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Medical Xpress / Prolonged exposure to pollution can lead to loss of independence in later life, study suggests
Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to a loss of independence for older adults, according to a University of Michigan study.
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover molecule's ability to suppress negative effects of type 2 diabetes, obesity
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed the mechanisms behind one particular molecule's involvement in regulating insulin sensitivity. The findings, which were translated from a preclinical animal ...
Phys.org / Dealing with a taboo: Do hunting and fishing bring us closer to nature?
Buying fish, sausage or meat saves you from breaking a social taboo in some industrialized nations, especially when hunting and fishing are conducted for recreation. In a perspective article in Nature Sustainability, a research ...
Medical Xpress / Improved GERD questionnaire scores seen with antireflux mucosectomy
For patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), those receiving antireflux mucosectomy (ARMS) have a greater improvement in the GERD questionnaire (GERDQ) score, according to a study published online ...
Medical Xpress / Physical exercise prevents nerve damage during chemotherapy, sports scientist shows
Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A sports scientist at the University of Basel, together with an interdisciplinary team from ...
Phys.org / ATP's role in biomanufacturing: Fluctuating cellular energy drives microbial bioproduction
In the work of biomanufacturing, tanks of microbes are fine-tuned to produce compounds that can be used as carbon-neutral fuels, chemicals, materials and medicines, but researchers are still learning the basics of how to ...
Phys.org / How (apparently) identical animals can be completely different species
Logically speaking, you would think that animals who appeared to be the same—even if they were found in different parts of the world—would belong to the same species, and that they would share the same genome. However, ...
Phys.org / Unveiling East Asia's urban landscape: A massive mapping project illuminates 280 million buildings
Accurate and comprehensive building data is critical for urban management and planning. Existing datasets, such as those from Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, often lack completeness and accuracy in East Asia, limiting their ...
Phys.org / From stars to oceans: The impact of penetrative turbulence on climate science
Turbulence is an area of fluid dynamics that has been known about and researched for over a century. Most of us are broadly aware of it as a concept from our travels in the air, wherein it can at best be an inconvenience ...
Phys.org / Hurricane Beryl sweeps past Cayman Islands after hammering Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl swept past the Cayman Islands Thursday en route to Mexico, threatening to bring gusting winds and storm surge after battering Jamaica's southern coast.
Phys.org / New NOvA results add to mystery of neutrinos
The international NOvA collaboration presented new results at the Neutrino 2024 conference in Milan, Italy, on June 17. The collaboration doubled their neutrino data since their previous release four years ago, including ...
Phys.org / NASA astronauts will stay at the space station longer for more troubleshooting of Boeing capsule
Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing's new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there.