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Using Computer Science to Save the Bees
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science (SCS) and the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) have created a system to help beekeepers monitor and analyze the health of their beehives and take corrective actions to prevent colony collapse , when a majority of the worker bees abandon the colony and its queen.
The utility of polymerase chain reaction testing for urinary tract infections
As with diagnostic testing for respiratory, bloodstream, sexually transmitted, gastrointestinal and other infections, providers are looking to molecular testing, more specifically polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for UTIs, to address concerns like speed to treatment and proper antibiotic management.
Study links environmental chemical exposures to faster biological aging
The study analyzed data from 2,346 U.S. adults aged 50 to 84 who participated in a national health survey. Researchers tested their blood and urine for 64 different chemicals, including metals, pesticides, and industrial pollutants. They assessed how these exposures influenced eight different epigenetic aging markers-biological clocks that measure how fast a person's body is aging at the DNA level.
White Blood Cells Use Brute Force to Dislodge Bacteria
One key player in this process is integrin, a protein found on the surface of cells that facilitates adhesion, helping them stick to other surfaces. In this scenario, integrin is what the white blood cell actively works against when it pulls the pathogen away from the wound.
Study reveals how anxiety and apathy affect decision-making
Making decisions in uncertain situations is part of daily life. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School has uncovered that anxiety and apathy - two common but distinct emotional states - lead to fundamentally different patterns in how people learn and make decisions.
Study provides a comprehensive cellular map of how diabetes disrupts bone immune interactions
When we think of type 2 diabetes, images of heart problems or kidney damage often come to mind. But lurking quietly behind these well-known complications is another serious threat, bone disease.
New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing
Based on 'cat qubits,' the technology provides a new way to reduce quantum errors
A Lightweight Flexible Alloy for Extreme Temperatures
Tohoku University reveals a groundbreaking Ti-Al alloy with superelasticity for extreme temperatures, ideal for space and medical uses
Study provides new insights into how the brain distinguishes between pain and itch
Pain and itch are both unpleasant sensations, but they trigger different responses—pain often prompts withdrawal, while itching leads to scratching. Until now, scientists have struggled to understand how the brain processes these sensations separately, as they share overlapping neural pathways from the spinal cord to the brain.
Researchers discover key blood molecules impacting child development
McMaster University researchers have identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development, showing how dietary exposures, early life experiences, and gut health can influence a child's growth and cognitive milestones.
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