04 July, 2019

Astronomers have discovered three peculiar runaway "zombie" stars that have apparently survived cataclysmic explosions at their cores.


Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors: They created ‘doppelganger’ orbits for electrons


In California, parents could claim a personal belief exemption to vaccination, and the rate of kindergartners without up-to-date vaccinations was 9.84% in 2013. In 2016, due to measles outbreaks, California passed a bill banning all personal belief exemptions. The rate was halved to 4.87% in 2017.


Oranges, grapes and carrots contain cancer-fighting compounds which closely resemble molecules used in already licenced drugs, scientists say. Study analysed more than 7,900 molecules found within fruits and vegetables


Magnetic monopole, the long-sought-after elementary particle with only one magnetic pole (i.e a north pole without a south pole or vice versa), has been discovered, as scientists report in Nature this week


03 July, 2019

Livestock are responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the majority from beef and milk production because cattle emit so much methane. A new study has found that changing the cow’s microbiome could cut methane by 50%, through selective breeding, or using probiotics in calves.


Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown that an algorithm with no training in materials science can scan the text of millions of papers and uncover new scientific knowledge.


The first complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system has been completed. The findings mark a major milestone in the field of "connectomics," the effort to map the myriad neural connections in a nervous system to find the specific nerve connections responsible for particular behaviors.


Researchers engineered a strain of non-pathogenic bacteria that colonize solid tumors and safely deliver immunotherapies, acting as a Trojan horse. The therapy led not only to complete tumor regression in a mouse model of lymphoma, but also significant control of distant, uninjected tumor lesions.


Immune-boosting compound makes immunotherapy effective against pancreatic cancer – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis


Ancient DNA reveals the Biblical-era Philistines originated in Europe. These mysterious people may have fled collapsing societies in southern Europe for Israel


Scientists find that tilting the turbines at wind farms improves the energy production


Study finds misconduct spreads among police officers like contagion. According to new research, reassigning police officers with a history of misconduct makes it more likely that their new peers will also misbehave.


Yale University study indicates that people with black-sounding names are less likely to get responses to requests for legal representation than people with white-sounding names.


Not only are antibiotics ineffective for individuals suffering from influenza, but they can actually worsen the initial viral infection by wiping out gut bacteria, suggests a new study in mice with fecal transplants, which found that the gut microbiome modulates interferon signaling in the lungs.


In a world of sympathetic villains and flawed heroes, people still like fictional characters more when they have a strong sense of morality, a new study (n=262) finds. Character morality is intricately tied to how much people like them.


In survey of people who maintained 30 lbs of weight loss in a year, 68% worked out at the same time each day, 47.8% of whom worked out in the early morning. Timing was key to forming an exercise habit, but specific time of day is not as important as working out at the same time every day. (n=375)


People who report worsening sleep quality as they age from their 50s to their 60s have more protein tangles in their brain, putting them at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to a new study.


The anti-vaxxers movement has revived Measles in the US, which was declared to be eliminated in 2000


Space station mold survives 200 times the radiation dose that would kill a human


Another mysterious deep space signal traced to the other side of the universe


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Another mysterious deep space signal traced to the other side of the universe

Increased HPV vaccinations may prevent 1,300 cases of cancer in California, suggests a new study, which found that a vaccination coverage rate of 99.5 percent would prevent more than 1,300 people in the state from developing cervical cancer because of the reduction in HPV infection rates.


02 July, 2019

Researchers Find Way to Make Cancer Cells Self-Destruct


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Researchers Find Way to Make Cancer Cells Self-Destruct

A short bout of exercise enhances brain function, suggests a new study with mice, which found that a short burst of exercise (human equivalent of 4,000 steps) boosts the function of a gene that increases connections between neurons in the region of the brain associated with learning and memory.


Although the timing of the latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope coincides with the upcoming July 4 holiday, the cosmic fireworks captured in it have been unfolding over two centuries.


