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Medical Xpress / Massive database maps links between brain development and mental health
A new large-scale, open data resource from the Perelman School of Medicine and collaborators helps researchers link brain development with mental health disorders.
Phys.org / Indigenous fire sovereignty aims to bring 'fire regime' back to Native lands
There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona—the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles—and the work she's been doing with the ...
Tech Xplore / Cage-like molecule minimizes interfacial energy losses in tandem solar cells
A research team led by Prof. Ye Jichun from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel multifunctional cage-like diammonium chloride molecule. ...
Medical Xpress / Declining union membership could be making US working-classes less happy, more susceptible to drug overdoses
When fewer people belong to unions and unions have less power, the impact goes beyond wages and job security. Those changes can hurt public health and make people more unhappy.
Phys.org / Powerful tool can map gene regulation at single-nucleotide resolution
Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an unprecedented window into this activity, ...
Phys.org / Novel catalyst turns carbon dioxide into essential ingredient for clean fuels
A research team led by Dr. Kee Young Koo from the Hydrogen Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a world-class catalyst for the reverse water–gas shift reaction, transforming ...
Phys.org / Food-fraud breakthrough: New system speedily pinpoints rogue ingredients in popular dishes
A "robust, reliable and highly sensitive" tool that quickly and reliably identifies rogue ingredients, even in processed and cooked foods, has been developed by University of Aberdeen scientists. The work is published in ...
Phys.org / Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down
A specialized shark-hunting pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has been caught on camera expertly targeting young great white sharks—flipping them upside-down to eat the energy-rich liver.
Phys.org / How silver iodide triggers ice formation at the atomic level
No one can control the weather, but certain clouds can be deliberately triggered to release rain or snow. The process, known as cloud seeding, typically involves dispersing small silver iodide particles from aircraft into ...
Medical Xpress / Even modest amounts of physical activity may slow Alzheimer's disease among at-risk older adults
Increasing your steps by even a little bit may help slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease among people at heightened risk, according to a new study. In a paper published in Nature Medicine, Mass General Brigham ...
Phys.org / Nanotyrannus confirmed: Dueling dinosaurs fossil rewrites the story of T. rex
What if everything we know about T. rex growth is wrong? A complete tyrannosaur skeleton has just ended one of paleontology's longest-running debates—whether Nanotyrannus is a distinct species, or just a teenage version ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Why does flu strike hardest in fall and winter?
Everyone knows that the fall brings flu season, replete with aches, pains and a new version of the vaccine. But why is cold weather synonymous with this virus? Virologist and William & Mary Associate Professor of Biology ...
