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Medical Xpress / Somatostatin in brain regulates immune cells to mitigate dementia, opening path for treatment with existing drugs

A research team led by Professor Jiwon Um from the Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity at DGIST has discovered a mechanism by which somatostatin, a brain neurotransmitter, directly regulates brain immune cells to ...

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Phys.org / Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re‑entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

After successfully completing their mission to the moon, the Artemis II crew are about to return to Earth.

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Phys.org / Designing cities: Should we build from scratch or keep history alive?

Cities are often described as living archives of human memory. Walk through an old neighborhood in an Islamic city like Fez in Morocco or Cairo in Egypt, and you can see layers of history in its streets and buildings. Traces ...

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Phys.org / Houston, we have a problem ... with the toilet

After a successful trip around the moon, everything has been going smoothly on the Orion spacecraft's journey back to Earth—except for the $23 million toilet, which has gotten clogged.

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Phys.org / Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

The world's oceans may be quietly amplifying climate change in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Rochester scientists—including ...

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Phys.org / Outside academia, people aren't well informed about Ph.D. research, and that's a problem

Around 1% of the global population has a Ph.D. It's the highest academic qualification, the result of years spent on original research. But—and this is a question that many Ph.D. students will have faced, at some time or ...

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Phys.org / How AI's language barrier limits climate disaster responses

A message appears online during heavy flooding: "This rain no be small o, everywhere don red." Someone unfamiliar with the phrasing might hesitate. But for people in Nigeria, this message is immediate and clear: the flooding ...

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Phys.org / Study of Tommy Robinson's social media reveals how online influencers mobilize supporters without direct calls to action

New research from the University of Bath reveals that online influencers can mobilize followers and legitimize harmful behaviors without ever issuing explicit instructions, offering fresh insight into how digital platforms ...

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Medical Xpress / Who should get the vaccine first? Lessons from the pandemic

It has been six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one question remains relevant: Who should be first in line when vaccines are scarce? When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, supply was limited and ...

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Phys.org / New research shows how forests can prevent floods of all sizes

As large floods occur more frequently worldwide, many wonder what led to such devastating events. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, improper land management and forest removal increase flood frequencies and ...

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Phys.org / The good life requires two things, self‑knowledge and friends. You can't have one without the other

Friends can help us with all kinds of things in life. How could I forget moving that piano for friends in Chicago? Fortunately, none of us ended up in the ER.

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Phys.org / How an internal plant 'thermostat' guides root growth in unpredictable temperatures

Plants can't move to escape the heat like humans can; they are forced to adapt. As temperatures fluctuate, one key survival strategy is the ability of roots to keep growing, allowing plants to access water and nutrients farther ...

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