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Dab on deep heat cream to improve exercise performance

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
Deep heat creams widely used by athletes to soothe sore muscles may also boost performance when applied before exercise, according to new research presented virtually this week at the American Physiological Society's (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2021.
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Study first to explore combined impacts of fishing and ocean warming on fish populations

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
Study first to experimentally explore the joint impact of fishing and ocean warming on fish populations, finding that the viability of wild populations and global fish stock are at risk
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Circadian clock in the mouse placenta

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
The activity of a crucial placental gatekeeper in mice is regulated by the circadian clock, changing during the day-night cycle.
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SARS-CoV-2 curtails immune response in the gut

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, together with collaborators from Heidelberg University, have provided further evidence of the gut's role in COVID-19.
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Extinct 'horned' crocodile gets new spot in the tree of life

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
New research has resolved a long-standing controversy about an extinct "horned" crocodile that likely lived among humans in Madagascar. Based on ancient DNA, the study shows that the horned crocodile was closely related to "true" crocodiles, including the famous Nile crocodile, but on a separate branch of the crocodile family tree. The study contradicts recent scientific thinking and also suggests that the ancestor of modern crocodiles likely originated in Africa.
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Ship traffic dropped during first months of Covid pandemic

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
Ship movements on the world's oceans dropped in the first half of 2020 as Covid-19 restrictions came into force, a new study shows.
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Flood risk to new homes in England and Wales will increase in disadvantaged areas

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
The building of new homes continues in flood-prone parts of England and Wales, and losses from flooding remain high. A new study, which looked at a recent decade of house building, concluded that a disproportionate number of homes built in struggling or declining neighbourhoods will end up in high flood-risk areas due to climate change.
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Dietary amino acid determines the fate of cancer cells

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
Researchers at RIKEN, Japan have discovered molecular events that determine whether cancer cells live or die. With this knowledge, they found that reduced consumption of a specific protein building block prevents the growth of cells that become cancerous, opening up the possibility of dietary therapy for cancer.
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Texas Biomed shares critical work in development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
Work performed by dozens of scientists at Pfizer, BioNTech, Texas Biomed, the SNPRC and scientific partners around the world from April to July of 2020 is now published in the scientific journal Nature. In the paper titled "Immunogenic BNT162b vaccines protect rhesus macaques from SARS-CoV-2" published on Feb. 1, 2021, scientists noted the vaccine candidate tested for Pfizer "protected the lower respiratory tract from the presence of viral RNA and with no evidence of disease enhancement."
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Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines. New research from Oxford Brookes University has found that the vertical turbine design is far more efficient than traditional turbines in large scale wind farms, and when set in pairs the vertical turbines increase each other's performance by up to 15%.
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Pandemic significantly increases insomnia in health care workers

Apr 27 2021 - 00:04
The COVID pandemic appears to have triggered about a 44% increase in insomnia disorder among health care workers at a medical-school affiliated health system, with the highest rates surprisingly among those who spent less time in direct patient care, investigators say.
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Do fish feel pain? UTA team says it's likely.

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
An international, multidisciplinary team that includes faculty members from The University of Texas at Arlington has published a paper in the journal Philosophical Psychology that wades into the debate about whether fish feel pain.
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Persuading consumers to go green

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
University of Houston researchers identify messaging formula for businesses to more effectively persuade customers to adopt eco-friendly behavior.
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Alternative meats are not suppressing reliance on grazing animal sources

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
The addition of meat alternatives such as poultry and fish is not reducing the global production and consumption of energy-gobbling land-based meats, according to new research. That conclusion comes from an analysis of 53 years of international data by University of Oregon sociologist Richard York.
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Higher education does not influence how the brain ages

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
Through the pooling of several European brain data sets from the Lifebrain consortium, the current study has been able to track brain changes in individuals over many years. The study found that whereas highly educated people have slightly larger brain volumes than less educated people, their brains shrink at the same rate throughout life.
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Following nature's cue, researchers build successful, sustainable industrial networks

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
By translating the pattern of interconnections between nature's food chains to industrial networks, researchers at Texas A&M University have delineated guidelines for setting up successful industrial communities. The researchers said this guidance can facilitate economic growth, lower emissions and reduce waste while simultaneously ensure that partnering industries can recover from unexpected disturbances.
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Material scientists find new angle toward better heat transfer

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
UCLA materials scientists have developed a class of optical material that controls how heat radiation is directed from an object. Similar to the way overlapping blinds direct the angle of visible light coming through a window, the breakthrough involves utilizing a special class of materials that manipulates how thermal radiation travels through such materials.Recently published in Science, the advance could be used to improve the efficiency of energy-conversion systems and enable more effective sensing and detection technologies.
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New prostate cancer urine test shows how aggressive disease is

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
Researchers have developed a new prostate cancer urine test which shows how aggressive the disease is and could reduce invasive biopsies. A new study shows how an experimental new test called 'ExoGrail' has the potential to revolutionise how patients with suspected prostate cancer are risk-assessed prior to an invasive biopsy.The research team say their new test could reduce the number of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies by 35 per cent.
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The Lancet: Experts call for comprehensive reform of miscarriage care and treatment worldwide

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
A three-paper report published in The Lancet highlights that the current approach to miscarriage care must be improved, by providing more accurate diagnosis and appropriate investigations, improved treatments to prevent miscarriage, effective management methods that suit women's needs and preferences, and treatment from health-care professionals specifically trained in early pregnancy care. The authors also note that there is an urgent need to offer psychological support for affected women and their partners.
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Majority of US faculty help students with mental health issues--but few are trained for it

Apr 26 2021 - 00:04
Nationwide survey, led by BU researcher Dr. Sarah Lipson, indicates colleges and universities need to invest in more resources for faculty "gatekeepers" of mental health.
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