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Medical Xpress / Stress before conception may reprogram sperm and boost male offspring growth

Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence an offspring's growth by altering small molecular signals in sperm. The study, published in iScience, ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How gut microbes help shape how many calories you absorb from food

Food labels make calories seem simple. They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much fat, carbohydrates and protein the food contains. But inside the body, digestion is far more complicated. ...

6 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers push back fundamental limit on energy transfer between particles without 'spilling' radiation

Researchers at TU/e have demonstrated that energy transfer without loss via light or heat can occur over much greater distances than previously thought possible thanks to vibrations in microscopic gold rods. They succeeded ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Worse cancer mortality seen in association with exposure to coal operations

Occupational exposure and residential exposure to coal operations are associated with worse cancer mortality, according to a review published in Public Health.

3 hours ago
Phys.org / Fish have no necks, yet this ancient balancing trick keeps their heads startlingly steady in motion

Postural control is a fundamental behavior for most animals, and head stability in particular plays a crucial role in achieving stable sensory input, accurate spatial perception, and efficient motor output. Tetrapods, including ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Years after polyp removal, gut microbiome changes may still shape colorectal cancer risk

More than a decade after removal of an adenoma—a precancerous mass—from the colon, alterations to the gut microbiome and metabolites remain and may drive heightened risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study led ...

13 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Can AI really be conscious? Researchers call for more rigorous scientific standards

As artificial intelligence systems become increasingly sophisticated, questions once confined to philosophy are rapidly entering mainstream scientific and public debate: Can AI possess consciousness? Could animals, organoids, ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Safer all-solid-state sodium battery could cut grid storage costs and reduce lithium dependence

Lithium-ion batteries dominate the market for large-scale energy storage today. However, the element's uneven global distribution and rising costs are driving the search for alternatives. Sodium is roughly a thousand times ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Metamaterials enable control of heat transfer at nanoscale, potentially transforming energy and electronics

Heat behaves in predictable ways: a hot cup of coffee cools, a laptop warms your hands, the sun heats Earth. But at scales thousands of times smaller than a human hair, those rules begin to break down, and scientists are ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI and simulations cut advanced brain MRI time by up to 90%

Two researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), have developed a new strategy based on artificial ...

6 hours ago
Phys.org / Study clarifies conditions for amphibian species richness on marine islands

A Brazilian study published in the journal Ecography indicates that the biodiversity of anuran amphibians (toads and frogs) on islands is determined by factors encompassed in two previously opposing theories.

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Coral study could help explain infertility and ovarian cancer by decoding cilia-driven fluid flows

A study by researchers at The University of Manchester, carried out alongside the Universities of Melbourne and Copenhagen, could hold the key to understanding the causes of long-term health problems, such as infertility ...

12 hours ago