Positive self-image and self-esteem protects against weight gain in adolescence
Credit: Eivind Meland A new study from the University of Bergen (UiB) shows that the way young people view their bodies have a great impact...
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Beware of fellow bacteria bearing gifts: Skoltech research presents new potential antimicrobial agen
Credit: Pavel Odinev/Skoltech Skoltech researchers examined the antibiotic compounds that employ a 'Trojan horse' strategy to get into a bacterial cell unrecognized and prevent the...
Giant fossil’s ‘bird-brain’
Scientists find whopping head was crammed for spaceCredit: Flinders University The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and had a...
Children exposed to tobacco smoke use more emergent health services
UC study: Childhood illness from tobacco smoke exposure drives up health care visits and costsCredit: University of Cincinnati Tobacco smoke-exposed children utilize emergency and urgent...
RUDN University chemists found a way to increase the efficiency of metathesis reactions
Credit: RUDN University Chemists from RUDN University found out that fluorine and fluoroalkyl groups increase the efficiency of catalysts in metathesis reactions that are used...
First 3D images of a giant molecule
Credit: Jyotishman Veepaschit / Team Fischer SMN or in full Survival Motor Neuron: Professor Utz Fischer has been analyzing this protein and the large molecular...
During the first wave of coronavirus pandemic older adults left home mainly for physical activity
Older adults drastically reduced their out-of-home activitiesCredit: Photo: University of Jyväskylä In spring 2020, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit Finland, older...
Agile production: More than 14 million euros for battery research
KIT coordinates AgiloBat2: Novel production system for battery cells - flexible in terms of format, material, and quantity- BMBF funds second project phaseCredit: (Photo: Robert...
Gene that affects iron metabolism linked to improved performance in athletes
Credit: Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto A genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance athletes' endurance performance, researchers at the University of Toronto have...
World’s most sensitive radio telescope concludes 15-month listening session, accepting international proposals
Credit: Image by NAO Nestled in the mountainous landscape of Guizhou in southwest China, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is a single-dish radio...
Lighting up bone repair
Credit: Department of Inorganic Biomaterials,TMDU Researchers led by TMDU fabricate a material that will aid bone healing, help medical practitioners clearly assess the full damage...
Astronomers image magnetic fields at the edge of M87’s black hole
Credit: EHT Collaboration The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of a black hole, has today revealed a new view...
Quantitative detection of fatty liver disease by assessing fat distribution in the liver
A noninvasive method for quantifying fat content in liver can aid medical research and diagnosis of liver diseasesCredit: Tokyo University of Science Nonalcoholic fatty liver...
Older than expected: Teeth reveal the origin of the tiger shark
Credit: © Michael Vogelsang / www.seapicture.de The tiger shark is one of the largest predatory sharks known today. This shark is a cosmopolitan species occurring...
Floating solar farms could help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs
Scientists from Lancaster University and the University of Stirling have completed the first detailed modelling of the environmental effects of floating solar installations on bodies...
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