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What's up with this weird green rock on Mars? Perseverance rover is trying to find out.
Live Science - 6 Apr 2021 15:00
Perseverance's laser hasn't yet penetrated the mystery of a strange Martian rock near the rover's new digs.
TPU scientists first obtain high-entropy carbide in electric arc plasma
EurekAlert! - 6 Apr 2021 08:00
(Tomsk Polytechnic University) Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University have synthetized high-entropy carbide consisting of five various metals using a vacuum-free electric arc method. The research findings are publish...
Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists
New Scientist - 6 Apr 2021 04:01
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, a three-part BBC series, follows the teenage climate change activist as she embarks on a year off school to learn from the world's top environmental scientists and economists
Research Identifies Gender Bias in Estimation of Patients' Pain
Neuroscience News - 7 Apr 2021 01:18
Findings reveal female patients were perceived to be in less pain than males who reported and exhibited the same level of pain intensity.
Leptin Puts the Brakes on Eating via Novel Neurocircuit
Neuroscience News - 7 Apr 2021 00:58
Researchers have identified novel neurocircuitry between midbrain structures which are modulated by leptin to control eating behaviors in mice.
Key brain molecule may play role in many brain disorders
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2021 00:42
Scientists have identified a molecule called microRNA-29 as a powerful controller of brain maturation in mammals. Deleting microRNA-29 in mice caused problems very similar to those seen in autism, epilepsy, and other neu...
Womens' pain not taken as seriously as mens' pain
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2021 00:41
Researchers found that when male and female patients expressed the same amount of pain, observers viewed female patients' pain as less intense and more likely to benefit from psychotherapy versus medication as compared t...
Study Links Prenatal Phthalate Exposure to Altered Information Processing in Infants
Neuroscience News - 7 Apr 2021 00:12
Fetal exposure to phthalates alters cognitive processing in young children, a new study reports. Children whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of phthalates during pregnancy exhibited slower information processing...
New Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes Identified Using Artificial Intelligence
Neuroscience News - 6 Apr 2021 23:48
Combining artificial intelligence technology with brain scan data, researchers have identified three novel subtypes of multiple sclerosis.
Resurging Psychedelic Therapies for Depression
Neuroscience News - 6 Apr 2021 23:24
As interest in using psychedelics to treat a range of mental health disorders grows, researchers consider the impact and therapeutic benefits of using psychedelics to help alleviate symptoms of depression.
Maternal Stress at Conception Linked to Higher Chance of Female Fetus
Neuroscience News - 6 Apr 2021 22:36
Study reveals women who gave birth to girls had higher levels of cortisol in hair samples in the weeks before and at the point of conception.
Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When to Release Pleasure Hormone
Neuroscience News - 6 Apr 2021 22:05
Dopamine neurons largely rely on their own discharge to determine release rates of the hormone, researchers report.
Arctic walrus that drifted to Ireland is now hitching rides on passing ships
Live Science - 6 Apr 2021 22:02
Wally has been stirring up mischief by lounging on lifeboat slipways and capsizing passing dinghies, but conservation groups have warned tourists not to get too close.
Screening for skin disease on your laptop
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 21:20
A biomedical engineer is reporting a new deep neural network architecture - to be used on a standard laptop - that provides early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare autoimmune disease marked by hardened or fib...
Leptin puts the brakes on eating via novel neurocircuit
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 21:20
A new study in mice describes novel neurocircuitry between midbrain structures that control feeding behaviors that are under modulatory control by leptin, a hormone made by body fat. Since the discovery of leptin in the ...
Novel biomarker for glucocorticoids could help tailor treatments
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 21:20
Researchers have uncovered pathways involved in the body's response to glucocorticoid treatments and identified a novel biomarker that could be used to monitor how these drugs work in patients.
Gut microbiome plays role in autism, study finds
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 21:20
A new study has demonstrated that autism spectrum disorder is related to changes in the gut microbiome.
Scientists reveal elusive inner workings of antioxidant enzyme with therapeutic potential
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 21:19
The enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) plays a critical role in maintaining human health by keeping the amount of harmful reactive oxygen molecules in cells under control. By using neutron scattering, research...
Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to altered information processing in infants
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 21:19
Exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals widely used in packaging and consumer products, is known to interfere with normal hormone function and development. Now researchers have found evidence linking pregnant women'...
International research makes progress towards improved materials for quantum sensor technology
Phys.org - 6 Apr 2021 21:02
Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible with other two-dimensional crystalline structures. It therefore opens up pathways to artificial heterostructures or electronic devices...
Radical attack on live cells
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 20:07
Is there a way to chemically manipulate small, confined areas on cellular surfaces? Scientists have developed a microfluidic probe to send a flow of free radicals on live cells and track the outcome using fluorescence im...
Source of Zika neurodevelopmental defects
Science Daily - 6 Apr 2021 20:07
A study identified how microcephaly (abnormally small heads) and blindness may develop in Zika-infected fetuses, as well as a new way to potentially prevent these neurodevelopmental defects.