Air pollution linked with blood pressure in London teens
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We still don’t know which factors most affect cognitive decline as we age
A new analysis explores relative statistical associations between various life factors and cognitive decline in elderly Americans, highlighting gaps in knowledge needed to reduce cognitive...
Scripps Research Professor Jeffery Kelly awarded 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
LA JOLLA, CA — Jeffery Kelly, PhD, the Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, has been awarded the distinguished 2023 Wolf Prize...
A culturally adapted online experience improves type 2 diabetes nutrition education for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Philadelphia, February 8, 2023 – American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have traditional food and nutrition practices that support holistic health. However, these traditional practices...
Sanghani Center research takes new approach to analyze depression, anxiety from Reddit posts to provide better care, lower suicide rate
Suicide, the 10th leading cause of death for adults in the United States and the third leading cause of death among kids ages 10 to...
UK Scientists make major breakthrough in developing practical quantum computers that can solve big challenges of our time
Researchers from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum have demonstrated for the first time that quantum bits (qubits) can directly transfer between quantum computer...
Unearthing the impact of moisture on soil carbon processes
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Heavy necking: New insights into the sex life of giraffes
It can be hard to know if someone is really into you. Sometimes, you get hints — a certain look or smile, a nervous blush...
New dual-phase imaging protocol reduces costs and radiation exposure for cognitively impaired patients
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Killer whale mums pay high price for raising sons
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research shows.Credit: Center for Whale Research...
Dr. Michael Taylor joins Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine as Director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Program
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are proud to welcome Dr. Michael Taylor, esteemed molecular biologist and CPRIT Scholar, as the Director of...
Fish schools work a bit like the brain
What do the brain and a school of fish have in common? They are both capable of efficient collective information processing, although each unit within...
Killer whale moms forgo future offspring for benefit of full-grown sons
It’s not unusual for parents and especially mothers to sacrifice their own future success for the sake of their offspring. Now a new study in...
A new ring system discovered in our Solar System
**Strictly embargoed until 16:00 (GMT) Wednesday 8 February 2023**Credit: Paris Observatory **Strictly embargoed until 16:00 (GMT) Wednesday 8 February 2023** A new ring system discovered...
New evolutionary insights from stepping outside the lab
Most of his career, Justin Crocker, EMBL Heidelberg Group Leader, has been working at the interface of development and evolution. In two new studies led...
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