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Phys.org / Peru Amazon highway tied to 400% dengue surge within 5 kilometers of road

New roads bring changes to the regions they traverse. They can enable job opportunities, access to medicine and health care, and electricity. But they also disrupt local ecosystems and can have surprising consequences for ...

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Medical Xpress / Study finds NFL players 4 times more likely to die due to neurodegenerative disease

A new study from Mass General Brigham, Boston University and the Concussion & CTE Foundation found that National Football League (NFL) players had higher rates of neurodegenerative disease-caused mortality than the general ...

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Science X / Could endless scrolling really rot your brain? A new study suggests it might, but also says exercise could fight back

Consider flipping through numerous videos on TikTok within mere minutes—some news item, some dancing fad, some culinary trick and some comedy sketch. The content might grab your attention momentarily, but it's gone just like ...

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Phys.org / The oldest deliberately collected fossil ichthyosaur was discovered in Roman Britain around 1,800 years ago

Around 1,800 years ago, a fossilized spinal bone lay on the windswept beaches of Roman Britain until a curious passerby picked it up and carried it far away, only to drop it in a pit.

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Medical Xpress / What do Sardinia's Blue Zone elders do differently that helps them age so well physically and mentally?

People are living longer than they did at the turn of the 20th century, but living well into old age depends on more than a healthy lifestyle. Scientists say it is also shaped by how we think, adapt and connect with others.

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Tech Xplore / Cheaper catalyst turns captured carbon dioxide, methanol and hydrogen into ethanol

An international team of researchers has developed a homogeneous catalytic process that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol using inexpensive and stable catalyst precursors.

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Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria boost immune system, help send vitamin A to T cells

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that gut bacteria help regulate the development of the body's immune system by directing the movement of vitamin A through a previously unrecognized cellular network. ...

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Tech Xplore / Researchers develop core display technology that prevents image distortion even when stretched

Beyond bendable and foldable displays, the era of stretchable displays—whose screens can expand freely like rubber—is now emerging. KAIST researchers have developed a core technology that allows text, images and other on-screen ...

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Medical Xpress / Emergency departments across Illinois identify gaps in care for children in mental health crises

When a child is experiencing a mental health crisis, families increasingly turn to the emergency department for help. While hospitals across Illinois are making progress in caring for these children, they face significant ...

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Phys.org / What's in a name? AI associates Jewish names with stereotypical traits

A cynical doctor. A ruthless chemist. An arrogant billionaire. A calculating mafia boss. These are not only some of today's most iconic fictional characters—they are also the figures that artificial intelligence models found ...

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Tech Xplore / Elastic layer lets sulfide solid-state batteries run longer with less pressure

A Korean research team has developed a technology that enhances the lifespan and stability of all-solid-state batteries by using a rubber-like, elastic ion-conductive material. The research was published in Energy Storage ...

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Phys.org / Another success for Hayabusa 2 as it completes a flyby of asteroid Torifune

Hayabusa 2's primary mission is now well in the past. JAXA's asteroid-sampling spacecraft rendezvoused with asteroid Ryugu in June 2018. It studied the asteroid for 1.5 years and gathered a sample that was returned to Earth ...

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