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Medical Xpress / Mapping proteins in African genomes reveals new paths to fight type 2 diabetes

Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date linking plasma proteins to genetic variation in individuals from continental Africa. Their study addresses a long-standing gap by studying a population grossly ...

10 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Taming the moral menace at capitalism's core

Digital disruption and the climate crisis are often framed as economic or social challenges. But they force crucial moral questions. Who will be held accountable for the human cost? What will it take to transform business ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Cells use Morse code-like rhythms to coordinate growth

Cells experience many different types of stress, such as starvation or stress caused by too much salt or too high a temperature. Insulin signals respond to such stress signals by sending the protein DAF-16 into the cell nucleus ...

11 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Which anthologized writers and books get checked out most frequently from Seattle Public Library?

Seattle Public Library (SPL) is the only U.S. library system that makes its anonymized, granular checkout data public. Want to find out how many times people borrowed the e-book version of Toni Morrison's "Beloved" in May ...

6 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Behind nature's blueprints: Physicists create 'theoretical rulebook' of self-assembly

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The challenge: the process seemed random and notoriously difficult to predict.

11 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking

A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international health, social equality and ...

15 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Cosmic lens reveals hyperactive cradle of future galaxy cluster

Galaxy clusters are formed by a dense packing of many galaxies, making them the most massive structures in the universe. Their progenitors, protoclusters, show these galaxies in their infancy, offering a window to study how ...

12 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Natural hydrogel can make personal hygiene products greener

A natural, superabsorbent material developed at the University of Waterloo could dramatically reduce the environmental impact of personal hygiene products like diapers, menstrual pads and tampons.

6 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Porous copper nanosheets boost energy output in wearable nanogenerators

In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) single-crystalline metal nanosheets have emerged as a promising next-generation platform for self-powered electronics. However, their potential for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)—a ...

6 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Portable biosensor could enable on-site PFAS detection

A portable biosensor developed at La Trobe University may allow rapid, on-site detection of toxic "forever chemicals" in water, removing the need for samples to be sent to specialist laboratories.

12 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / NC public health officials urge vaccination as measles cases, flu deaths rise

With multiple measles cases reported in North Carolina, rising flu deaths and shifting federal recommendations, state health officials stressed the importance of vaccination and urged people to contact their health care providers ...

2 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / A better metric for calculating the value of a healthy year of life

Decades of advances in medical technology and public health are causing global populations to age. While achieving longer lives is certainly a net positive, this demographic shift is placing an ever-growing strain on national ...

11 hours ago in Medical economics