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Early-life social connections influence gene expression, stress resilience

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Having friends may not only be good for the health of your social life, but also for your actual health--if you're a hyena, that is. Strong social connections and greater maternal care early in life can influence molecular markers related to gene expression in DNA and future stress response, suggests a new University of Colorado Boulder study of spotted hyenas in the wild.
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Study: Young workers now value respect over 'fun' perks in the workplace

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Millennials, often referred to as the "job-hopping generation," represent a group of young workers who once grabbed the national spotlight with their publicized demands for "fun" work perks, such as happy hours. However, researchers at the Novak Leadership Institute at the University of Missouri and Kansas State University discovered today's young workers -- ages 21-34 -- represent a life-stage shift toward placing more value on having respectful communication in the workplace over trendy work perks.
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Synlogic publishes papers in Nature journals demonstrating proof-of-mechanism and potential of synth

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Synlogic, Inc. announced today the publication of two papers in the journals Nature Metabolism and Communications Biology.
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Cattle losing adaptations to environment, MU researchers find

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
In a new PLOS Genetics study, researchers have uncovered evidence showing that cattle are losing important environmental adaptations, losses the researchers attribute to a lack of genetic information available to farmers. After examining genetic material stretching back to the 1960s, they identified specific DNA variations associated with adaptations that could one day be used to create DNA tests for cattle -- tests that could tell farmers whether their cattle are suited for one environment or another.
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Investigational magnetic device shrinks glioblastoma in first-in-world human test

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Houston Methodist Neurological Institute researchers from the department of neurosurgery shrunk a deadly glioblastoma tumor by more than a third using a helmet generating a noninvasive oscillating magnetic field that the patient wore on his head while administering the therapy in his own home. The 53-year-old patient died from an unrelated injury about a month into the treatment, but during that short time, 31% of the tumor mass disappeared. The autopsy of his brain confirmed the rapid response to the treatment.
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Surrey builds AI to find anti-ageing chemical compounds

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
The University of Surrey has built an artificial intelligence (AI) model that identifies chemical compounds that promote healthy ageing - paving the way towards pharmaceutical innovations that extend a person's lifespan.
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During COVID-19, nurses face significant burnout risks, reports American Journal of Nursing

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 40 percent of nurses and other health care workers had risks associated with an increased likelihood of burnout, reports a survey study in the August issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
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'Wrapping' anodes in 3D carbon nanosheets: The next big thing in li-ion battery technology

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
The lithium-ion battery is the future of sustainable energy technology, but drastic volume fluctuations in their anodes related to enhanced battery capacity raises a safety concern. Recently, researchers from the Republic of Korea have found that embedding manganese selenide anodes in a 3D carbon nanosheet matrix is an innovative, simple, and low-cost means of reducing drastic volume expansion while improving the energy density of these batteries.
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Soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
UC San Diego engineers developed a soft, stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through vessels deep inside the body. Such a device can make it easier to detect cardiovascular problems, like blockages in the arteries that could lead to strokes or heart attacks.
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The anatomy of a planet

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Researchers at ETH Zurich working together with an international team have been able to use seismic data to look inside Mars for the first time. They measured the crust, mantle and core and narrowed down their composition. The three resulting articles are being published together as a cover story in the journal Science.
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Alpha variant spread via 'super-seeding' event in UK: Oxford research

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
The rapid spread of the Alpha variant of COVID-19 in the UK resulted from biological changes in the virus and was enhanced by large numbers of infected people 'exporting' the variant around the country, in what the researchers call a 'super-seeding' event.
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Stanford researchers develop tool to drastically speed up the study of enzymes

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
A new tool that enables thousands of tiny experiments to run simultaneously on a single polymer chip will let scientists study enzymes faster and more comprehensively than ever before.
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InSight mission: Mars unveiled

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Using information obtained from around a dozen earthquakes detected on Mars by the Very Broad Band SEIS seismometer, developed in France, the international team of NASA's InSight mission has unveiled the internal structure of Mars. The three papers published on July 23, provide, for the first time, an estimate of the size of the planet's core, the thickness of its crust and the structure of its mantle, based on the analysis of seismic waves reflected and modified by interfaces in its interior.
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Eyes wide shut: How newborn mammals dream the world they're entering

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight?
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Global approach is needed on battery regulation

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
New European Union regulations on batteries could offer a huge boost to the global decarbonisation mission - but only if it leverages its political and economic weight to ensure a fairer global marketplace.
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Mars: Scientists determine crustal thickness

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Using recordings of marsquakes, seismologists have gained a precise picture of the structure and thickness of the red planet's crust / findings from NASA's InSight mission published in 'Science'
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Spontaneous retinal waves simulate optical flow before neonatal mice can see

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Like dreaming of walking through a world they've not yet experienced, the retinas of neonatal mice practice for what mature eyes must later process by generating spontaneous patterns of activity that mimic the perception of directional movement through space, according to a new study.
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A case for intranasal COVID-19 vaccinations

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
Of the nearly 100 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials, only seven are delivered intranasally - despite this vaccine type's long success in providing protection from influenza.
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Trash-bin foragers: Innovation and spread of complex culture in suburban parrots

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
In the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, sulphur-crested cockatoos routinely loot lidded household waste bins to scavenge for food. In a new study, researchers document the emergence and geographic spread of innovative bin-opening behaviors in urban parrot populations, revealing the presence of a complex social learning culture in these birds.
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NASA InSight Lander's seismic observations reveal the interior of mars

Eurekalert - Jul 22 2021 - 00:07
The first direct seismic observations from NASA's InSight lander, presented in three studies in this issue, provide clues to the composition of Mars.
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