Freshwater zebra mussels deal with microplastics surprisingly well
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/microplastics-freshwater-shellfish-environment
The invasive species may hold lessons for others
Freshwater zebra mussels deal with microplastics surprisingly well
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/microplastics-freshwater-shellfish-environment
The invasive species may hold lessons for others
How binary stars’ planets are born
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/space-binary-star-exoplanet-formation-physics
A new mathematical simulation shows how gas and dust could swirl into planets in dual-star systems
Without synaptic "nibbling," mice develop behavioral problems
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/microglia-synaptic-pruning-mice-development
Mice without microglia grow up with an excess of inhibitory neurons
Tapering off opioids is treacherous for mental health
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/opioid-tapering-epidemic-sacklers
A large-scale study shows how the opioid epidemic has created downstream negative health outcomes
When a person "detransitions," pressure and threats — not regret — are most often the cause
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/detransition-trans-lgtbqia
In a study published in LGBT Health, researchers analyzed survey data of 27,715 trans and gender diverse US adults
Precise CRISPR gene editing can correct the mutation that causes cystic fibrosis in mini-intestines
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/prime-editing-cystic-fibrosis-organoids
Prime editing, which edits DNA directly without cutting, restored healthy function in an organoid model of an intestine
Researchers find biomarkers for heart disease in young adults
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/heart-disease-cardiovascular-young-proteomics-oxidative-stress
The proteomic analysis detected differences in oxidative stress markers
Move over, mice: sheep have the superior brains for neuroscience research
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/sheep-neuroscience-research-mice-model-organisms
Sheep brains more closely resemble human brains than do mouse brains
Earth’s oxygen is projected to run out in a billion years
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/sun-oxygen-reactions-elements-atmosphere
As the Sun ages, Earth’s processes will change
Your saliva affects the way you spread pathogens
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/spit-saliva-germs-bacteria-virus-microbes-transmission
Our saliva can vary depending on our physiological state, making us more or less likely to pass on bugs to others
Alzheimer’s drugs targeting amlyoid plaque may be doomed to fail
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/aducanumab-alzheimers-fda-soluble-amyloid
In a study of the controversial drug aducanumab, cognitive decline tracked something other than high levels of amyloid plaques
Tiny radio tags reveal the lives of Neotropical stingless bees
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/bee-rfid-foraging-honey-ecology-tracking
These bees are small, but the tags are smaller
How “evolutionary medicine” helps create drugs that prevent antibiotic resistance
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/medicine-drug-resistance-superbugs-evolution
How do you stop a bug from becoming a superbug? Beat it at Darwin’s game
What engineers can learn about infrastructure from predatory army ants
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/ants-engineering-proportional-control-scaffold-coordination-group-behavi
Ants can teach us how to design strong networks resilient to individual failures
Top-ranking baboons age the fastest. Is it worth it?
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/baboons-aging-epigenetics-stress-social-status
New research looks at the epigenetic effects of social status in baboons
Illegal shark fishing shows widespread catch of threatened Galapagos species
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/galapagos-shark-fishing-illegal-catch
The Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999’s catch of a dozen different species of sharks is a sign that endangered species need better protection
Researchers might be using your Facebook data in their papers
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/facebook-social-media-data-academic-research
The collection of user-generated data from social media can blur the line of what constitutes human subjects research
Animals and their DNA move through the environment in different ways
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/environmental-dna-edna-animal-tracking
Sampling a lake at different times of year and at different depths found fish DNA distributes in unexpected ways
Drinking way, way too much coffee might shrink your brain
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/coffee-consumption-brain-volume-anxiety
Up to five cups of coffee per day seems to be fine. Six or more? Your brain is going to feel it
Dans la déclaration d’absence de conflit d’intérêt, les auteurs de cette étude ont oublié de préciser combien de cafés ils doivent chaque jour.
Parce que si ça se trouve, ils boivent tous plus de cinq cafés par jour, donc selon leurs propres conclusions on devrait se méfier de leurs propres conclusions.
Gelatins may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease
▻https://massivesci.com/notes/gelatin-brain-alzheimers-disease
A traditional Chinese medicine successfully protected neurons from amyloid-induced death