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Phys.org / Diego Rivera claimed his mural Creation was half wax, but chemical forensics says otherwise

Adorning the walls of San Ildefonso College in Mexico City is artist Diego Rivera's masterpiece, rendered in fresco and gold leaf, The Creation, or La Creacioń. It depicts a man standing with his arms outstretched beneath ...

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Medical Xpress / Chromosome-protecting protein may help explain muscle repair and the rarity of muscle cancers

A protein best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair damaged tissue, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

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Phys.org / Modified cell vesicles trigger 'lipid counterstorm' against lung inflammation in mice

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted severe consequences of unchecked respiratory disease, including cytokine storms. This phenomenon affected many COVID-19 patients and is a potential side effect of many other diseases involving ...

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Phys.org / Experts survey the glacier ice on Mount Ararat for the first time

Facing wind and cold, with only half as much oxygen to breathe as in the valley, a German-Turkish research team surveyed the glacier on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey for the first time in July, at more than 5,000 meters ...

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Phys.org / Magnetic nanoparticles remove forever chemicals from water

PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, have become commonplace in numerous everyday and industrial products. At the same time, they are some of the most problematic pollutants of our times: They are extremely durable, ...

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Medical Xpress / Microglia reveal sex-specific brain recovery mechanism after ketamine anesthesia

During ketamine anesthesia, the brain's nerve cells fall silent—as consciousness returns, they begin to reconnect. For the first time, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have shown that ...

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Medical Xpress / Eating a wide variety of plants every day could be more beneficial than taking a probiotic

Eating a wide variety of plants every day could be more beneficial to the microbiome than taking a standard probiotic. New research led by scientists from King's College London and ZOE found that consuming a daily blend with ...

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Phys.org / French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest

Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans, but for winegrowers in Italy and France who are harvesting their grapes unusually early, the hot weather offers pros as well as cons.

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Phys.org / New open-source software predicts energy transfer between tiny defects in solid materials

The performance of many next-generation devices depends on controlling how energy flows at extremely small scales. In the field of microelectronics—where devices continue to shrink and new materials are introduced—small imperfections ...

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Medical Xpress / Why your doctors keep leaving

If it feels harder to keep the same doctor, you're not imagining it. Health care leaders say retirements, burnout and changing workforce expectations are making it complicated to keep experienced clinicians in place.

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Phys.org / New low-water method could make production of clean-energy materials much greener

A new Concordia study has demonstrated a greener way to produce an important class of catalytic materials with promising potential for cleaner energy technologies that rely more on acoustic energy than water and chemicals. ...

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Medical Xpress / For mind and body: Community gathering places may counteract cognitive disability

Community gathering places, where residents lead group activities, have been promoted across Japan as part of long-term care prevention efforts to extend healthy life expectancy. These often involve exercise and social interaction ...

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