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Medical Xpress / New paper examines dementia inequities in Indigenous communities and the power of cultural resilience
An international collaboration, co-led by a University of Minnesota Medical School researcher, has published a paper in Alzheimer's & Dementia synthesizing global evidence on the origins of dementia inequities in Indigenous ...
Tech Xplore / HFC electrolyte delivers energy-dense lithium battery that keeps running at −50 °C
A research team in China has developed an electrolyte using monofluorinated hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) solvents capable of achieving energy densities higher than 700 Wh kg−1 at room temperature and about 400 Wh kg−1 ...
Medical Xpress / Registry data address major gaps in rare eye cancer
Eye experts at Flinders University have released new global findings that reveal how a rare eye cancer first appears, offering vital insights that will help doctors diagnose the disease earlier and improve care for patients ...
Medical Xpress / A blood marker could predict how people respond to antidepressants
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is among the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting approximately 330 million people worldwide. This disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, low motivation, ...
Phys.org / Luminescence dating confirms Roman-era gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees
A study by the UAB and the University of A Coruña has succeeded in demonstrating the existence of Roman-era alluvial gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees. The discovery was made possible by dating two samples from the infill ...
Phys.org / Svalbard polar bears gained fat despite rapid Barents Sea ice loss
Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead of wasting away, a study said Thursday.
Medical Xpress / Brain scans reveal why you can't resist a snack, even when you're full
Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) may finally explain why we still reach for the cookie jar, even when we're full. A new study reveals that the human brain continues to respond to tempting food cues even after ...
Phys.org / First plesiosaurian fossil discovered in Algeria fills a Cretaceous gap
In a study published in Historical Biology, Dr. Mohammed Naimi and his colleagues report the discovery of the first plesiosaurian remains from Algeria. Additionally, the fossil, dated to the Late Coniacian, is one of only ...
Medical Xpress / Women under 25 with cervical lesions face higher risk of heart disease, study finds
Young women with a history of cervical lesions are at 20% higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and more likely to die from it, compared to others their age without the condition. High-grade squamous intraepithelial ...
Phys.org / New computation method for climate extremes: Researchers reveal 10-fold increase in heat over Europe
How much will heat, flooding, drought and storms increase as a result of human-induced climate change? In a groundbreaking study, climate researcher Gottfried Kirchengast and his team at the University of Graz have developed ...
Phys.org / Hibernating bears reveal clues to fighting muscle loss
During hibernation, brown bears spend up to six months lying almost completely still, without eating, drinking or exercising. When spring arrives, they leave their dens with their muscles largely intact.
Tech Xplore / Don't panic: 'Humanity's last exam' has begun
When artificial intelligence systems began acing long-standing academic assessments, researchers realized they had a problem: the tests were too easy. Popular evaluations, such as the Massive Multitask Language Understanding ...
