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Medical Xpress / What happens when you donate your brain to science?
On a cutting surface inside a Scaife Hall laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, Julia Kofler examines a brain, pointing out its weight, tiny specks of fatty plaque and other features visible even to the naked eye that ...
Medical Xpress / Type 1 diabetes causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact of this increasingly common autoimmune disease.
Phys.org / New fossil billfish species named to honor influential paleontologist
The name of a new species of fossil billfish honors a world-leading paleontologist who inspired generations of young researchers.
Medical Xpress / A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and doctors are scrambling to respond
Dominic Cipriano couldn't stop shaking. A drug dealer on the streets of Kensington had sold him a bag of what he thought was fentanyl. And when he entered withdrawal, he started rocking from side to side, wracked by uncontrollable ...
Phys.org / To bee or not to bee known: Study reveals gaps in Australia's native bee awareness
As Australian Pollinator Week (8–16 November) gets underway, new research has found that many Australians have poor awareness of Australian native bee species—revealing a significant gap in public understanding of the ...
Phys.org / Human impact on Amazon forests is transforming its ecological functions and evolutionary history
A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the evolutionary history and functionality of the forests.
Tech Xplore / Security flaws in portable genetic sequencers risk leaking private DNA data
Portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA have critical, previously unreported security vulnerabilities that could reveal or alter genetic information without detection, according to a new study.
Phys.org / Scientists discover chameleon's telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton
Chameleons' wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the days of ancient Greece. Now, after millennia of study, modern imaging has revealed the secret of their nearly 360-degree view and uncanny ability ...
Phys.org / Sand mining threatens the future of critical Southeast Asian ecosystem
Intense sand mining is putting the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia at risk of collapse with catastrophic consequences, a new study published in Nature Sustainability has found.
Phys.org / Machine learning automates material analysis and design using X-ray spectroscopy data
Understanding the properties of different materials is an important step in material design. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an important technique for this, as it reveals detailed insights about a material's composition, ...
Phys.org / Bashofu textiles combine banana fiber structure and artisan skill for sustainable comfort
For as long as humans have been around, we have been using our hands and senses to create beautiful and useful objects from the natural environment around us. While the artisans of old may not have the precision tools or ...
Phys.org / How plastics grip metals at the atomic scale: Molecular insights pave way for better transportation materials
What makes some plastics stick to metal without any glue? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have peered into the invisible adhesive zone that forms between certain plastics and metals—one atom at a time—to uncover ...
