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15 articles from ScienceDaily
No more finger pricks: A continuous glucose monitor benefits patients with diabetes in more ways than one
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- 21/7/26 23:03
A 15-center study of 175 patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes found that continuous glucose monitoring, compared to blood glucose meter monitoring, or finger pricking, significantly decreased their hemoglobin A1C over eight months.
What happens to marine life when oxygen is scarce?
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- 21/7/26 22:58
In September of 2017, marine biologists were conducting an experiment in Bocas del Toro, off the Caribbean coast of Panama. After sitting on a quiet, warm open ocean, they snorkeled down to find a peculiar layer of murky, foul-smelling water about 10 feet below the surface, with brittle stars and sea urchins, which are usually in hiding, perching on the tops of coral. This observation prompted a...
New breakthrough to help immune systems in the fight against cancer
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- 21/7/26 21:29
New research has identified potential treatment that could improve the human immune system's ability to search out and destroy cancer cells within the body. Scientists have identified a way to restrict the activity of a group of cells which regulate the immune system, which in turn can unleash other immune cells to attack tumours in cancer patients.
Scientists model 'true prevalence' of COVID-19 throughout pandemic
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- 21/7/26 21:28
Scientists have developed a statistical framework that incorporates key COVID-19 data -- such as case counts and deaths due to COVID-19 -- to model the true prevalence of this disease in the United States and individual states. Their approach projects that in the U.S. as many as 60 percent of COVID-19 cases went undetected as of March 7, 2021, the last date for which the dataset they employed is...
Supernova's 'fizzled' gamma-ray burst
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- 21/7/26 20:48
On Aug. 26, 2020, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a pulse of high-energy radiation that had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. Lasting only about a second, it turned out to be one for the record books -- the shortest gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the death of a massive star ever seen.
Hubble finds evidence of water vapor at Jupiter's moon Ganymede
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- 21/7/26 19:21
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when ice from the moon's surface sublimates -- that is, turns from solid to gas. Astronomers re-examined Hubble observations from the last two decades to find this evidence of water vapor.
Second COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose found safe following allergic reactions to first dose
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- 21/7/26 17:39
A new study reports that among individuals who had an allergic reaction to their first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose, all who went on to receive a second dose tolerated it. Even some who experienced anaphylaxis following the first dose tolerated the second dose.
Brain's 'memory center' needed to recognize image sequences but not single sights
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- 21/7/26 17:39
The visual cortex stores and remembers individual images, but when they are grouped into a sequence, mice can't recognize that without guidance from the hippocampus, according to a new study.
Plant root-associated bacteria preferentially colonize their native host-plant roots
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- 21/7/26 17:39
Researchers have discovered that bacteria from the plant microbiota are adapted to their host species. They show how root-associated bacteria have a competitive advantage when colonizing their native host, which allows them to invade an already established microbiota.
Improving air quality reduces dementia risk, multiple studies suggest
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- 21/7/26 17:39
Improving air quality may improve cognitive function and reduce dementia risk, according to several recent studies.
Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado's subalpine forests
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- 21/7/26 16:21
Even in the absence of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from warmer and drier summer conditions, found recent research.
Meeting global climate targets will lead to 8 million more energy jobs worldwide by 2050
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- 21/7/26 16:21
Researchers created a global dataset of job footprints in 50 countries and used a model to investigate how trying to meet the Paris Agreement global climate target of staying well below 2°C would affect energy sector jobs. They found that action to reach said target would increase net jobs by about 8 million by 2050, primarily due to gains in the solar and wind industries.
Function of sex chromosomes in turtles
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- 21/7/26 16:21
A new study sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study looks at a species of softshell turtle, but the results could help to illuminate an important evolutionary process in many species. The research centers on a process known as sex chromosome dosage compensation.
Two types of blood pressure meds prevent heart events equally, but side effects differ
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- 21/7/26 16:21
In an analysis of almost 3 million patients taking a single high blood pressure medication for the first time, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were as good as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors at preventing cardiovascular events linked to hypertension, including heart attack, stroke and heart failure. 51 possible side effects and safety concerns were examined: The patients taking...
Juicy past of favorite Okinawan fruit revealed
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- 21/7/26 16:21
A genetic analysis of fruit in the mandarin family has unraveled a complex journey from the mountainous region of southern China to the markets of Okinawa.