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Phys.org / Noisy classroom? Study suggests engagement matters more than eliminating background noise

How well we pay attention while learning is influenced not only by external distractions like background noise but also by internal factors such as how interesting we find the material, according to a study recently published ...

5 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Exercise may train the brain to build endurance via SF1 neuron activity

Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study published in Neuron, researchers reveal that the lasting gain in endurance from repeated exercise—such as the ability to run farther and ...

13 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Newly identified brain circuit and cells link prior experiences to appetite

Our past experiences shape how much we eat and where and what we choose to eat. Using preclinical models, researchers from Mass General Brigham and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have identified brain cells that translate ...

12 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications

Fentanyl is one of the most effective drugs for managing severe pain, yet it carries substantial risks of addiction and respiratory depression, the dangerous and sometimes fatal slowed breathing. These safety concerns have ...

14 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / What dating apps are really optimizing. Hint: It isn't love

In the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, dating apps typically see a spike in new users and activity. More profiles are created, more messages sent, more swipes logged.

3 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Temperature affects the quality of male frogs' mating calls: Females can hear the difference

A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs' mating calls. In the colder, early weeks of spring, their songs start off sluggishly. In warmer weather, ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / AI-built maps reveal causal gene regulation across Alzheimer's brain cell types

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have created the most detailed maps to date showing how genes causally regulate one another ...

12 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Unraveling the mystery of why some cancer treatments stop working

Cancer researchers working on immunotherapies have made a big discovery: SLAMF6, a molecule on the surface of immune cells that prevents T cells from effectively attacking tumors—and, in mice, they've found a way to neutralize ...

13 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Plants retain a 'genetic memory' of past population crashes, study shows

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of that history, such as reduced ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Strawberry guava prevents natural forest generation in Madagascar, project reveals

Rice University biologist Amy Dunham has spent decades studying the mountainous rainforests of Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designated a national park in 1991. In a project ...

15 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Bio-based coating reveals harmful UV exposure by shifting color

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a coating using proteins and bacteria that could enable the development of T-shirts that warn of excessive sun exposure or labels that reveal damage to ...

13 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Deadly Nipah virus deemed 'limited' by scientists

Named for the Malaysian village where it was first identified, the Nipah virus is an infectious disease transmitted primarily by bats.