Adolescents exposed to elevated levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, according to a new study. Scientists examined 529 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17.


Bonobos get their iodine from swampy plants, and ancient humans might have as well, suggests a new study, which found that bonobos wade through swamps searching for rushes and lilies which contain nearly as much iodine as seaweed, and may be how early hominins in central Africa got enough iodine.


Researchers identify the maximum weight that children should carry in their school backpacks, suggesting that school children who use backpacks should avoid loads of more than 10% of their body weight, and those who use trolleys, 20% of their body weight.


Rebuttal to climate deniers - NASA page citing scientific consensus and group agreements:


Horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura) may really be arachnids. Recent study using 53 taxa and 1499 loci finds horseshoe crabs to be nested within the phylogeny of Arachnida.


Promising approach: Prevent diabetes with intermittent fasting: Pancreatic adipocytes mediate hypersecretion of insulin in diabetes-susceptible mice.


A young arctic fox has walked 3,506 km from Norway to Canada


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A young arctic fox has walked 3,506 km from Norway to Canada

Archaeologists find chemical traces of pine resin on 10 Neolithic stone tools, suggesting that Neanderthals were hafting their tools and securing them in place onto wooden handles with resin between 55,000 and 40,000 years ago—long before Homo sapiens set foot in Europe.


For the First Time, Researchers Eliminated HIV From the Genomes of Living Animals


Scientists have performed the world's smallest magnetic resonance imaging to capture the magnetic fields of single atoms.


Some children are more likely to suffer depression long after being bullied, suggests a new study (n=3,525), which found that young adults bullied as a child may have greater risk of depression due to genetic and environmental factors, such as mother with postnatal depression or family violence.


Study: Brain injury common in domestic violence. TBI, oxygen deprivation little-recognized in DV, but violent blows to the head & choking reported in more than 8 of 10 survivors in the study.


Arctic fox travels 2,000-mile trek in 76 days. This is the fastest rate recorded for this species, 1.4 times faster than the previous known record held by an adult male Arctic fox that was tracked in Alaska


Cannabis could be an effective treatment option for pain and insomnia, for those looking to avoid prescription medications, including opioids, suggests a new study (n=1,000) of legalized marijuana. Among 65% of people taking cannabis for pain, 88% were able to stop taking opioid painkillers.


The first-ever artificial intelligence simulation of the universe seems to work like the real thing — and is almost as mysterious.


Whole ecosystems are shifting dramatically north in the Great Plains, a phenomenon likely linked to human influences such as climate change, says new University of Nebraska-Lincoln research that analyzed nearly 50 years’ worth of data on bird distributions.


Not responding to science deniers has a negative effect on attitudes towards behaviours favoured by science (for example, vaccination) and intentions to perform these behaviours. Providing the facts about the topic or uncovering the rhetorical techniques typical for denialism had positive effects.


01 July, 2019

Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells. A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted to youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain.


Overweight or obese human volunteers given the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila experienced a decrease in inflammation markers in the liver, a slight decrease in body weight(2.3 kg on average), as well as a lowering of cholesterol levels.


Listening to music can be an effective means of improving mood in times of stress, suggests a new study (n=80), which found that people who listened to music of their choosing tended to rate themselves as feeling less stressed, nervous, upset, sad, and depressed.


Study suggests Russian social media trolls had impact on 2016 election - Every 25,000 retweets of Russian accounts correlated to a 1% increase in Trump's poll numbers one week later


Collaboration Between Brains. Scientists have created the first multi-person non-invasive direct brain-to-brain interface for collaborative problem solving.


The "Uncanny Valley" runs deep: There’s a circuit in the brain that drives the eerie sensation from slightly lifelike robots, neural activity shows


The space object Oumuamua's strange characteristics like acceleration and shape "are consistent with a purely natural origin," argue astronomers in new study refuting a 2018 Harvard hypothesis that it may be an alien probe.


Cockroaches may soon be unstoppable—thanks to fast-evolving insecticide resistance