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Medical Xpress / Atlantic climate variability enables the prediction of leishmaniasis outbreaks in North Africa

Climate variability in the Atlantic Ocean can help predict cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in North Africa several months in advance. This is the finding of a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / The dynamic duo: 'Weaving' hierarchical DNA materials with two classes of biomolecular nanomachines

Biomolecular nanomachines, such as enzymes and molecular motors, are the workhorses behind the synthesis and organization of complex materials in life. Powered by chemical energy, they build, transport and organize biomolecules, ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Animal genomes follow irreversible 'evolutionary highways' across thousands of species

A human, an octopus, and a coral could hardly look more different—yet deep inside their cells, their chromosomes still carry recognizable pieces of a genome inherited from an animal ancestor that lived more than 600 million ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / AI mapping reveals hidden stage of Arctic freeze with climate implications

As autumn gives way to winter across the Arctic, the ground doesn't immediately freeze solid. Instead, soils often linger near the freezing point for days or even weeks in a phase called the zero curtain. In a new NASA-led ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Mars Curiosity rover discovers massive field of polygons

The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is primarily because the Red Planet lacks several resurfacing processes that Earth possesses, including plate ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study suggests new antibody therapy for tick-borne disease

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a dangerous virus spread by ticks. It transmits Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a serious disease that has been spreading into new regions worldwide. Capable of killing ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Thawing Arctic riverbeds may erode up to 10 times faster than unfrozen ground

Sometimes science throws up the unexpected. When a team of researchers set out to model river erosion in Canada's High Arctic, they did not expect the findings to defy common sense.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / How we found Haida Gwaii's first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years

Scrambling through dense salal in the dark, weaving between the majestic western red cedars of northern Haida Gwaii, I could barely imagine where we were just days before—crossing Dixon Entrance off the coast in an open skiff, ...

11 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Deep brain stimulation shows potential to improve communication after traumatic brain injury

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, may help improve speech and swallowing problems caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / We put cottage cheese through an evidence check—and the health claims didn't stack up

Cottage cheese is having a moment. It's being added to dips, mixed into batters and even used in pizza and brownies. It's touted as a high-protein food that can help people build muscle and lose fat. But the research supporting ...

11 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI agents can build consensus on a scale humans can't

Everyone is familiar with the situation: A larger group of people plans to visit a restaurant together, but it can take time and sometimes a great deal of patience to agree on a time and place to meet. The better the participants ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Tiny protein oligomers may unlock earlier diagnosis for Alzheimer's and related diseases

For more than three decades, scientists have sought to combat diseases caused by protein misfolding by targeting the large protein clumps that accumulate in affected tissues. Yet, despite intensive efforts, clinical success ...

21 hours ago