From salmon to snow melt, the predictions for Oregon’s climate-changed future are dire
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/oregon-climate-change-heat-fire-salmon-rivers
It was hotter in the Willamette Valley this summer than in Abu Dhabi
From salmon to snow melt, the predictions for Oregon’s climate-changed future are dire
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/oregon-climate-change-heat-fire-salmon-rivers
It was hotter in the Willamette Valley this summer than in Abu Dhabi
Scientists may have sequenced the missing eight percent of our genome
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/human-genome-sequencing-puzzle
Most of the human genome was sequenced in 2001, but these newly sequenced pieces were missing from the picture
There’s something in the water, and it’s killing America’s national bird
▻https://massivesci.com/articles/eagle-death-killer-toxin-aetx-avian-vacuolar-myelinopathy-avm
Cyanobacteria are eating away at eagles’ brains
Doctors can use a person’s descriptions of a picnic scene to measure their language skills after a stroke
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/aphasia-stroke-language-assessment
Language impairment, known as aphasia, is common for people who have experienced strokes
Two compounds in your morning coffee could help fight renal cancer
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/coffee-renal-cancer-compounds-proteins
These compounds have already shown promise against prostate cancer
Le cancer de la prostate, bientôt une maladie professionnelle ?
▻https://www.sante-et-travail.fr/cancer-prostate-bientot-maladie-professionnelle
C’est une première : les syndicats ont demandé unanimement la création d’un tableau pour la reconnaissance en maladie professionnelle du cancer de la prostate en cas d’exposition aux pesticides. Comme le recommande un rapport récent de l’Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire.
Le plus fréquent des #cancers, celui de la prostate, sera-t-il la prochaine maladie professionnelle officiellement due aux pesticides ? C’est le souhait des organisations syndicales de salariés au sein de la commission maladies professionnelles du Conseil d’orientation des conditions de travail (Coct). « Pour le moment, du côté du régime général de la Sécurité sociale, il n’y a pas de tableau qui relient les pesticides à une quelconque maladie professionnelle, détaille Jean-Luc Rué, représentant de la CFDT au sein de cette commission. Par contre, il y a un consensus – et des tableaux – du côté du régime agricole pour deux pathologies : le lymphome non hodgkinien et la maladie de Parkinson, qui sont reconnues comme pouvant être liées aux pesticides. » | paywall ]
Diagnosing cystic fibrosis could soon take just a sticker and a smartphone
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/cystic-fibrosis-sticker-smartphone-sweat
Measuring chloride levels in sweat is one way to diagnose the disease
Space futurism is stupid
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/jeff-bezos-blue-origins-elon-musk
There is no reason to think that billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk know what’s best for humanity
Mutations in white blood cells weaken immunity to infectious diseases
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/covid19-white-blood-cells-immunity-genetics-aging
Scientists uncover a genetic cause behind age-related risk for a variety of infections, including COVID-19
A sweeping study shows that "brain training" games are not effective
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/brain-training-learning-cognition-memory
These games are popular and fun, but there is no evidence that they improve cognitive function
A new device stops hiccups without silly home remedies
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/fisst-hiccup-remedy-device-drinking-water
The device consists of a drinking tube with a mouthpiece and a pressurized valve at the bottom
#silly_home_remedies dont l’efficacité est quand même pas trop mauvaise (ici, c’est boire à l’envers)
Titanium studded with silver and copper make harvesting energy from the Sun that much more efficient
▻https://massivesci.com/articles/titanium-dioxide-plasmonics-solar-energy
Incorporating metal ions into titanium dioxide creates better semi-conductor plasmonics
Dust is the surprisingly ordinary culprit behind a supergiant star’s unusual dimming
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/betelguese-dimming-dust-space-orion
When astronomers observed Betelguese last year, they saw it as far fainter than it should have been
What if an RNA molecule could do it all over again?
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/rna-world-synthetic-biology-raven-science-maven
A new research project is letting RNA take the reins of life back from DNA
From Sputnik to virtual reality, the history of scicomm
▻https://massivesci.com/articles/scicomm-nih-nsf-johns-hopkins-carl-sagan-contact
Instead of yesteryear’s dry and dusty lectures, science communicators are creating new and exciting ways to engage with science
There’s a scientific reason why humans love drumming
▻https://massivesci.com/articles/drum-circles-anthropology-music-primates
Anthropology and evolutionary biology help demystify the groove
Before Shark Week and Jaws, World War II spawned America’s shark obsession
▻https://massivesci.com/articles/shark-week-history-world-war-discovery
The experiences of some WWII veterans played a pivotal role in painting sharks as creatures to be feared
Laughing gas could be the next tool against treatment-resistant depression
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/depression-treatment-laughing-gas-clinical-trial
A small clinical trial shows promise for people who don’t find relief from antidepressants
Could blockchain technology protect patients from counterfeit medication? Not so fast
▻https://massivesci.com/articles/blockchain-bitcoin-medicine-health-counterfeit-drugs
We should be wary of trying to science our way out of large-scale health issues
Richard Branson is officially the first billionaire to take off for space
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/branson-unity-space-flight-billionaires-tourism
Branson’s Unity-22 flight ushers in an era of space tourism
Artificial light at night is dangerous for coral reef fish
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/artificial-light-pollution-fish-marine-reef
A new study examined the effects of light pollution on juvenile orange-fin anemonefish