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- 'Once-in-a generation' tardigrade fossil discovery reveals new species in 16-million-year-old amber
- Process leading to supernova explosions and cosmic radio bursts unearthed
- Blockchain technology could provide secure communications for robot teams
- Hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of river water in an hour
- New way to image whole organisms in 3D brings key skin color pigment into focus
- Chronic pain treatment should include psychological interventions
- Color-coded nutrition labels and warnings linked to more healthful purchases
- Increase in fatal opioid overdoses after hospital discharge
- One in three kids with food allergies say they’ve been bullied because of their condition
- Undiagnosed endometriosis compromises fertility treatment
- Weed goes off script to resist herbicides
- New measurement method promises spectacular insights into the interior of planets
- Gene linked to evolution of limb development identified
- Growing potential for toxic algal blooms in the Alaskan Arctic
- Smuggling light through opaque materials
- Simultaneous optical and electrical tracking of heart activity
- A robot that finds lost items
- COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough, research finds
- Study detects origins of Huntington's disease in two-week-old human embryos
- Manganese makes its mark in drug synthesis
- Genes are individualists, not collectivists, during early fruit fly development
- Spider silk’s supposed 'healing properties' might have no basis in science
- New study uncovers brain circuits that control fear responses
- Worm mothers provide milk for their young
- Super-enhancers: The villain fueling certain cancers
- Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
- Those under 40 are more likely than older adults to recover COVID-related smell and taste loss, study finds
- Extreme exoplanet even more exotic than originally thought
- Long-lasting pain relief without opioids: Novel, local treatment for chronic pain
- Mitigating lung damage, mortality due to SARS-CoV-2
- Silicon anodes muscle in on battery technology
- Ultra-short flashes of light illuminate a possible path to future beyond-CMOS electronics
- Ketone supplement might be a novel therapeutic for boosting brain function in obesity
- Income inequality can harm children’s achievement in maths – but not reading, 27-year study suggests
- Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India
- The microbiome: Battle of the bugs
- Natural compound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology
| 'Once-in-a generation' tardigrade fossil discovery reveals new species in 16-million-year-old amber Posted: 05 Oct 2021 04:10 PM PDT They've famously survived the vacuum of space, and even returned to life after being frozen for decades in Antarctic moss. But as hard as it is to kill the bizarre microscopic animal, the tardigrade, it's harder to find one fossilized. In fact, only two have ever been discovered and formally named -- until now. |
| Process leading to supernova explosions and cosmic radio bursts unearthed Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT A process important to black holes and supernovas has for the first time been demonstrated in a laboratory. |
| Blockchain technology could provide secure communications for robot teams Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT The use of blockchain technology as a communication tool for a team of robots could provide security and safeguard against deception, according to a new study. The research may also have applications in cities where multirobot systems of self-driving cars are delivering goods and moving people across town. |
| Hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of river water in an hour Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT Scientists and engineers have created a hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water. One tablet can disinfect a liter of river water and make it suitable for drinking in an hour or less. |
| New way to image whole organisms in 3D brings key skin color pigment into focus Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT To understand the biological underpinnings of skin and hair pigmentation and related diseases such as albinism or melanoma, scientists and doctors need quantitative, three-dimensional information about the architecture, content and location of pigment cells. Researchers have developed a new technique that allows scientists to visualize every cell containing melanin pigment in 3D, in whole zebrafish. |
| Chronic pain treatment should include psychological interventions Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT New research examines psychological interventions for the treatment of chronic pain, including the gap between the evidence of the effectiveness of several psychological interventions and their availability and use in treatment. |
| Color-coded nutrition labels and warnings linked to more healthful purchases Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:54 PM PDT A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed appear to encourage more healthful purchases. |
| Increase in fatal opioid overdoses after hospital discharge Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:53 PM PDT The period after hospital discharge is a high-risk time for people who use illicit opioids such as heroin, according to new research. Fatal opioid overdoses are four times more likely in the first two days after hospital discharge than at other times, and people who use illicit drugs need extra support when being discharged from hospital. |
| One in three kids with food allergies say they’ve been bullied because of their condition Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:53 PM PDT Living with a food allergy can greatly impact a child's everyday life -- from limiting participation in social activities to being treated differently by peers. While previous research indicates many kids experience food allergy-related bullying, a new study found that offering kids with food allergies a multi-question assessment gives a more accurate picture of the size and scope of the problem. |
| Undiagnosed endometriosis compromises fertility treatment Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:53 PM PDT Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a new study. |
| Weed goes off script to resist herbicides Posted: 05 Oct 2021 02:53 PM PDT Cementing waterhemp's reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, researchers have now documented the weed deviating from standard detoxification strategies to resist an herbicide that has never been commercialized. |
| New measurement method promises spectacular insights into the interior of planets Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:48 AM PDT At the heart of planets, extreme states are to be found: temperatures of thousands of degrees, pressures a million times greater than atmospheric pressure. They can therefore only be explored directly to a limited extent -- which is why the expert community is trying to use sophisticated experiments to recreate equivalent extreme conditions. Researchers have adapted an established measurement method to these extreme conditions and tested it successfully: Using the light flashes of the world's strongest X-ray laser the team managed to take a closer look at the important element, carbon, along with its chemical properties. |
| Gene linked to evolution of limb development identified Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:48 AM PDT A new study gives insight into how limb development evolved in vertebrates. The findings identify a gene that plays a central role in the evolution of limb development in vertebrates. By manipulating this gene in mice, researchers were able to activate an ancestral form of limb development seen in early tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates). |
