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Medical Xpress / IBS diets don't work for everyone: New research shows why—and it's not just about the food
If you've ever tried a diet to fix gut symptoms, you'll know it can be hit or miss. One person swears it changed their life. Another follows it carefully and feels no better.
Medical Xpress / UK parents told to limit under-5s screen time
The UK government on Friday published its first national guidance on screen time for children, advising parents to allow no more than an hour a day for under-fives.
Phys.org / Nanoparticles enable large-scale production of advanced cell therapies
Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have developed a streamlined process that makes it easier to produce tiny therapeutic particles released by cells, called exosomes, which are being explored ...
Phys.org / New findings on the first steps in protein synthesis
In the earliest phase of creating human proteins, the protein complex NAC performs an essential task by starting the first steps toward folding proteins into their correct three-dimensional structures. An international research ...
Medical Xpress / The epigenetics of trauma: 86 miRNAs linked to PTSD symptom severity and social adversity
Adverse childhood experiences and traumatic events experienced or witnessed at any point during one's lifetime can sometimes prompt the emergence of some mental health disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery of pathway that activates brown fat could lead to new obesity treatment
Researchers have determined how a key protein activates brown fat by expanding blood vessels and nerves in the heat-generating tissue. The findings, published in Nature Communications, point to a potential strategy for treating ...
Phys.org / Mathematical framework maps landscape of student knowledge via short quizzes
When we learn something new, that information does not exist in isolation. It integrates into the complex landscape of our knowledge, forging connections with existing ideas and opening up possibilities for new learning. ...
Tech Xplore / AI's arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it's locking in more fossil fuels
Six years ago, Google was confident that by 2030 it would power all operations with electricity generated from clean sources, including wind and solar power, and remove as much pollution as it produced. Today it calls those ...
Phys.org / Hubble revisits Crab Nebula to track 25 years of expansion
Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a brilliant new star blazing in the sky—a supernova so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks. Today, its expanding remnant, the Crab Nebula, continues to evolve 6,500 light-years ...
Phys.org / Researchers use quantum biosensors to peer into cells' inner workings
In a major advance applying insights from quantum physics to the inner workings of biology, a team of WashU researchers has successfully implanted quantum sensors in living cells to measure shifts in magnetism and temperature. ...
Medical Xpress / Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer's disease‑ and age‑related memory loss
Most people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier—sometime around the third decade of life.
Phys.org / Discarded oyster shells may pull rare earth metals from polluted water
New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key? Oyster shells that would ordinarily end up in landfill sites ...
