Study: Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

Study: Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

Stroke survivors suffering from the burden of combined sleep-wake disturbances are more likely to have another stroke or serious cardio- or cerebrovascular event compared to those without sleep-wake disturbances, according to the results of...
Study: New evidence shows giant meteorite impacts formed parts of the moon's crust

Study: New evidence shows giant meteorite impacts formed parts of the moon’s crust

New research published today in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction may have also contributed to the formation of the Moon's...
80 percent of world economy now aiming for net zero - but not all pledges are equal

80 percent of world economy now aiming for net zero – but not all...

More than 80% of global GDP – and 77% of global greenhouse gases - are now covered by a national net zero target, up from 68% and 61% last year, according to a new...
Study: Cremation in the Middle-East dates as far back as 7,000 B.C.

Study: Cremation in the Middle-East dates as far back as 7,000 B.C.

The gender of the human remains found inside a cremation pyre pit in Beisamoun, Israel remains unknown. What is known is that the individual was a young adult injured by a flint projectile several...
Study: How nutrient-starved cells recycle internal components

Study: How nutrient-starved cells recycle internal components

The idea of the cell as a city is a common introduction to biology, conjuring depictions of the cell's organelles as power plants, factories, roads, libraries, warehouses and more. Like a city, these structures...
Plastic Pollution reaching Antarctica, According to Study

Plastic Pollution reaching Antarctica, According to Study

New findings include analyses of some of the longest continuous datasets in the world on plastics ingested by seabirds and washed up on beaches, and insights into where this plastic originates. They also highlight...
Study: Deep learning algorithm identifies tumor subtypes based on routine histological images

Study: Deep learning algorithm identifies tumor subtypes based on routine histological images

Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, working with colleagues in Europe, created a deep learning algorithm that can infer molecular alterations directly from routine histology images across multiple common tumor...
Scientists uncover new anti-phage defense mechanisms

Scientists uncover new anti-phage defense mechanisms

Scientists from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new anti-phage defense mechanism found in some bacteria, which use previously unknown features to protect their DNA....
Study: Ancient enzymes can contribute to greener chemistry

Study: Ancient enzymes can contribute to greener chemistry

A research team at Uppsala University has resurrected several billion-year-old enzymes and reprogrammed them to catalyse completely different chemical reactions than their modern versions can manage. The method can be used to develop sustainable...
Study: Reprogramming immune cells to reduce inflammation

Study: Reprogramming immune cells to reduce inflammation

Macrophages are white blood cells that, depending on the signals they get from the immune system, become specialized in either increasing or decreasing inflammation. When macrophages are programmed to be pro-inflammatory, they help to...

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