Overweight: Growing Influence Of Genes With Aging
Researchers have shown that the influence of genes changes during the first years of life. In childhood, there are other factors in particular that affect…
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Some Animals Can Cope With Noise, While Others Cannot
Human-generated, or anthropogenic, noise has gained a lot of research attention lately. It tracks human expansion and spreads throughout both terrestrial and aquatic habitats, leaving…
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Variations In Earth’s Orbital Precession Drove Monsoonal Variability In The Bengal Fan Over The Last 200,000 Years
The monsoon is a tropical climate system with a strong seasonal rain and wind pattern that affects more than 50% of the world’s population. The…
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Understanding Obesity One Adipocyte At A Time
As the rate of obesity and overweight increases worldwide at an alarming rate, the quest goes on to find new therapeutics targeting obesity-associated disorders, including…
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Can A Baby’s Birth Size Tell Us Something About The Late-Life Risk For Dementia And Cognitive Impairment?
There is evidence for long-lasting negative effects of adverse birth characteristics such as low birth weight, short birth length, small head circumference, preterm birth, and…
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What Is Preventing Electrohydrodynamic Drying Technology From Being Applied Industrially, And What Can We Do About It?
Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) drying is basically a highly efficient way to convectively dry materials. Its unique trait is that airflow is produced locally by corona discharge…
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How Do We Make Sense Of -omic Datasets? A Strategy Integrating Gene Perturbation And Computational Analysis May Help
Neurological disorders remain one of the last frontiers of medicine. Available treatments are few; of those that exist, most only mitigate symptoms and do nothing…
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“Ambidextrous” Tri-Peptides And Potential Biological Applications
When it comes to the choice “left or right,” nature likes to stick to one. For instance, proteins are all “left-handed” — they’re made of…
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Hot Temperature Has Highest Mortality Risk, But Moderately Cold Temperature Contributed To The Most Deaths In India
Extreme temperatures, including cold spells and heat waves, have detrimental effects on human health. Most climate change projections foresee extreme weather becoming more prevalent. Indeed,…
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Artificially Intelligent Ventilation For Clean Air And Health: Time To Act
Most people spend 90% of their lifetime in enclosed indoor environments. It is a human right to breathe clean air. According to the WHO report…
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Chronic Liver Disease Mortality Rates And Geographic Variability In The US
Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a leading cause of death for all Americans. Notably, it is the fourth leading cause of death in those 45-54…
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