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Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) show that the protein involved in Parkinson’s disease, α-synuclein, can propagate through the lymphatic system of the...

Illustration of elephant hunting using spears

The need to hunt small prey compelled prehistoric humans to produce appropriate hunting weapons and improve their cognitive abilities

A new study from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University found that the extinction of large prey, upon which human nutrition had been...

APS and SPR honor Dr. Donna M. Ferriero with the 2024 Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award

HOUSTON, September 7, 2023 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) and the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) are pleased to announce Donna M. Ferriero, MD,...

Dark matter fluctuations in the lens system MG J0414+0534

New cosmological constraints on the nature of dark matter

New research has revealed the distribution of dark matter in never before seen detail, down to a scale of 30,000 light-years. The observed distribution fluctuations...

Gene discovery nets FAU researchers U.S. patent for molecular approach to treat addiction

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 40 million people in the United States had a substance use disorder in 2020....

First U.S. study of nest temperature impacts on leatherback hatchlings

One of the most unique of all sea turtle species, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), is distinguished by its smooth, “leathery” looking carapace or shell. Listed...

A novel coating agent that boosts the antimicrobial properties of the natural hand barrier

Novel formulation boosts antimicrobial properties of the natural hand barrier

Contact infection is among the most common ways pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, spread from one person to another. Hand washing and disinfection are...

Timothy Huang awarded $2.6M to solve Alzheimer’s disease puzzle

With the help of a new grant from the National Institute of Health for more than $2.6 million, Assistant Professor Timothy Huang, Ph.D., will continue...

New koala relative fills a branch of Australia’s unique marsupial story

Koalas are endangered in much of Australia now but in in the past there were multiple species living across the continent. The discovery of an...

Street medicine filling a major gap by providing behavioral health care for people who are homeless

Mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent among people experiencing homelessness, yet access to care for these health issues is challenging for people living...

Capturing carbon in savannas: New research examines role of grasses for controlling climate change

In recent years, the escalating impact of global warming has prompted efforts to reverse troubling trends, often by planting trees to capture and remove carbon...

Reversal of trends in global fine particulate matter air pollution

World can now breathe easier

Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the world’s leading environmental health risk factor. At only 2.5 micrometers or smaller, these particles are small enough to...

After treatment with semaglutide, newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients needed little or no insulin

BUFFALO, N.Y.— Treating newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) may drastically reduce or even eliminate their need...

This hands-on model leverages known conditions of a simple system of hard particles to demonstrate how entropy is related to the number of accessible microstates by observing the degrees of freedom available to each particle.

Grasping entropy: Teachers and students investigate thermodynamics through a hands-on model

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 – Though a cornerstone of thermodynamics, entropy remains one of the most vexing concepts to teach budding physicists in the classroom....

Copy number variation implements pregnancy as an aging model