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Medical Xpress / How gut bacteria and diet can reprogram fat to burn more energy

Scientists at City of Hope and the Broad Institute and Keio University have discovered how specific gut bacteria work together with the diet to flip a metabolic switch—transforming energy-storing white fat into calorie-burning ...

4 hours ago in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / With Evo 2, AI can model and design the genetic code for all domains of life

The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across the entire tree of life, Evo 2 can identify patterns in gene sequences across disparate organisms ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Researchers link Parkinson's-related protein to faster Alzheimer's progression in women

Alzheimer's-related brain changes progressed up to 20 times faster in women who also had abnormal levels of a Parkinson's-related protein, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in JAMA Network Open. The same pattern ...

Phys.org / Satellite study of 2.2 million thunderstorms shows how to predict their formation

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say, "There will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don't know where." Now a key finding in a study by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), ...

4 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks

When economists track inequality, they typically focus on income and spending.

3 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Microbe exposure may not protect against developing allergic disease

The "hygiene hypothesis" suggests exposure to diverse types of microbes may protect against developing diseases caused by allergens, but a new study in mice reveals that adults' exposure to diverse microbes and allergens ...

3 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / New 4D-STEM method isolates atomic structures from clustered nanocrystals

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new way to determine atomic structures from nanocrystals previously considered unusable, a breakthrough that could ...

11 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Most plastic waste is contaminated. Our new 'nano' recycling tech embraces this messy reality

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: labels, inks, caps, food ...

3 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / A questionnaire allows for reliable measurement of cancer patients' concerns

The fear that cancer will progress or worsen is one of the most common concerns among people living with the disease. Identifying and measuring this concern is key to providing appropriate psychological care and improving ...

3 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds

When a trauma patient enters the emergency department, their potential for survival often depends on what happens within the first minutes after their arrival. After studying trauma resuscitation teams at UPMC Presbyterian ...

3 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety?

Around 60% of Canadian employees can expect their job to be transformed through artificial intelligence (AI). For many, AI will complement, rather than replace, their work. For some, it could prevent illness, injury or death.

3 hours ago in Robotics
Tech Xplore / 'ChatGPT for spreadsheets' helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster

Many engineering challenges come down to the same headache—too many knobs to turn and too few chances to test them. Whether tuning a power grid or designing a safer vehicle, each evaluation can be costly, and there may ...

5 hours ago in Engineering