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Medical Xpress / Open-source software sheds light on cancer's hidden genetic networks
University of Navarra (Spain) researchers have developed RNACOREX, a new open-source software capable of identifying gene regulation networks with applications in cancer survival analysis.
Phys.org / Federal Earned Income Tax Credit has unexpected result, researchers say—it decreases domestic violence
Fifty years since the federal earned income tax credit went into effect and a team of researchers from UConn and City University of New York have identified an unintended benefit of the antipoverty program—a significant ...
Tech Xplore / When solar radiation grounds planes
In late November, airlines around the world were told to urgently ground planes within their Airbus A320 fleets. Investigators had found that intense bursts of solar radiation could corrupt data inside a flight-control computer, ...
Medical Xpress / Compulsive behaviors may stem from too much (misguided) self-control
A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control, but new research in rats from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) suggests this might not ...
Phys.org / Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term
A study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution can significantly reduce greenhouse ...
Phys.org / NASA's wideband technology demo proves space missions are free to roam
Just like your cellphone stays connected by roaming between networks, NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is proving space missions can do the same by switching seamlessly between government ...
Medical Xpress / Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure
Australians living in consistently hot and humid northern regions are at greater risk of kidney failure than their compatriots in more temperate and less remote locations, researchers have found.
Medical Xpress / Probiotics can restore gut microbiome in breastfed infants, study shows
In recent years, scientists have learned that the key beneficial infant gut bacteria Bifidobacterium infantis are disappearing from infants in high-resource areas such as the United States and Europe. A new study published ...
Phys.org / The way we manage fires needs to shift from 'siloed' to 'connected,' experts argue
It may seem obvious that climate change is making bushfires worse, but the truth is more complicated.
Phys.org / Report calls on the UK banking industry to consider interventions that 'design out' economic abuse
Researchers have published the findings of a new study that brought together victim–survivors and banking professionals to co-design ways of preventing economic abuse in the U.K. banking industry.
Medical Xpress / Lesser-known remedy for ankle arthritis
A somewhat uncommon procedure is proving to be an effective solution for problems associated with ankle arthritis.
Phys.org / Wind-sculpted landscapes: Investigating the Martian megaripple 'Hazyview'
While much of Perseverance's work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars' long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offer a rare opportunity to examine processes that are still shaping the surface today. Megaripples are ...
