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Phys.org / Overlooked threat: Dams trigger temperature-driven disease in iconic salmonid fish
A new study published in Communications Biology reveals a critical, yet previously overlooked, environmental consequence of man-made dams constructed across rivers and streams. By investigating a key indicator species of ...
Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy improves symptoms of myasthenia gravis, clinical trial shows
A new study led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and Cartesian Therapeutics, found that immunotherapy can help people with generalized myasthenia gravis, a disease where the body accidentally attacks the cells ...
Phys.org / Ocean Equity Index offers first global tool to measure ocean fairness
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations Agreement on the High Seas (BBNJ) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) have demonstrated strong commitment by governments and international ...
Medical Xpress / Older adults' turning movements reveal hidden balance strategies that may reduce falls
About one in three older adults fall each year, which often leads to broken bones, hip fractures, and other injuries that can contribute to a marked decline in their quality of life and leads to over $50 billion in medical ...
Phys.org / Geochemical research reveals dietary variability in modern pastoralists
The pastoralist lifestyle is often depicted as an unchanging dietary reliance on herd animals and mobility. This is particularly the case in eastern Africa, where a dedicated focus on herds, meat and dairy, alongside extreme ...
Phys.org / Establishing design principles for achieving ultralow thermal conductivity via controlled chemical disorder
A major challenge in thermal-management and thermal-insulation technologies, across multiple industries, is the lack of materials that simultaneously offer low thermal conductivity, mechanical robustness, and scalable fabrication ...
Phys.org / A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite
Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a satellite tracker to see how she fares ...
Phys.org / After switch from ULA, SpaceX knocks out speedy national security launch
SpaceX has launched its latest national security mission, yet another GPS satellite that was originally to have been launched by United Launch Alliance. A Falcon 9 that was delayed from Monday because of weather lifted off ...
Phys.org / SpaceX eyes IPO timed to planet alignment and Musk birthday: Report
SpaceX is targeting a mid-June initial public offering that would coincide with a rare planetary alignment and founder Elon Musk's birthday, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the billionaire entrepreneur seeks ...
Phys.org / 'Holiday mode': Why our green habits vanish on vacation
Being in "holiday mode" makes tourists less environmentally responsible, according to a recent University of Queensland study. Researchers found that while tourists' core environmental values don't change, traveling can activate ...
Phys.org / Networks are keeping NASA's Artemis II mission connected
NASA's Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voices, images, video, and vital mission ...
Medical Xpress / Down syndrome's unique cancer risk profile mapped across lifespan
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common solid tumors, according to a new register study from Karolinska Institutet published in the British ...
