Biochemistry
Surprise discovery shows zinc-carrying proteins can activate acid reducing drugs without the presence of gastric acid
Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems. PPIs are activated in the acid-producing cells of the stomach, where they block acid ...
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Cell & Microbiology
Biologists discover a new type of control over RNA splicing
RNA splicing is a cellular process that is critical for gene expression. After genes are copied from DNA into messenger RNA, portions of the RNA that don't code for proteins, called introns, are cut out and the coding portions ...
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Small Magellanic Cloud observations provide insight into early universe star formation
Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby star. Also called molecular clouds, these regions of space ...
Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby star. Also called molecular ...
Astronomy
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'Fog harvesting' could yield water for drinking and agriculture in the world's driest regions
With less annual rainfall than 1 mm per year, Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. The main water source of cities in the region are underground rock layers ...
With less annual rainfall than 1 mm per year, Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. The main water source of cities in the ...
Environment
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Microsoft joins quantum race with breakthrough chip
Tech giant Microsoft unveiled a new computer chip on Wednesday that it says could transform everything from fighting pollution to developing new medicines, joining Google and IBM in ...
Tech giant Microsoft unveiled a new computer chip on Wednesday that it says could transform everything from fighting pollution to developing new medicines, ...
Quantum Physics
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Two distinct superconducting states found in Bernal bilayer graphene challenge current models
Superconductivity is a widely sought after material property, which entails an electrical resistance of zero below a specific critical temperature. So far, it has been observed in various materials, including recently in ...

Cosmic radiation from supernova altered virus evolution in Africa, study suggests
Isolated by mountains along the East African Rift is Lake Tanganyika. More than 400 miles long, it is the continent's deepest lake and accounts for 16% of the world's available freshwater. Between 2 and 3 million years ago, ...
Astrobiology
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Synthetic diamond with hexagonal lattice outshines the natural kind with unprecedented hardness
A team of physicists, materials scientists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a colleague from Umeå University, in Sweden, has grown a diamond that is harder than those found in nature. ...

Dogs blink more in response to other dogs doing the same, hinting at social connection
A team of life scientists at the University of Parma in Italy has found that dogs tend to blink more in response to other dogs doing the same. In their study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the group ...

Platform trials streamline ALS therapy evaluation by rapidly ruling out ineffective drugs
Massachusetts General Hospital coordinated the first four platform trials within the HEALEY ALS platform to evaluate potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with results published in various JAMA journals.

Many adults stop GLP-1 therapy within a year with low restart rates, analysis finds
A study conducted using electronic health record data from a collective of U.S. health care systems found that most adults with overweight or obesity discontinued glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy ...

About 740,000 global deaths from suicide occur annually—that's one death every 43 seconds
About 740,000 suicides are reported annually: that's one death on average every 43 seconds, one of the many disturbing findings in the latest and most comprehensive analysis published today in The Lancet Public Health.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Stomach cancers make electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel spread, study finds
Researchers have discovered that stomach cancers make electrical connections with nearby sensory nerves and use these malignant circuits to stimulate the cancer's growth and spread.
Oncology & Cancer
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10 new sponge species discovered in Hawaii's Kāne'ohe Bay
In a succession of studies published this week and last month in the journals PeerJ and Zootaxa, researchers at Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Toonen-Bowen (ToBo) Lab, using a technique that explores both genes ...
Plants & Animals
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Global study finds new medication for sinus thrombosis is just as safe but more patient-friendly
Patients affected by sinus thrombosis are treated with blood thinners. Traditionally, these patients are prescribed vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). In order to give the correct dosage, regular check-ups at the thrombosis service ...
Medications
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Fossil study reveals that palm trees once thrived in subarctic Canada
A new study by Connecticut College provides strong evidence that palm trees once thrived in subarctic Canada, reshaping scientific understanding of past Arctic climates.
Ecology
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Ultrafast vortex electron diffraction: A new way to observe electrons in motion
Electrons oscillate around the nucleus of an atom on extremely short timescales, typically completing a cycle in just a few hundred attoseconds. Because of their ultrafast motions, directly observing electron behavior in ...
Quantum Physics
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Proactively exposing ecosystems to mild environmental stressors offers protection, study finds
Mild, proactive exposure to environmental stress can help biological communities resist severe disturbances and maintain genetic diversity, a recent study from McGill University has found.
Evolution
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Hydrophobic surface coating strategy addresses CO₂ electroreduction stability challenges
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemical products via the electrochemical CO2 conversion reaction could be highly advantageous. This conversion process could help to make good use of excess CO2 in the ...

Observations investigate long-term X-ray variability of young stellar object HL Tauri
Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, astronomers have observed a young stellar object known as HL Tauri. Results of the observation campaign, presented Feb. 11 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...

