Physical Fitness Linked to Lower Overall Mortality Risk in Older Adults
A new cohort study of older adults suggests that physical fitness may be a powerful and measurable indicator of longevity. Published in JAMA Network Open,...
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Gene regulator reveals new way to control banana ripening
Bananas may soon become easier to manage from harvest to supermarket shelf, thanks to a newly identified genetic switch that controls how quickly their stored...
Silent DNA switches near TBX1 linked to rare heart defect, study finds
Tetralogy of Fallot, the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, may be influenced by genetic changes hidden outside protein-coding genes. A study led...
New method predicts Buchwald–Hartwig reactions reliably beyond familiar chemical data
For decades, the fastest route to a new medicine, advanced material, or industrial chemical has often depended on a reaction that chemists can perform reliably...
Returning straw helps paddy soils retain more carbon
Rice straw, often treated as agricultural waste, may be one of the most powerful tools available for storing carbon in flooded croplands. An 11-year field...
AI sheds partial light on why some words demand more reading effort
Why Humans Reread Sentences That AI Finds Easy Some sentences seem to glide through the mind, while others bring reading to a sudden halt. The...
Beyond antibiotics, surgical safety culture cuts postoperative endophthalmitis 64.4%
Postoperative endophthalmitis, a rare but potentially devastating infection inside the eye, fell by 64.4% after a hospital introduced a comprehensive surgical safety culture program, according...
Mapping the Fragrance Profile of Herbaceous Peonies
Floral fragrance is often treated as a charming but superficial feature of ornamental plants. In reality, scent is a complex biological signal that can attract...
Scientists discover the brain can repair itself more extensively than previously believed
Astrocytes, the star-shaped cells that support and nourish neurons, may possess a far greater capacity for self-repair than scientists once believed. In a study published...
Rural-to-Urban Transition Temporarily Weakens Social-Ecological Resilience
A quiet warning is emerging from the expanding edges of China’s cities. In the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration, landscapes undergoing the shift from countryside to city...
Sex Differences Shape Blood Metabolite Profiles in Familial Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is often described as a disorder of movement, but a new study highlights a biological difference that may be impossible to ignore: the...
Scientists Track Drug Self-Administration in Head-Fixed Mice
Drug self-administration has long been regarded as one of the most informative laboratory approaches for studying substance use disorder. Unlike experiments in which animals passively...
Food systems miss targets, exposing urgent gaps before 2050
Food systems are failing to move fast enough on the goals that matter most for human health, environmental stability and social wellbeing, according to a...
Dolby Laboratories Acquires FAU’s Video Compression Technology Portfolio
Florida Atlantic University–developed video-compression technology has been acquired by Dolby Laboratories, placing research from the university at the center of a global race to deliver...
D-serine accelerates tumor growth in gastric cancer
Gastric cancer may be exploiting a little-known metabolic molecule to disable the immune system, according to research from Keio University in Japan. The molecule, D-serine,...