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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Why women's brains face higher risk: scientists pinpoint X-chromosome gene behind MS and Alzheimer's

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / AI generated New research by UCLA Health has identified a sex-chromosome linked gene that drives inflam...

Locking carbon in trees and soils could ‘stabilize climate for centuries’ – but only if combined with underground storage

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Photo Credit:  Veronica Lorine Research on a ‘portfolio approach’ to carbon removal enables firms to mix expensive tech-based solutions that...

Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?

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UC San Diego researchers have found high levels of lead in the teeth of both Neanderthals (left) and modern humans (right). However, a gene ...

Researchers uncover possible new treatment to target a devastating childhood brain cancer

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Professor Peter Lewis Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of Wisconsin–Madison Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researche...

African Wildlife Poop Sheds Light on What Shapes the Gut Ecosystem

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Photo Credit: James C. Beasley A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia’s Etosha National Park underscores the ways in w...

Major new study discovers diet and migratory behavior shape neophobia

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Flamingos were one of the species to exhibit the highest neophobia. Photo Credit:  Jeffrey Hamilton The largest-ever study on neophobia, or ...

Checkpoint Inhibitor Promotes Tissue Repair

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The illustration shows the mechanism of action of immune checkpoint inhibitors: antibodies (yellow) activate T cells (blue) enabling them to...

Each fossil fuel project linked to additional global warming

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Photo Credit:  Roman Khripkov Individual fossil fuel projects can no longer be considered too small to matter according to new Australian re...

Physicists probe quark‑gluon plasma temperatures, helping paint more detailed picture of big bang

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Frank Geurts is a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice and co-spokesperson of the RHIC STAR collaboration. Photo Credit: Jeff Fitlow/R...

A promising target for multiple sclerosis

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The image depicts a neuron with its axon insulated by segments of the myelin sheath. The visible degradation and fragmentation of that sheat...