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Medical Xpress / Customizable stainless steel neural probes enable safer, less expensive brain sensing
The human brain is complex. Understanding deep brain function usually requires the insertion of probes that frequently result in irreversible tissue damage. Current neural probes are made out of silicon, a brittle material ...
Medical Xpress / Fiber and certain micronutrients help with healthy brain aging, study finds
Adults over the age of 65 are at increased risk of cognitive decline and developing types of neurodegenerative conditions, like Alzheimer's disease. Could certain foods and dietary patterns help prevent or slow these issues ...
Tech Xplore / How policy, people, and power interact to determine the future of the electric grid
When energy researchers talk about the future of the grid, they often focus on individual pieces: solar panels, batteries, nuclear plants, or new transmission lines. But in a recent study, urban systems researcher Anton Rozhkov ...
Phys.org / Frozen hydrogen cyanide 'cobwebs' offer clues to origin of life
A substance poisonous to humans—hydrogen cyanide—may have helped create the seeds of life on Earth. At cold temperatures, hydrogen cyanide forms crystals. And, according to computer models reported in ACS Central Science, ...
Medical Xpress / Rise of preterm births in US linked to poverty and race
Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health report that US preterm birth rates rose from 2011–2021 in households ...
Phys.org / Quantum tools set to transform life science, researchers say
A team at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has published a field-defining Perspective that places the societal payoff of quantum technologies front and center: earlier disease detection, ...
Phys.org / Insights into the logistics of cellular waste disposal
Protein aggregates, damaged organelles, and invading bacteria are identified and removed in healthy cells. An international research team led by Professor Konstanze F. Winklhofer from the Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry ...
Phys.org / Seagrass meadows could be good for your health—yet they're disappearing fast
The well-being benefits of nature are often linked to forests or habitats that support diverse pollinators. Spending time in green spaces reduces stress and anxiety, for example.
Phys.org / Ancient Tethys Ocean shaped Central Asia's landscape, study suggests
New research from Adelaide University suggests the power of the ancient Tethys Ocean might have shaped Central Asia's topography during the Cretaceous period.
Phys.org / Scientists demonstrate low-cost, high-quality lenses for super-resolution microscopy
Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical components that enable super-resolution imaging, with each lens costing less than $1 to produce. The ...
Phys.org / A centuries-old debate on how reptiles keep evolving skin bones is finally settled
Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.
Phys.org / Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles, research reveals
It's 7:45am. You grab a takeout coffee from your local café, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the office.
