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Medical Xpress / Daylight saving time may leave a surprising trace in the eye's smallest blood vessels each spring
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have detailed how fall and spring daylight saving time transitions affect a person's risk of developing retinal vascular disease. The study is published in Scientific Reports.
Science X / This citrus‑scented tree oil kept mosquitoes at bay for nearly four hours
Mosquitoes have posed a threat to human beings since time immemorial. They not only disturb sleep by their incessant buzzing but have also been carriers of deadly diseases. In combating the transmission of diseases via mosquitoes, ...
Medical Xpress / Heavy TV watching associated with smaller brain structures, study finds
"Turn off that TV, it'll rot your brain!" has been a household refrain for decades. While "rot" might be too strong a term, researchers are finding that the overall sentiment could have some merit.
Phys.org / Students' emotional resources in high school linked to college completion
Academic achievement in high school has long been viewed as one of the strongest predictors of college success. But a new study from Penn State researchers suggests that students' emotional resources—including their motivation, ...
Phys.org / World's first gene edited Culicoides biting midges open door for livestock disease research
Scientists have successfully edited the genome of biting midges, opening the door to new research on how these insects transmit disease. Culicoides biting midges are small blood-feeding insects responsible for spreading important ...
Medical Xpress / What the brain is doing when we're unaware of our actions
Hal Blumenfeld, MD, Ph.D., the Mark Loughridge and Michele Williams Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), got out of the pool one afternoon and couldn't find his watch. He was certain he'd left it at the ...
Phys.org / Greater nutrient variety can counterintuitively shrink microbial diversity, experiments reveal
Microbial communities are considered particularly diverse—in soil, water and the human body. A common assumption in ecology is that the greater the diversity of available nutrients, the more species can coexist. A research ...
Phys.org / AI falls short on context and cultural rhetoric in United Nations speech translations
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in translation, questions have been raised about whether it could eventually replace professional interpreters. A joint study led by Lingnan University found ...
Phys.org / Invisible microbes 'mining' toxic waste in the Flinders Ranges
New research from Monash University revealed that microscopic life is actively breaking down decades-old mining waste in South Australia, turning stable radioactive and toxic metals into mobile nanoparticles that can easily ...
Tech Xplore / 'Ouroboros' AI system changes what edge devices see video in real time
A research team led by Kyunghan Lee, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University College of Engineering, has developed an artificial intelligence system, "Ouroboros," ...
Phys.org / New machine-learning tool improves accuracy of genomics research
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome and created a machine-learning tool to correct it. The free tool could improve ...
Phys.org / Study could help event organizers prevent crowd crushes and stampedes
McGill researchers have found that dangerous crowd conditions leading to surges and stampedes may not emerge suddenly but instead develop gradually, as repeated physical contact and pushing accumulate and become synchronized ...
