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Medical Xpress / Ovaries may take on job in immune system after their tenure as reproductive organs
For most women, the body begins to change dramatically in their 40s or 50s. This transition, known as menopause, is defined as 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, marking the end of the reproductive years. While ...
Phys.org / Electrical imbalances at grain boundaries help explain solid-state battery failure
Next-generation batteries that use new electrolyte materials could achieve far higher energy density than today's lithium-ion batteries, without many of the safety concerns. But advanced batteries, such as those that use ...
Phys.org / When managing your money, take a chatbot's 'confidence' with a grain of salt
Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her retirement savings to minimize the tax hit.
Phys.org / More than half of Atlanta's restrooms inaccessible to the public, study finds
More than half of publicly accessible restrooms in key areas of Atlanta are unavailable to the public, according to a new study by researchers at the Georgia State University School of Public Health. The consequences of inadequate ...
Phys.org / Isotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in wait
A single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals or people, but they do target bacteria and other microbes. Because of their influence on microbial ...
Phys.org / Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks.
Medical Xpress / Novel blood-based biomarker enables early lung cancer detection and prognosis prediction
A collaborative research team has identified a novel blood-based biomarker capable of detecting early-stage lung cancer and predicting patient prognosis. The findings are published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.
Phys.org / Rare 309-million-year-old fossils suggest early tetrapods developed without tadpole phase
Scientists have long posited that the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going through a metamorphosis akin to that of today's frogs.
Phys.org / Sea stars offer rare view of how embryonic tubes become complex organs
Biologists have long puzzled over how organs develop into their final shapes, and the nearly transparent bodies of young sea stars may offer a unique window into the organ development process.
Phys.org / Childhood trauma may erode adult relationships through daily communication struggles
Traumatic events from your childhood could have a lingering impact on your adult relationships, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Phys.org / Storms impact the architecture of webs and the survival of spiders
In the dense forests of the Ecuadorian Andes, the survival of a spider relies not only on its ability to prey on insects but also on its capacity to resist a threat coming from the skies. A new study revealed that the heavy ...
Phys.org / University team proposed retractable, pressurized tunnels for missions to Mars
NASA and China's national space agency plan to send crewed missions to Mars in the coming decades. Per NASA's Moon to Mars mission architecture, this will involve using infrastructure established through the Artemis Program ...