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Phys.org / Long-dismissed moss gene suppresses twins and triplets, reshaping ideas of plant evolution

A moss gene previously thought to have been inactive actually plays a key role in its evolutionary success, researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered. The new paper published in Current Biology investigated ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Study yields new insights on what makes conversation engaging

What makes a speaker engaging? Both what is said and how it is said matter, but in different, complementary ways, a new study conducted at the McGill School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has found.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Community reservoir of drug-resistant Klebsiella emerges across U.S., analysis shows

A common bacterial strain that lives naturally in people's guts can cause a dangerous or deadly infection for some, especially when it becomes multidrug resistant and causes chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in elderly ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Making a big, life‑changing decision? Seven steps to consider

Should you marry that person? Quit a steady career to retrain? Move across the country, away from aging parents? Sit with any of these and watch your mind spin. You weigh what you'd gain against what you'd lose. You run the ...

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Medical Xpress / Funding cuts to syringe programs could drive thousands of preventable US deaths

A new study published in JAMA Network Open projects that reductions in federal funding for syringe service programs (SSPs) could lead to substantial increases in mortality among people who inject drugs in the United States.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Women with pre-eclampsia are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease

In Denmark, around 2,500 pregnant women develop pre-eclampsia every year. The condition typically manifests as high blood pressure and increased protein in the urine, and some women experience symptoms such as severe headaches ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Real-time microscopy reveals how semiconductor nanowires grow, and how bismuth seeds can speed their formation

Scientists from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester and Sun Yat-sen University have captured the growth of semiconducting tellurium nanostructures in liquid in real time, revealing how tiny seed ...

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New lidar system maps location, speed and material properties in a single measurement

Researchers have developed a new kind of lidar system that simultaneously measures the location, speed and material properties of objects in a scene. This type of information could be useful for applications such as robotics, ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Global clinical trial reveals safest, most effective antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections

An international clinical trial has identified the optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections, a breakthrough set to reshape treatment for the life-threatening condition. The SNAP Trial found that the standard ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Beyond bread and beer, alluring yeast species could yield new mosquito traps to combat malaria

An orange-colored yeast species isolated from a Baltimore sidewalk several years ago could be the basis of eco-friendly mosquito traps that reduce malaria transmission, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Microplastics may worsen fatty liver disease, new study suggests

Microplastics—minuscule pieces of plastic broken down from larger plastic waste—are a growing concern for human health, especially for the liver. A study from the University of Oklahoma, published in Science Advances, demonstrates ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New anticancer vaccine shows early success in targeting neuroblastoma

A new study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences demonstrates a novel approach in anticancer vaccine development. The results, published in Molecular Therapy Oncology, present the first preclinical evidence ...

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