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Phys.org / Study reveals floods are the biggest drivers of plastic pollution in rivers

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products. Much of this plastic waste eventually reaches the ocean, with rivers acting as the main transport ...

2 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Rejuvenating neurons restores learning and memory in mice

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their connections, a property called ...

6 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Most of Hawaii's birds contribute to avian malaria transmission, study finds

New research on avian malaria, which has decimated Hawaii's beloved birds, explains how non-native birds play a key role in transmission and contribute to the widespread distribution of the disease. This disease threatens ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / New nanoparticles remove melanoma tumors in mice with low-power near-infrared laser

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed and tested in a mouse model a new type of nanoparticle that enables the removal of melanoma tumors with a low-power laser. After the systemically administered nanoparticles ...

8 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / DNA-binding proteins from volcanic lakes could improve disease diagnosis

Scientists have uncovered new DNA-binding proteins from some of the most extreme environments on Earth and shown that they can improve rapid medical tests for infectious diseases. The work has been published in Nucleic Acids ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Noise pollution is affecting birds' reproduction, stress levels and more: The good news is we can fix it

New research led by the University of Michigan is painting a more comprehensive picture of how noise pollution is impacting birds around the world. "The major takeaway from this study is that anthropogenic noise affects many ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Growth of spreading pancreatic cancer is fueled by 'underappreciated' epigenetic changes, shows study

In a lab-grown cell study focused on potential new treatment targets for halting the spread of most pancreatic cancers, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have found that a gene called KLF5 (Krueppel-like factor ...

6 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / New study finds near-universal fentanyl exposure with xylazine in some—but not all—US cities

In the national conversation about overdose, fentanyl is often framed as a single, wide-reaching crisis, but new evidence from five major U.S. cities suggests a more fragmented, complex reality. In an article published in ...

7 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / Researchers rebuild microscopic circadian clock that can control genes

Our circadian clocks play a crucial role in our health and well-being, keeping our 24-hour biological cycles in sync with light and dark exposure. Disruptions in the rhythms of these clocks, as with jet lag and daylight saving ...

8 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Fermi data help refine orbital parameters of a gamma-ray binary

Using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Chinese astronomers have observed a gamma-ray binary system known as PSR J2032+4127. Results of the new observations, published February 3 on the arXiv preprint server, shed more ...

14 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Vaccines causing 'turbo cancer'? How fake science is spreading online

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, claims that vaccines can cause severe disease have been widespread on social media, with skeptics raising the alarm about what they call "turbo cancer."

2 hours ago in Vaccination
Tech Xplore / Anthropic's 'anonymous' interviews cracked with an LLM

In December, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic unveiled its newest tool, Interviewer, used in its initial implementation "to help understand people's perspectives on AI," according to a press release. As part ...

8 hours ago in Security