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Medical Xpress / Junk food diet can quickly disrupt memory circuits in the brain, study finds
A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers, published this week in Neuron, reveals a unique look at how junk food rewires the brain's memory hub—leading to risk of cognitive dysfunction. This new research opens ...
Phys.org / Turbulence with a twist: New work shows fluid in a curved pipe can undergo discontinuous transition
Turbulence is everywhere, yet much about the nature of turbulence remains unknown. During the last decade, physicists have discovered how fluids in a pipe or similar geometry transition from a smooth, laminar state to a turbulent ...
Phys.org / Unprecedented gamma-ray burst hints at rare black hole
A team of astronomers have observed an explosion in the universe unlike any ever witnessed before. The gamma-ray bursts from outside the Milky Way galaxy repeated several times over the course of a day. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) ...
Medical Xpress / Chronic alcohol use halts liver cell regeneration, new study finds
Excessive alcohol consumption can disrupt the liver's unique regenerative abilities by trapping cells in limbo between their functional and regenerative states, even after a patient stops drinking, researchers at University ...
Phys.org / A new view of the proton and its excited states
The small but ubiquitous proton serves as a foundation for the bulk of the visible matter in the universe. It abides at the very heart of matter, giving rise to everything we see around us as it anchors the nuclei of atoms. ...
Phys.org / Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness
In Alaska's Brooks Range, rivers once clear enough to drink now run orange and hazy with toxic metals. As warming thaws formerly frozen ground, it sets off a chemical chain reaction that is poisoning fish and wreaking havoc ...
Phys.org / Metals reveal trade in Bronze Age more connected than previously thought
In the Bronze Age, the so-called Nuraghe culture flourished in Sardinia. A culture that is known for tower-like stone constructions, nuraghers, and for the small bronze figures, bronzetti, which often depict warriors, gods ...
Phys.org / Discovery of young eclipsing binary system offers insight into early stellar evolution
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary system. The newfound binary, designated MML 48, consists of two young low-mass stars. The finding will be published in ...
Phys.org / Key diagnostic system for experimental fusion reactor nears completion
In the universe, thermonuclear fusion is a common reaction: it is the source of energy for stars. On Earth, producing energy using this process is difficult due to problems with controlling the plasma emitting significant ...
Phys.org / Researchers revive the pinhole camera for next-gen infrared imaging
Researchers have used the centuries-old idea of pinhole imaging to create a high-performance mid-infrared imaging system without lenses. The new camera can capture extremely clear pictures over a large range of distances ...
Medical Xpress / Personalized brain stimulation shows benefit for depression
A more precise and personalized form of electric brain stimulation may be a more effective and faster treatment for people with moderate to major depression compared to other similar treatments, according to a UCLA Health ...
Phys.org / Newly developed organic compounds can serve as highly sensitive oxygen sensors
Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, have developed new organic compounds that act as highly sensitive oxygen sensors. These sensors can accurately detect even the slightest amounts of oxygen in ...
