Sharing memories sets children on path to better well-being
Toddlers whose mothers received special coaching in talking about memories grew into teenagers who experience better wellbeing, research shows.
March 9, 2022, 6:20 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Global warming combined with other changes in the environment presents 'double whammy' for birds
A new study rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird species. It fo...
March 9, 2022, 6:20 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
A nanoscale look at coronavirus infection
Using super-resolution microscopy, scientists uncovered new details about the location of viral molecules in a cell after coronavirus infection.
March 9, 2022, 6:20 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Ongoing 'immune injuries' might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19
Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19, according to new research.
March 9, 2022, 6:19 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Immunological signature against SARS-CoV-2
Scientists have investigated how most people's immune defenses are able to curb the coronavirus so effectively that pneumonia does not occur.
March 9, 2022, 6:19 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Following rain, desert microbes exhale potent greenhouse gas
New research shows how, after it rains, microbes in desert soil convert one form of pollution into another -- laughing gas.
March 9, 2022, 6:19 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Electronic pneumonia decision support helps reduce mortality by 38 percent in community hospitals
A real-time electronic decision support system helped clinicians at community hospitals provide best practice care for emergency department patients w...
March 9, 2022, 6:19 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New study sheds light on early human hair evolution
Researchers have examined what factors drive hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as Indriidae. Specifically, the researchers aimed to ...
March 9, 2022, 6:19 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Nature-based solutions in mountains can reduce climate change impact on drought
New research has shown how catchment restoration -- through the management of alien tree infestation in the mountains of the southwestern Cape -- coul...
March 9, 2022, 6:12 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Mathematical discovery could shed light on secrets of the Universe
How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as blac...
March 9, 2022, 4:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Human actions accelerate climate-driven floods and droughts
A study of more than 2,000 streams around North America found that those altered by human activity are at greater risk of flooding.
March 9, 2022, 4:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Student researchers discover genes unique to humans in search for source of our evolutionary distinctiveness
A team of student researchers has discovered human microRNA genes not shared with any other primate species and which may have played an important rol...
March 9, 2022, 7 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Earthquake fracture energy relates to how a quake stops
By examining earthquake models from a fresh perspective, engineers now show that the earthquake fracture energy -- once thought to relate to how fault...
March 9, 2022, 6:58 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New dental tool prototype can spot the acidic conditions that lead to cavities
Researchers have shown that a dental tool they created can measure the acidity built up by the bacteria in plaque that leads to cavities.
March 9, 2022, 6:57 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Research advances understanding of DNA repair
A researcher has made a discovery that alters our understanding of how the body's DNA repair process works and may lead to new chemotherapy treatments...
March 9, 2022, 6:56 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Treating heart attacks with a medium chain fatty acid
Heart attacks mean energy deprivation. Could a fatty acid found in energy drinks, then, help recovery? A preclinical study explores this question.
March 9, 2022, 6:55 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Dementia patients struggle to cope with change because of damage to general intelligence brain networks
People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as 'multiple demand networks', hi...
March 9, 2022, 6:53 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
NASA's NICER telescope sees hot spots merge on a magnetar
For the first time, NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has observed the merging of multimillion-degree X-ray spots on the surfa...
March 9, 2022, 6:52 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Anticipation and accents: Talking like a southerner even if you're not
Linguistic convergence refers to temporary (and often subtle) shifts in speech to sound more similar to those around us. A new study shows that even o...
March 9, 2022, 6:49 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Distinct biological ages across individuals’ various organs and systems
It's common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than skin deep. Our various organs and s...
March 9, 2022, 6:48 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to fetus during pregnancy
Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according t...
March 9, 2022, 6:48 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
How animal swarms respond to threats
With the help of microrobots, physicists decode how swarms of animals respond effectively to danger.
March 9, 2022, 5:44 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones linked to rise in U.S. deaths from several major causes
Over recent decades, hurricanes and other tropical cyclones in the U.S. were associated with up to 33.4 percent higher death rates from several major ...
March 9, 2022, 5:42 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Astrocyte networks in the mouse brain control spatial learning and memory
Astrocytes form large networks of interconnected cells in the central nervous system. When these cell-to-cell couplings are disrupted in the brain of ...
March 9, 2022, 5:40 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New species of extinct vampire-squid-like cephalopod is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms
New research shows that the oldest ancestors of the group of animals that includes octopuses and vampire squids had not eight but 10 arms. The study, ...
March 9, 2022, 5:40 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Self-administered screening can provide benefits for patients and providers
Doctors wondered if patients might be more forthcoming with honest information by completing a self-administered questionnaire on a tablet computer in...
March 9, 2022, 5:37 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Migrating through small spaces makes cancer cells more aggressive
Squeezing through tight spaces makes cancer cells more aggressive and helps them evade cell death, shows a new study.
