hopes of remission
Nearly 39 million people worldwide are carriers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 1.3 million people contracted HIV in 2022. Forty years after the virus...
Mothers need more “exclusive breastfeeding” support
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is proven to protect both mother and child health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),...
New source of stem cells in injury-affected brains of patients
Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the LMU have discovered that, in the case of brain injuries, specific cells in the brain become active in disease...
The first European manifesto for more sustainable museums
Venice, Amsterdam, Paris, December 8, 2023 – Today, the Center for Cultural Heritage Technologies of the Italian Institute of Technology (CCHT-IIT), the University of Amsterdam/Rijksmuseum,...
Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda is warmer and more acidic than ever, 40 years of observation show
Decade-long ocean warming which impacts ocean circulation, a decrease in oxygen levels that contributes to changes in salinification and nutrient supply, and ocean acidification are...
Battle of the AIs in medical research: ChatGPT vs Elicit
Can AI save us from the arduous and time-consuming task of academic research collection? An international team of researchers investigated the credibility and efficiency of...
