A study led by geophysicist Anne M. Hofmeister in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis proposes that imbalanced forces and torques in the Earth-moon-sun system drive circulation of the whole mantle. St. Louis, Jan 24, 2022.- The new analysis provides an alternative to the hypothesis that theContinuar Leyendo
Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health’s Perinatology Research Branch in Detroit have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may cause fetal inflammation even in the absence of placental infection. Detroit, Jan 20, 2022.- Pregnant women have a higher riskContinuar Leyendo
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have identified a new mechanism by which a protein known for repairing damaged DNA also protects the integrity of DNA by preserving its structural shape. Cleveland, Jan 20, 2022.- The discovery, involving the protein 53BP1, offers insight into understanding how cells maintain the integrityContinuar Leyendo
Researchers use advanced technology and mice to study dopamine neuron structure, addiction and the brain’s ability to recover. Lemont, Il, Jan 19, 2022.- A late 1980s commercial meant to combat drug addiction used a pair of frying eggs as a metaphor for the effects of drugs on the human brain.Continuar Leyendo
Repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger, a recent study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found: individuals who have been repeatedly exposed to major disasters show a reduction in mental health scores. College Station, TX, Jan 17, 2022.- Additionally, the research teamContinuar Leyendo
Dr Robert Noble, a Lecturer in Mathematics in the School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering (SMCSE) believes that characterising the way, manner or pattern of evolution in tumours is important for clinical forecasting and optimising cancer treatment. London, January, 15, 2022.- Dr Noble and his colleagues in Professor NikoContinuar Leyendo
Microplastics can deposit and linger within riverbeds for as long as seven years before washing into the ocean, a new study has found. Evanston, IL, Jan 14, 2022.- Because rivers are in near-constant motion, researchers previously assumed lightweight microplastics quickly flowed through rivers, rarely interacting with riverbed sediments. Now, researchersContinuar Leyendo
The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognised as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought. Cambrigde, Jan 13, 2022.- The remains — known as Omo I —Continuar Leyendo
In a new study, scientists at the University of Missouri demonstrate the direct transmission of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her developing child via the placenta could negatively impact fetal brain development. Cheryl Rosenfeld, a professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and colleagues proposeContinuar Leyendo
París, Jan 10, 2022.- Today the James Webb Space Telescope team successfully fully deployed its iconic 6.4-metre, gold-coated primary mirror, completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations. “The successful unfolding of the Webb telescope has been a complex but impressive engineering masterpiece. OnContinuar Leyendo
