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Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Some Strength in Tropical Storm Patty's Brief Debut

On Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. EDT the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced the formation of tropical depression sixteen (TD16) northeast of the Bahamas. Earlier,…

Health & Medicine

Smoking Linked to Cataracts in Aging Population Study

Reported in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (Smoking and Risk of Age-related Cataract: A Meta-analysis), the new findings are the result of a…

Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Heaviest Rainfall Near Typhoon Prapiroon's Center

When NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Typhoon Prapiroon on Oct. 12 at 0741 UTC (3:41 a.m. EDT), the precipitation radar…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Genes Power New Complex Logic Circuits

By force of habit we tend to assume computers are made of silicon, but there is actually no necessary connection between the machine and the material. All that…

Earth Sciences

NASA Discovers First Tropical Cyclone of Indian Ocean Season

On Oct. 12 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), Tropical Cyclone 01S (TC01S) was “born” about 90 nautical miles (103.6 miles/166.7 km) west-southwest of Diego Garcia,…

Studies and Analyses

Hands-On Skills Influence Hearing Perception: New Research Insights

New research links motor skills and perception, specifically as it relates to a second finding—a new understanding of what the left and right brain hemispheres…

Studies and Analyses

Long Sitting Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks

A new study led by the University of Leicester, in association with colleagues at Loughborough University, has discovered that sitting for long periods…

Life & Chemistry

Modeling Early-Earth Cells: Insights into RNA Packaging

Using large “macromolecules” called polymers, the scientists created primitive cell-like structures that they infused with RNA — the genetic coding material…

Life & Chemistry

Rare B Cells May Transform Autoimmune Disease Treatments

The findings, which were demonstrated in mice, highlight the unique properties of a subset of B cells that normally controls immune responses and limits…

Social Sciences

Report reveals key concerns of UK's aging society

This was a key finding from the most recent report of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a comprehensive study that aims to understand the…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Autism Risks: Genetics vs. Environment

The contribution of inheritance and genetic mutation versus environmental factors to the risk of ASD is hotly debated. Most twin studies show the contribution…

Life & Chemistry

Artificial Blood Maker: Exploring Erythropoietin Innovations

“Blood is quite a peculiar kind of juice“—that is what Mephisto knew, according to Goethe’s “Faust“. But if blood really is very special, then erythropoietin…

Studies and Analyses

Understanding Youth Suicide: Key Insights and Innovations

Suicide in children and adolescents has long been a matter of great concern to modern society, particularly for clinicians who deal with mental health problems…

Physics & Astronomy

Building Layer Cakes with Atomic Precision for Nanoscale Power

The team used individual one-atom-thick crystals to construct a multilayer cake that works as a nanoscale electric transformer. Graphene, isolated for the…

Health & Medicine

Antibody Treatment Reverses Fatal Lung Disease in Tests

For the first time scientists have found an antibody treatment that not only stops PAH getting worse, but also reverses the condition in mice and rats. The…

Environmental Conservation

Corals at Risk: Study Reveals Limits of Environmental Benefits

A new study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science shows that corals may be more severely impacted by…

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