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Medical Xpress / White matter connections may drive adolescent cognitive gains, study suggests
Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, including their problem-solving ...
Medical Xpress / Common gout drug may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
A widely used, inexpensive gout drug could reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new review.
Medical Xpress / Icotrokinra beneficial for adults, teens with plaque psoriasis
For adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, selective blockade of the interleukin-23 receptor with the targeted oral peptide icotrokinra yields a significantly higher incidence of skin clearance at ...
Phys.org / The hidden danger of lunar micrometeoroid storms
The moon has no significant atmosphere, no weather, and no wind. Yet it faces an invisible bombardment more relentless than any terrestrial storm, a constant rain of micrometeoroids, tiny fragments of rock and metal traveling ...
Phys.org / Monk seal acoustic study quadruples known call types and detects novel communication strategy
New research led by UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) has drastically increased the understanding of Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) underwater sound production, ...
Phys.org / Totally-eclipsing binary UZ Draconis inspected with TESS
Astronomers from Keele University in the UK have utilized NASA's planet-hunting TESS telescope to investigate a totally-eclipsing binary known as UZ Draconis. Results of the new observations, published October 31 on the arXiv ...
Phys.org / To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers
The world is undergoing rapid electronification and digital transformation, reshaping how we live. Many of us have numerous electronic devices around us at all times, from smartphones and watches to our home appliances and ...
Medical Xpress / NAD⁺ restores memory in Alzheimer's disease models by correcting RNA errors
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, affects nearly 40 million individuals globally, resulting in a gradual loss of memory and independence. Despite extensive research over the past decades, no treatments ...
Phys.org / How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds
Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud cover could help astronomers search for signs of life beyond our planet.
Medical Xpress / Urolithin A nudges aging immune cells toward a youthful profile in 28 days
An international research team focused on aging reports that urolithin A at 1,000 mg per day shifted human immune profiles toward a more naive-like, less exhausted CD8+ state and increased fatty acid oxidation capacity, with ...
Phys.org / 'Weird' new species of ancient fossil snake discovered in southern England
An extinct snake has slithered its way out of obscurity over four decades after its discovery. The newly described species of reptile, Paradoxophidion richardoweni, is offering new clues in the search for the origin of "advanced" ...
Medical Xpress / Could exercising while losing weight preserve your muscles and help keep them 'young'?
When we lose weight, we don't just lose body fat—we lose muscle, too.
