Aerosol formation in the southeastern United States
Human-made pollutants enhance processes that transform naturally occurring emissions from trees into organic aerosols that can affect climate, air quality, and human health, a study finds.
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Supplementation of household income for elderly residents of a Mexican city is associated with improved health and wellbeing, a study finds. Emma Aguila and colleagues tested the feasibility and...
View ArticleOrigin of modern humans’ skeleton and link between physical activity and...
Researchers report that the ‘lightly’ built skeletons of modern humans evolved late in our evolutionary history and may have resulted from a reduction in mobility and activity levels due to a shift...
View ArticleHeart rate and fear of terrorism
Long-term exposure to threats of terror can induce elevated resting heart rates and result in an increased risk of mortality, according to a study. A long-term, abnormally elevated basal heart rate...
View ArticleBird migration and avian influenza spread
The migratory patterns of wild birds influence the spread and periodic reemergence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in Asia, according to a study. H5N1 first appeared in 1996 and...
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According to a study, analysis of carbon and oxygen isotope ratios in carbonate minerals of Martian meteorite ALH 84001 may reveal details of the history of Mars’ atmosphere, and may suggest that the...
View ArticleReproduce mechanical property of granular materials via numerical triaxial...
Mechanical behavior of granular material in landslides is of great significance. Considering non-spherical particle effects, a recent study demonstrates that the numerical triaxial apparatus based on...
View ArticleLonger duration, deeper body cooling for newborns with neurological condition...
Among full-term newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (damage to cells in the central nervous system from inadequate oxygen), receiving deeper or longer duration cooling did...
View ArticleMaternal supplementation with multiple micronutrients, compared with...
In Bangladesh, daily maternal supplementation of multiple micronutrients compared to iron-folic acid before and after childbirth did not reduce all-cause infant mortality to age 6 months, but did...
View ArticleInhibition of Sirtuin 2 reduces striatal dopamine depletion with increased...
Iron is an essential trace metal. It plays an important role in electron transfer, oxygen transport, neurotransmitter synthesis, and myelin production in the central nervous system.
View ArticleDiffuse axonal injury in the brain is related to myelin debris accumulation？
Myelin debris is an important inflammatory mediator. After diffuse axonal injury, accumulation of myelin debris causes chronic inflammatory reaction, leading to further axonal injury and hindering...
View ArticleSyringaldehyde protects cerebral ischemia by anti-oxidative and...
Several studies have demonstrated that syringaldehyde is a polyphenolic compound in the flavonoid group that exhibits anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Aras Adem Bozkurt, Çanakkale Onsekiz...
View ArticleDoes progesterone neuroprotect TBI by increasing hippocampal Akt...
There is evidence that progesterone increased phosphorylation at the serine 473 via the PI3 kinase pathway, thus enhancing Akt activation and neuroprotection in TBI.
View ArticleCurbing ATM signaling rescues brain cells from death in Huntington’s disease...
A study shows that curtailing the effects of the ATM protein may protect against brain cell death in cell and animal models of Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease is an inherited...
View ArticleHow many atoms can display the thermal expansions of liquid metals?
Predicting the macroscopic properties of materials is an interesting puzzle in the field of materials physics and chemistry. A recent research indicates that the thermal expansion of several kinds of...
View ArticleAdult neurogenesis in the four-striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio)
Adult neurogenesis in the four-striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio)
View ArticleEarly chelating therapy reduces reversible lesions to the brain in WD as...
Early chelating therapy reduces reversible lesions to the brain in WD as confirmed by MRI
View ArticleQuantifying the risk of Ebolavirus importation from west African countries...
Based on historic traveller flight itinerary data in 2013, a study analyzed the primary airports of entry and the main final destinations in China for travelers from three west African countries with...
View ArticleThe impact of the introduced plant Spartina alterniflora needs re-evaluation
As an introduced plant, Spartina alterniflor has varied positive and negative impacts on the coastal environment and ecosystem in eastern China. Hence, different management measures should be adopted...
View ArticleVisualization of the complex structure and stress field inside rock by means...
Accurate characterization of the interior structure and stress field of rocks are of critical significance to solving a variety of engineering difficulties. A recent study sheds new light on...
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