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Tech Xplore / Water-based zinc batteries tackle a barrier that has long blocked cheap, stable renewable energy storage

Renewable energy technologies, such as solar cells and wind turbines, are becoming increasingly widespread in many countries worldwide. Reliably storing the electricity produced by these devices, so that it can be used later ...

5 hours ago
Phys.org / How emoji use at work can determine how competent your colleagues think you are

You've typed it, deleted it and typed it again. You need to let your colleague know there's a problem with a project at work. Should you use a grinning face—😄—in that Slack message to soften the blow, or an angry face—😠—to ...

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Medical Xpress / Weight-loss drugs could tackle Alzheimer's—study

A new study has found comprehensive evidence that "weight-loss" GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide are effective in tackling the biological drivers of Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in the journal Molecular ...

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Phys.org / This new tool makes AI's role in student writing visible

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed college writing. As paper drafts are increasingly co-written with AI, professors are left wondering not whether students are using AI, but how. A 2025 AI in Education ...

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Medical Xpress / Antisense oligonucleotide strategy reverses HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found that they can reverse the effects of HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in preclinical models. ASOs are short ...

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Medical Xpress / Teen vaping quit attempts nearly doubled after 2019 ads and lung injury coverage

Researchers from the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science have found that both anti-vaping advertising and widespread news coverage of a lung-injury outbreak ...

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Medical Xpress / Wondering if you're a 'light' or 'deep' sleeper? The science isn't that simple

Not everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse's incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a "deep" or "heavy" sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may consider yourself a ...

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Phys.org / Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can't sing at their natural pitch

When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic "Silent Spring" in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future.

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Medical Xpress / Discovery of a novel vulnerability in aggressive lymphoma could change future therapy

A research team at the University of Cologne's Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) has discovered that the protein cFLIP can be used to override the defenses of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) against programmed ...

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Phys.org / Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher

Ammonia has been feeding the world for decades as a fertilizer and is now rapidly emerging as a carbon-free fuel for shipping and industry. But if we focus only on CO₂ emissions, we risk creating new nitrogen problems, warns ...

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Medical Xpress / Stiffer tumor tissue may accelerate cancer spread and rewire nearby cells

The stiffness of tumor tissue plays a role in how cancer spreads. Furthermore, stiff tumor tissue leaves traces in the affected cells, according to two recent research studies from Lund University. "This helps us to better ...

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Medical Xpress / Smell loss may mark Alzheimer's start as olfactory damage map comes into focus

A research team has, for the first time, identified at the cellular level why the olfactory system is the first to be damaged in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (dementia). The paper is published in the journal Alzheimer's ...

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