291 articles from TUESDAY 13.7.2021
Eating whole grains linked to smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar
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- 21/7/13 22:53
A study finds middle- to older-aged adults who ate more servings of whole grains, compared to those who ate fewer, were more likely to have smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels as they aged. All three are linked with increased risk of heart disease.
Bacteria are key to vaginal health, study finds
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- 21/7/13 22:53
A recent study defines a mechanistic role for an understudied bacteria family in gynecologic disease.
Rats prefer to help their own kind; humans may be similarly wired
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- 21/7/13 22:53
A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new research pinpoints the brain regions that drive rats to prioritize their nearest and dearest in times of crisis. It also suggests humans may share the same neural bias.
'Long COVID': More than a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months
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- 21/7/13 22:53
In a new study of adults from the general population who were infected with COVID-19 in 2020, more than a quarter report not having fully recovered after six to eight months.
Galactic gamma ray bursts predicted last year show up right on schedule
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- 21/7/13 22:52
Astronomers see many periodic emissions from space, typically caused by rotation of stars and often very regular. Astrophysicists noticed a unique periodicity in the soft gamma ray emissions from a magnetar located in our galaxy. The soft gamma repeater SGR1935+2154 appears to emit bursts only within regularly spaced windows, and is inactive in between. Based on their analysis, they predicted a...
NASA Solar Sail Asteroid Mission Readies for Launch on Artemis I
Portal origin URL: NASA Solar Sail Asteroid Mission Readies for Launch on Artemis IPortal origin nid: 472515Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 16:40Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout is tucked away safely inside the agency's powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...
Viral images of giant goldfish in U.S. lake spotlight dangers of invasive aquatic pets
Viral social media images of giant gold fish pulled from a Minnesota lake are reigniting concerns about invasive aquatic pets breeding in fragile ecosystems, and scientists say the problem is getting worse in...
Galactic gamma ray bursts predicted last year show up on schedule
Magnetars are bizarre objects—massive, spinning neutron stars with magnetic fields among the most powerful known, capable of shooting off brief bursts of radio waves so bright they're visible across the universe.
The first hurricane of 2021 came early. It could be a sign of what's to come
When Elsa reached sustained winds of 85 mph last week, it became the strongest July storm in the Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Emily in 2005. Four days later, it would brush past the Tampa Bay coastline, dumping plenty of rain, but leaving the region mostly unscathed.
Spectral-volumetric compressed ultrafast photography simultaneously captures 5D data in a single snapshot
Information-rich optical imaging can provide multidimensional information to enable observation and analysis of a detected target, contributing insights into mysterious and unknown worlds. With its ability to capture dynamic scenes on picosecond—and even femtosecond—timescales, ultrafast multidimensional optical imaging has important applications in the detection of the ultrafast phenomena in...
17 million gallons of sewage discharged from treatment plant; some LA beaches closed
An incident at the Hyperion sewage treatment plant in Playa del Rey has caused 17 million gallons of sewage to be discharged into the ocean.
Developing lactose-free milk with graphene oxide based nano filtration membranes
Over the past years, graphene oxide membranes have been mainly studied for water desalination and dye separation. However, membranes have a wide range of applications, such as within the food industry. A research group led by Aaron Morelos-Gomez of Shinshu University's Global Aqua Innovation Center investigated the application of graphene oxide membranes for milk, which typically creates dense...
40-Year Mystery Solved: Source of Jupiter’s X-Ray Flares Uncovered
Portal origin URL: 40-Year Mystery Solved: Source of Jupiter’s X-Ray Flares Uncovered Portal origin nid: 472508Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 15:03Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered.Portal image: The purple hues in this image show X-ray emissions from...
Long-term memory setup requires a reliable delivery crew
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- 21/7/13 20:58
Neural plasticity depends on a reliable delivery team of Kinesin protein KIF5C to carry goods like RNA from cell body to synapse, a new study finds.
Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys
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- 21/7/13 20:58
Infant boys with a higher composition of a particular gut microbiota show enhanced neurodevelopment, according to a new study.