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Phys.org / Discovery of furtivovirus advances understanding of giant virus evolution
In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry. This model suggests that every living organism can be traced back to a distant common ancestor. However, ...
Tech Xplore / Location matters: Balancing renewable energy and biodiversity in Norway
No matter how you look at it, Norway's future electricity needs will grow. At the same time, the planet is warming at an unprecedented rate. One important way to help halt this trend is electrification, powered by renewable ...
Medical Xpress / Lung cancer cells can revert identity to a branching state, fueling resistance and aggressive growth
Oncologists have discovered that lung cancer cells can change their identity to resist treatment. Research published in Molecular Oncology reveals how lung cancer cells can become more aggressive and harder to treat by reactivating ...
Medical Xpress / Ocrelizumab cuts disability progression in primary progressive MS trial
A major international Phase III clinical trial, led by Queen Mary University of London, has found that ocrelizumab—a medication already prescribed to some patients with MS—significantly slows disability progression in people ...
Medical Xpress / Sex, hematocrit, uric acid linked to Meniere's disease hearing severity
Sex, hematocrit, and uric acid are independently associated with hearing severity in Meniere's disease (MD), according to a study published online May 17 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.
Phys.org / Why is economic inequality the status quo?
The length of our lives is tied to the amount of money we make. The link between health and wealth is well established, and it can have a staggering impact on the actual number of years a person lives. For example, in the ...
Medical Xpress / Extreme trait values may trace to rare genes with outsized effects, analysis suggests
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found evidence that people who fall at the extreme high or low ends of certain traits, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, height, and age at menopause, are ...
Phys.org / Payre fossils from Europe's earliest Neanderthals reveal dynamic evolution shaped by climatic oscillations
The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences exploring the complex evolution of Neanderthals ...
Medical Xpress / Gene activity clocks estimate lifespan across species, matching epigenetic tools
Molecular clocks that can provide accurate estimates of both molecular age and lifespan across multiple mammalian species and tissue types are presented in an article published in Nature this week. An analysis of more than ...
Phys.org / Mysterious acids keep bacteria rod-shaped by restraining rogue enzyme, experiments reveal
Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical cells into shape-shifting ...
Medical Xpress / Rural health research could bypass RCT hurdles with real-world data, paper says
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are challenging to conduct in rural areas, however, a new Griffith University study examined how high-quality research could be conducted when RCTs were not possible.
Phys.org / Tiny on-chip circuit could power next-generation quantum and AI technologies
Researchers from Monash University have developed a breakthrough nanoscale circuit that can generate, direct, and read light-based information, all on a single chip.
