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Tech Xplore / Researchers demonstrate 'wireless' capability for quantum network
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) have successfully transmitted light particles containing quantum ...
Phys.org / Long-term study reveals hidden threat of schistosomiasis in endangered chimpanzees
A 12-year study of rescued chimpanzees at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary (NICS) in Uganda has revealed persistent intestinal schistosomiasis infections, highlighting the need for long-term disease surveillance to ...
Phys.org / Ancient Jomon DNA reveals a hidden Ice Age survival genetic toolkit
Between 29,000 and 19,000 years ago, the planet experienced some of its coldest temperatures and drastic landscape changes at the peak of the Ice Age, during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the period of most extensive global ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds that obesity in adolescence may be more reversible than previously thought
Obesity doesn't look the same at age 15 as it does at age 45, and Duke University School of Medicine researchers are learning why. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation showed teenagers retain a degree ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring the relationship between an age-related brain change and depression
During typical aging and Alzheimer's disease progression, higher levels of a protein called tau are associated with more depressive symptoms. In JNeurosci, Teodora Markova from Brandeis University and colleagues explore the ...
Medical Xpress / New CDK strategies could target tumor growth by shutting down key gene activity
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in Germany. In the search for new therapeutic approaches that target the uncontrolled growth of tumor cells, a class of enzymes known as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) has come ...
Phys.org / Mars Curiosity rover discovers massive field of polygons
The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is primarily because the Red Planet lacks several resurfacing processes that Earth possesses, including plate ...
Phys.org / An AI job boom? Here's what the tedious, temporary work in data labeling is actually like
Amid all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) both creating and destroying jobs, a troubling reality flies under the radar.
Medical Xpress / Why memories get fuzzier with age—and what replaces them
Research from the University of East Anglia shows how our memories change with age and why specific details associated with past events can fade over time. The new study reveals that as people age, they not only remember ...
Medical Xpress / Illicit fentanyl use is more than double medical use in US
The largest study to date to quantify and compare medical and illicit fentanyl use in the United States suggests that illicit use is more than twice as common as medical use.
Medical Xpress / Palliative care understanding shapes preferences for end-of-life care
A Swedish population-level study has found that people with a comprehensive understanding of palliative care are more likely to prefer end-of-life care at home or in a hospice. Among individuals with less understanding about ...
Medical Xpress / Aging with HIV: Global report highlights the need to prepare health systems
The Lancet HIV Commission on Aging's 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing.
