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Medical Xpress / Changing the past in your imagination: Working with memories can reduce fear of failure

Certain imagery-based techniques can reduce the fear of failure that results from difficult childhood memories, according to research by scientists from SWPS University and the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology. The ...

13 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires

Wildfires in the northern boreal forests of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia may be more damaging to the climate than previously thought, a new UC Berkeley-led study suggests. That's because these fires don't just ...

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why—and how to fix it

You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as "waterproof" seems to have stopped working, and all the marketing claims feel a bit suspect. ...

19 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Using moon dirt with 3D printing to build future lunar colonies

Simulated lunar dirt can be turned into extremely durable structures, potentially paving the way to more sustainable and cost-effective space missions, a new study suggests. Using a special laser 3D printing method, researchers ...

15 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Genetic discovery could lead to faster growing duckweed

Duckweed is the fastest-growing flowering plant, but new knowledge of duckweed genetics discovered by Adelaide University researchers could lead to even faster growing rates. The research team, led by Professor Nikolai Borisjuk ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Molecular map reveals Andes hantavirus entry protein at the nanoscale

Hantaviruses, transmitted from rodents to people, have a death rate approaching 40%. They're found around the world, and because there are no approved vaccines or treatments, they're among the pathogens of highest concern ...

14 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / A new drug target for sleeping sickness and Chagas? Why the PEX38 protein stands out

Researchers working with Professor Ralf Erdmann at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have discovered a critical vulnerability shared by the pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis. ...

14 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Older male humpbacks sire more calves as populations recover from whaling

New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology has shown that the role of age in male humpback whale reproduction has changed as populations recover from centuries of exploitation. Whaling drove ...

16 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Habit-like repetition influences decisions more than previously thought, large-scale study finds

Why do people often make decisions in the same pattern and choose the tried and tested, even when there are apparently better alternatives? A research team led by Stefan Kiebel, Professor of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience ...

14 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Political polarization can spur CO₂ emissions and stymie climate action

In recent years, studies and media reports have blamed growing partisan hostility in the U.S. for shattered marriages, broken families, ruined holiday dinners, and increased stress. New CU Boulder research suggests it may ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Male sex, older age predict poor outcomes in seniors with HFmrEF/HFpEF

Considerable sex disparities are reported in elderly patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF), with male sex and older age predicting poor outcomes, according to a study ...

8 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Protein regulator of sugars and fats may work with an unexpected partner—itself

A protein that is a key modulator of fat, glucose and cholesterol levels in the body usually works in tandem with another protein, but new research shows it can also work with an unexpected partner—itself. A team of Penn ...

16 hours ago in Biology