Bacteria on marine particles play key role in ocean nitrogen cycle
It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can carry out N2 fixation. It was assumed that the high levels of oxygen combined with the low amount ...
Environment
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New Australian dinosaurs and the oldest megaraptorid fossils in the world
Research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology has unveiled a landmark discovery—fossils of the world's oldest known megaraptorid and the first evidence of carcharodontosaurs in Australia. These finds ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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High-performance sodium-ion cathode paves the way for lithium-ion battery alternative
For decades, scientists have sought ways to counter our dependence on lithium-ion batteries. These traditional, rechargeable batteries energize today's most ubiquitous consumer electronics—from laptops to cell phones to ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Racism in medicine: There are signs of progress, but some argue that not enough has changed
Five years on since The BMJ's special issue on racism in medicine, and a global pandemic, the landscape is very different, but has racism in the NHS and UK medicine got better or worse?

Micro-vibration microneedles: Paving the way for rapid and minimally invasive biomarker detection
Scientists have created a new way to quickly and minimally invasively detect glucose using microneedles. These swellable hydrogel microneedles extract substantial amounts of skin fluid in just five minutes, a less invasive ...

Researchers make dataset on tidal flats of entire Wadden Sea available
With a recent publication, NIOZ researchers have made the data from the SIBES research program from 2008 to 2021 available to the community. In SIBES, all tidal flats in the Dutch Wadden Sea are sampled annually for biomass ...

Sulfur may be a new tool for finding alien life
Astronomers have identified sulfur as a potentially crucial indicator in narrowing the search for life on other planets. While sulfur itself is not necessarily an indication of habitability, significant concentrations of ...

Novel carbon-based materials can remove hazardous 'forever chemicals' in water
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a diverse group of synthetic chemicals, are commonly used in numerous products such as semiconductors, fire-extinguishing foams, heat-resistant, and non-stick cookware. ...

Researchers make progress in high-temperature thermally sensitive ceramics
To meet the demands of extreme high-temperature environments, such as aerospace engines and thermal systems in new energy vehicles, high-temperature thermosensitive sensors need to demonstrate high stability and sensitivity.

Cloud cover decline may be driving Earth's record temperatures
You aren't imagining it: The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record.

NASA sends experiment to space to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria
In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new experiment aboard the International Space Station to speed up the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, ...

Research looks at how climate is affecting public transportation
A University of Oregon researcher's examination of urban mobility and climate change offers perhaps the most comprehensive insights to date on extreme weather events and public transit ridership.

Germanium detectors help physicists unlock the mysteries of the universe
Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior has remained a challenging task. More than a century later, even with today's high-tech tools for researching ...

Desert plants' clever survival trick: Two dormancy cycles a year ensure survival in harsh conditions
A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism in two desert ephemeral ...

Blockchain technology could bring benefits to the auditing industry
The adoption of blockchain in financial auditing has been a recent research focus of Sean Cao, professor and cofounder of the Smith AI Initiative for Capital Market Research at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith ...

Did Twitter favor tweets from right-wing politicians? International study ends prematurely in 2023
Social media platforms provide a rich source of data for academic study. A research group at Saarland University has now analyzed the Twitter accounts of some 8,600 politicians from 12 countries. The team, led by Ingmar Weber, ...

Friend-enemy divided thinking can ignite flames of conflict
From heated election campaigns to regional wars, 2024 has witnessed many dramatic political conflicts across the globe. Understanding the underlying causes of these conflicts is crucial for finding pathways to peace.

Government suspicion, conspiratorial thinking linked to historical harm in three communities, report finds
More than half of residents surveyed in three Michigan communities believe significant events occur without public knowledge—a sentiment of government suspicion closely tied to conspiratorial thinking, according to a University ...

Team conflict at work can boost creativity, but it depends on the 'fighters' as much as the fights
For many corporate teams, the notion of "good conflict" is merely a myth. Most often, conflict is seen as a roadblock to success–especially when it involves clashing personalities or disagreements over strategy. But what ...

Community helps drive brand loyalty, according to research
As social media becomes increasingly a part of marketing strategies, businesses are investing heavily in the platforms to reflect the ability to reach and engage with target audiences. However, according to research in the ...

Study reveals link among religion, sociocultural norms, and menstrual stigma for adolescent girls
A study by Ph.D. student Aisha King and colleagues explores the intricate connections between religion, sociocultural norms, and the stigma surrounding menstruation among adolescent girls in Tanzania. The work is published ...

SpaceX debris enters atmosphere over Poland: agency
Debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off in the United States on February 1 entered the Earth's atmosphere over Poland on Wednesday, the Polish space agency said.

Blueback herring make a robust return as an urbanized waterway recovers
In a surprising discovery, researchers from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University have found a substantial number of anadromous blueback herring in New Jersey's Cooper River. The fish, similar to salmon, swim ...