March 9, 2022, 5:37 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Intermingling between populations may contribute to HIV spread
Sexual partnerships between individuals from different communities may help explain why some community-based HIV prevention efforts were moderately ef...
March 9, 2022, 5:36 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Toward ever-more powerful microchips and supercomputers
A look at the process to extend 'Moore's law,' which has doubled the number of transistors that can be packed on a microchip roughly every two years, ...
March 9, 2022, 5:35 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Single protein prompts mature brain cells to regenerate multiple cell types
A single protein can reverse the developmental clock on adult brain cells called astrocytes, morphing them into stem-like cells that produce neurons a...
March 9, 2022, 5:34 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Stress damages the movement centers in the brain
Stress seems to have a negative effect on the learning of movements - at least in mice. This is the conclusion of a recent study. According to the stu...
March 9, 2022, 5:33 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Biologists observe a molecular 'hand-off' that plays a key role in reproduction
Novel research on the life history of fruit fly sperm demonstrates molecular continuity between the male and female reproductive tracts.
March 9, 2022, 5:32 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Tiny mite triggers domino effect in the high Andes
What happens when a disease disrupts a protected ecosystem so forcefully that cascading consequences are felt by nearly all wildlife and plants within...
March 9, 2022, 5:31 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Leaks an untapped opportunity for water savings
The first large-scale assessment of utility-level water loss in the United States found that leak reduction by utilities can be the most cost-effectiv...
March 9, 2022, 5:30 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Reading builds resilience among at-risk kids
New research from the shows that reading aloud can triple a child's resilience at school, particularly for children at-risk.
March 9, 2022, 5:29 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Ancient Mexican city endured for centuries without extremes in wealth and power
An ancient Mexican city, Monte Albán, was the biggest settlement in the region and lasted for more than a thousand years. Some hypotheses for the city...
March 9, 2022, 5:19 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New research demonstrates high value 'injurious weeds' can bring to pollinators
New research compares the biodiversity value of plants classed as 'injurious weeds' against those stipulated by DEFRA for pollinator targeted agri-env...
March 9, 2022, 5:18 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Engineered light waves enable rapid recording of 3D microscope images
Researchers have developed a new method for rapid 3D imaging. Instead of having to scan repeatedly in 2D, the researchers proposed a one-scan techniqu...
March 9, 2022, 5:17 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Global warming projected to increase health burden from hyponatremia
Global warming is likely to increase the number of people requiring hospitalization due to critically low sodium levels in the blood, a condition know...
March 9, 2022, 5:16 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Analysis suggests China has passed U.S. on one research measure
After decades of dominance by the United States, a new measure suggests that China edged the U.S. in 2019 on one important measurement of national res...
March 9, 2022, 5:15 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New risk algorithm would improve screening for prostate cancer
Researchers developed an algorithm estimating a person's risk of developing prostate cancer based on age and the levels of two prostate cancer markers...
March 9, 2022, 5:08 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Objection: No one can understand what you’re saying
A new study from cognitive scientists offers an answer to why legal documents such as contracts or deeds are often so impenetrable.
March 9, 2022, 5:05 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Bunkers that save sight? Researchers take a close look
Chronically stressing the retina can weaken it and damage our ability to see. But retinal cells have a remarkable ability to wall off damage, a team o...
March 9, 2022, 5:03 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Early killer whales ate fish — not other marine mammals
A new study provides vital clues on when killer whales began feeding on other marine mammals.
March 9, 2022, 5:02 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Predicting the progression of rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers evaluated the ability of a polygenic risk score constructed from a genome-wide association study of rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility to...
March 9, 2022, 5 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot
A new study shows that aging slows to a crawl when yellow-bellied marmots hibernate. These large ground squirrels are able to virtually halt the aging...
March 9, 2022, 4:58 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Astronomers discover largest molecule yet in a planet-forming disc
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, researchers have for the first time detected dimethyl ether in a planet-formin...
March 8, 2022, 6:03 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Traces of life in the Earth's deep mantle
The rapid development of fauna 540 million years ago has permanently changed the Earth - deep into its lower mantle. A team has now found traces of th...
March 8, 2022, 6:03 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Lab-grown pig heart tissue could help replace live animals in heart disease research
A new way to replicate what happens inside the heart after cardiac arrest could open new avenues for the study of heart regeneration whilst reducing t...
March 8, 2022, 6:02 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Nordic diet lowers cholesterol and blood sugar – even if you don't lose weight
A healthy Nordic diet can prevent a range of diseases. Until now, the health benefits attributed to a Nordic diet by researchers primarily focused on ...
March 8, 2022, 6:02 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