| Growing potential for toxic algal blooms in the Alaskan Arctic Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at which a previously rare phenomenon -- widespread blooms of toxic algae -- could become more commonplace, potentially threatening a wide range of marine wildlife and the people who rely on local marine resources for food. That is the conclusion of a new study about harmful algal blooms (HABs) of the toxic algae Alexandrium catenella. |
| Smuggling light through opaque materials Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Electrical engineers have discovered that changing the physical shape of a class of materials commonly used in electronics can extend their use into the visible and ultraviolet parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Already commercially used in detectors, lenses and optical fibers, chalcogenide glasses may now find a home in applications such as underwater communications, environmental monitoring and biological imaging. |
| Simultaneous optical and electrical tracking of heart activity Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT It is still elusive to what extent interactions between different cell types of the heart influence the normal heart rhythm and possibly trigger life-threatening arrhythmias. A new measurement method combines optical and electrical recording of cardiac ventricular activation which, in conjunction with optogenetics, will permit finding comprehensive answers to these questions. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Researchers developed a fully-integrated robotic arm that fuses visual data from a camera and radio frequency (RF) information from an antenna to find and retrieve object, even when they are buried under a pile and fully out of view. |
| COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough, research finds Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT To prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks, according to researchers. However, wearing a mask indoors can reduce the contamination range of airborne particles by about 67 percent. |
| Study detects origins of Huntington's disease in two-week-old human embryos Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT The findings shed new light on the root causes of this disease, which leads to the degeneration of neurons in midlife. |
| Manganese makes its mark in drug synthesis Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Chemists find manganese far superior to silver and cerium as a way to make building blocks for drug design and manufacture. |
| Genes are individualists, not collectivists, during early fruit fly development Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in the fruit fly, according to a new study. |
| Spider silk’s supposed 'healing properties' might have no basis in science Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past, doctors have covered open wounds in cobwebs or advised patients to place cocoons on infected teeth. In modern times, however, the literature contains conflicting reports of whether or not spider silk has antimicrobial properties. Researchers have now revisited these old experiments and debunk the myth of antibiotic spider silk. |
| New study uncovers brain circuits that control fear responses Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Researchers have discovered a brain mechanism that enables mice to override their instincts based on previous experience. |
| Worm mothers provide milk for their young Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT As worm mothers age, they secrete a milk-like fluid through their vulva that is consumed by their offspring and supports their growth, according to a new study. |
| Super-enhancers: The villain fueling certain cancers Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:47 AM PDT Researchers identified a small RNA molecule called miR-766-5p that reduces expression of MYC, a critical cancer-promoting gene. This microRNA reduces levels of proteins CBP and BRD4, which are both involved in super-enhancer (SE) formation. SEs form in areas of DNA that can fuel MYC expression and tumor progression. This study provides strong evidence for developing miR-766-5p as a novel therapeutic to treat MYC-driven cancers. |
| Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:46 AM PDT A drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, new research has found. The drug, Axitinib, inhibits growth of new blood vessels in the brain -- a feature shared by both cancer tumors and Alzheimer's disease. This hallmark represents a new target for Alzheimer's therapies. Mice that underwent the therapy not only exhibited a reduction in blood vessels and other Alzheimer's markers in their brains, they also performed remarkably well in tests designed to measure learning and memory. |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:46 AM PDT Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5 COVID-19 survivors who have lost these senses, and those under 40 are more likely to recover these senses than older adults, an ongoing study found. |
| Extreme exoplanet even more exotic than originally thought Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:46 AM PDT Considered an ultra-hot Jupiter -- a place where iron gets vaporized, condenses on the night side and then falls from the sky like rain -- the fiery, inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet may be even more sizzling than scientists had realized. |
| Long-lasting pain relief without opioids: Novel, local treatment for chronic pain Posted: 05 Oct 2021 09:46 AM PDT An investigation into the origins of the sensation of pain has led to the development of a novel and durable treatment for inflammatory pain that could be a promising alternative to opioids. |
| Mitigating lung damage, mortality due to SARS-CoV-2 Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:19 AM PDT Researchers report that a drug approved for treating patients with autoimmune disease helped to prevent lung damage and death in mice infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 in humans. |
| Silicon anodes muscle in on battery technology Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:19 AM PDT One effort toward better batteries for electric vehicles is hitting overdrive, thanks to new findings about silicon anodes. |
| Ultra-short flashes of light illuminate a possible path to future beyond-CMOS electronics Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:19 AM PDT Researchers have demonstrated that ultra-short pulses of light, down to 34 millionths of a billionth of a second, elicit the same response as continuous illumination. The experiment harnessed interactions between real and virtual states to 'switch' the electronic state of an atomically-thin (2D) material, tungsten-disulfide, aiding the search for future low-energy electronics based on exotic topological materials. |
| Ketone supplement might be a novel therapeutic for boosting brain function in obesity Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:19 AM PDT New research has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity. |
| Income inequality can harm children’s achievement in maths – but not reading, 27-year study suggests Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:19 AM PDT Inequalities in income affect how well children do in maths -- but not reading, the most comprehensive study of its kind has found. |
| Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:18 AM PDT New dating of an archaeological site in the Thar Desert to 177,000 years ago shows the use of stone handaxes persisted for over 1 million years in India, and may have endured until the arrival of Homo sapiens. |
| The microbiome: Battle of the bugs Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:18 AM PDT Scientists have shown that, depending on the composition of the microbiome, E. coli bacteria can prevent infections by Salmonella strains. |
| Natural compound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology Posted: 05 Oct 2021 07:18 AM PDT Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease pathology, a preclinical study suggests. The team discovered a sensing mechanism associated with the gut microbiome that explains how fenchol reduces neurotoxicity in the Alzheimer's brain. |
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