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Medical Xpress / When a virus releases the immune brake: New evidence on the onset of multiple sclerosis

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear why this process begins. Researchers have now identified how the Epstein-Barr ...

10 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / When 'no-effect' isn't safe: Safe chemicals turn toxic in combination across generations

Researchers at National Taiwan University reveal that combined exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics and the preservative butylparaben, at a level considered safe on their own, can cause heritable harm, disrupting reproduction ...

4 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Tiny sensor could transform head injury detection

A tiny sensor that detects hazardous head impacts the instant they occur could reshape safety monitoring in sports, transportation and other high-risk settings.

9 hours ago in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / AI 'CHEF' could help those with cognitive declines complete home tasks

In the United States, 11% of adults over age 45 self-report some cognitive decline, which may impact their ability to care for themselves and perform tasks such as cooking or paying bills. A team of Washington University ...

9 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / Possible Black Death mass grave discovered near Erfurt, Germany

An interdisciplinary research team from Leipzig has discovered strong evidence of a Black Death mass grave near the deserted medieval village of Neuses, outside Erfurt (Germany). It represents the first systematically identified ...

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Adaptive motion system helps robots achieve human-like dexterity with minimal data

Despite rapid robotic automation advancements, most systems struggle to adapt their pre-trained movements to dynamic environments with objects of varying stiffness or weight. To tackle this challenge, researchers from Japan ...

10 hours ago in Robotics
Phys.org / Sailboat measurements improve estimates of ocean CO₂ uptake

During training cruises and regattas, sailors collect valuable data for climate research at sea. A study appearing in Science Advances showed that this data can help improve estimates of the marine carbon sink.

11 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Organisms in the Atacama Desert soil are remarkably diverse, study shows

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and extremely dry conditions. An international team led by researchers from the University of Cologne, ...

10 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Meta begins job cuts as it shifts from Metaverse to AI devices

Meta Platforms Inc. is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company's Reality Labs division, part of a plan to redirect resources from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and phone features.

2 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods

As flooding receded in parts of Albania on Tuesday, the Balkan nation's polluted waterways are being blamed for worsening the impacts amid fears that floodwaters filled with plastic waste could reach the Adriatic Sea.

2 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / This crystal sings back: Study sheds light on magnetochiral instability

Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported the first observation of a dynamic magnetochiral instability in a solid-state material. Their findings, published ...

11 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Uncovering a hidden mechanism in Met receptor activation

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, have uncovered a previously unknown ...

4 hours ago in Nanotechnology