Mars was covered by 300 meter deep oceans
Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water, bringing us closer to finding out if Mars had...
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Reducing bycatch with sensory deterrents
A new study has revealed the potential for sensory deterrents to reduce marine megafauna bycatch in fisheries.Credit: ©ProDelphinus, Peru A new study has revealed the...
Climate crisis and anthropic pressure are destabilizing the Pantanal
The Pantanal represents 1.8% of Brazil’s total area, occupying 150,000 square kilometers in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states. With a mixture of...
Mitochondria transmit signals in the immune and nervous systems
Protection from bacteria and virusesCredit: © RUB, Marquard Protection from bacteria and viruses Certain cytokines but also intracellular pathogens, such as viruses and some bacteria,...
Tiniest ever ancient seawater pockets revealed
RICHLAND, Wash.—Trapped for millennia, the tiniest liquid remnants of an ancient inland sea have now been revealed. The surprising discovery of seawater sealed in what...
New discovery gives hope to fight metastatic cancer
Cancer that splits and develops in new organs around the body becomes significantly more difficult to fight. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden,...
Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term
Barcelona, Spain: The risk of breast cancer is almost doubled in women diagnosed with benign breast disease through screening, according to research presented at the...
GeneSight mental health monitor reveals gap on the front line of mental health care
More than 83% of primary care providers (PCPs) wish more of their patients would talk to them about mental health issues and concerns so they...
$11 million grant enables scientists to keep the conversations between bone and muscle strong as we age
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 17. 2022) – The conversations between our bone and muscle change as we age, and both are the weaker for it, Medical...
Ultrasound-guided surgery is quicker, less painful and more effective for treating early form of breast cancer
NB: This will be the subject of an embargoed virtual news briefing Dr Antonio Esgueva at 14.00 hrs CET on Tuesday 15 November.Credit: Antonio Esguega...
Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide
Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many...
More U.S. adults carrying loaded handguns daily, study finds
The number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, according to new research led by...
Study yields clues to why Alzheimer’s disease damages certain parts of the brain
Memory loss is often the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease, followed by confusion and difficulty thinking. These symptoms reflect the typical pattern of worsening damage...
Rockets to uncover electric circuit that powers the Northern Lights
A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights. For its second trip to space, the...
Study shows how to boost early intervention for climate-related health risks
DURHAM, N.C.—Being able to predict where and when extreme weather and other environmental impacts of climate change will increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks...
