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Phys.org / How 'free money' helped low-income workers stay employed

Classic economic theory assumes low-income people would stop working if governments gave them money as a strategy to reduce poverty.

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / 3D-printed scaffolds for blood vessels point to new approach for heart bypass grafts

The tiny opaque tube that Yonghui Ding holds up to the light in his laboratory looks like a bit of debris from a dismantled ballpoint pen.

7 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment

A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better understand how children respond to brain injuries at the cellular level, according to our research in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

6 hours ago in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / The metaverse is ushering in a new era of behind-the-scenes exploitation

From ancient slavery to the factory floor, progress has often relied on the exploitation of human beings. We might like to believe those days are well behind us. But in the digital age, AI and the metaverse risk repeating ...

6 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Research challenges traditional teen suicide prevention models

The old proverb "it takes a village to raise a child" also applies to preventing youth suicide, according to UBC Okanagan researchers who found that community support is essential.

7 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Glut1 protein may be a potential therapeutic target for kidney disease

Targeting and disabling a certain protein essential to transporting glucose properly through cells (Glucose Transporter 1, or Glut1) could be a new way to fight kidney disease, according to a study led by Partha Biswas, DVM, ...

Phys.org / Molten metal nano-droplets reveal new hybrid state of matter where solids meet liquids

Researchers have discovered that not all atoms in a liquid are in motion and that some remain stationary regardless of the temperature, significantly impacting the solidification process, including the formation of an unusual ...

14 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Addressing antimicrobial resistance through advanced UTI models

A collaborative study, which includes contributions from NDORMS researchers Adam Crowther and supervisor Dario Carugo, explores new ways to model bladder biology.

7 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Astrophysicist helps decode one of the universe's strangest explosions

A Rutgers astrophysicist is helping to solve a cosmic puzzle that has astronomers scratching their heads. The mystery centers on a powerful explosion in space that lasted far longer than anything they have seen before.

8 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Study finds significant pay gap between nurse educators and clinical nurses

The production of new nurses to help address national nursing shortages starts with the educational pipeline. However, substantial and persistent salary disparities exist between nursing faculty and nurses working in clinical ...

7 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Running boosts dopamine and coordination in aging mice, providing potential insight into Parkinson's disease

The brain-chemical surge that comes with running may bolster coordination and speed in the old and young alike, a new study of middle-aged mice shows. Such physical activity may help restore ease of movement and agility, ...

Phys.org / Mitotic stopwatch pathway shows how cancer loses its sense of time to avoid stress responses

When cell division (mitosis) takes too long, it can be a sign that something is wrong with the cells, for example, DNA damage or chromosomal instability. That's why our cells come with an innate ability to tell the time, ...

14 hours ago in Biology