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Medical Xpress / Pasteurization inactivates highly infectious avian flu in milk, study shows
In March 2024, dairy cows in Texas were found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, or H5N1 bird flu, in the first known case of the virus spreading to cattle. Since then, H5N1 has been found in about 200 animals—and ...
Phys.org / Viewing Hurricane Beryl from space
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean on July 1, 2024, while aboard the International Space Station, and posted it to X. The Category 4 hurricane had winds of about 130 mph ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Uncovering how cellular miscommunication leads to cognitive impairment in female patients with Alzheimer's disease
Lead author Neta Rosenzweig, Ph.D., of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases, and senior author Oleg Butovsky, Ph.D., of the Ann Romney Center and Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and ...
Phys.org / Study identifies novel host factors that facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry
A research team led by Prof. Guo Yusong, Associate Professor of the Division of Life Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), recently made a novel discovery related to the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ...
Phys.org / Energetics of compressive waves in the solar corona
Inelastic scattering off moving or oscillating density fluctuations leads to broadening of radio signals propagating in the solar corona and solar wind. Using an anisotropic density fluctuation model from the kinetic scattering ...
Medical Xpress / Low-dose aspirin could help prevent pregnancy complications caused by flu infections
A world-first study has found low-dose aspirin may treat flu-induced blood vessel inflammation, creating better blood flow to the placenta during pregnancy. The study, "Low dose aspirin prevents endothelial dysfunction in ...
Phys.org / Robotic rover could support astronauts on moonwalks
Robotic companions are a mainstay of sci-fi series everywhere. From R2D2 to Johnny 5, these characters typically have a supporting role in the story and are helpful to their human companions. But what if they were integral ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers show cholesterol type can affect your heart attack risk
Vascular plaque. It starts with inflammation. Perhaps your blood pressure has been a little too high for a little too long, putting strain on your blood vessels.
Phys.org / Patent could be inexpensive method to improve creation of solid-state nanopores
SMU and the University of Rhode Island have patented an inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores (SSNs), while also making it possible to self-clean blocked nanopores.
Medical Xpress / Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers that sickened 450 people in US
Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / Why schizophrenia and apathy go hand in hand
Schizophrenia, which affects up to 1% of the population, is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple symptoms. One of the most common, and for which there is no treatment, is apathy and lack of motivation.
Tech Xplore / Survey shows most people think LLMs such as ChatGPT can experience feelings and memories
Two-thirds of people surveyed think that artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have some degree of consciousness and can have subjective experiences such as feelings and memories, according to a new study from the ...