Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors cu...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240426165229.htm
A multicenter study has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure, a leading cause of hospitalization and death.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161552.htm
Life can be tough for young red squirrels living in the Canada's Yukon territory, where frigid winters, food scarcity and predators threaten their long-term survival. Scientists want to know what...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161549.htm
A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's patients resulting in a reduction of the supply of energy to the brain.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161529.htm
Global biodiversity has declined between 2% and 11% during the 20th century due to land-use change alone, according to a large multi-model study. Projections show climate change could become the ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161518.htm
What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161504.htm
Companies' emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161459.htm
Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new habitats.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425161456.htm
The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131603.htm
Due to the changing climate, young herring arrive in the Wadden Sea earlier and earlier in spring.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131557.htm
Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into an...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131554.htm
Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions. Researchers have now develope...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131552.htm
A newly developed nanomaterial that mimics the behavior of proteins could be an effective tool for treating Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The nanomaterial alters the interacti...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131549.htm
A recent study utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that reflect plant health and photosynthesis.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131547.htm
Oil is an important natural resource for many industries, but it can lead to serious environmental damage when accidentally spilled. While large oil spills are highly publicized, every year there...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131505.htm
Dust can have a huge impact on local air quality, food security, energy supply and public health. Previous studies have found that dust levels are decreasing across India, particularly northern I...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131503.htm
Our bodies are made up of trillions of different cells, each fulfilling their own unique function to keep us alive. How do cells move around inside these extremely complicated systems? How do the...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131451.htm
A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic photovoltaics.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131445.htm
Scientists have watched a molecule move across a graphite surface in unprecedented detail. It turns out this particular molecule moves like a Moon lander -- and the insights hold potential for fu...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131428.htm
Freeze casting is an elegant, cost-effective manufacturing technique to produce highly porous materials with custom-designed hierarchical architectures, well-defined pore orientation, and multifu...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131419.htm
How do birds fly in a coordinated and seemingly effortless fashion? Part of the answer lies in precise, and previously unknown, aerodynamic interactions, reports a team of mathematicians. Its bre...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131416.htm
The IRIS infrared beamline at the BESSY II storage ring now offers a fourth option for characterizing materials, cells and even molecules on different length scales. The team has extended the IRI...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131413.htm
Researchers have pioneered a breakthrough in ferroelectric material development. They've engineered a novel displacement-type ferroelectric material boasting remarkable dielectric properties. The...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131411.htm
Machines can learn not only to make predictions, but also to handle causal relationships. An international research team shows how this could make therapies safer, more efficient, and more indivi...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131408.htm
Two of the biggest challenges faced by new and potential electric vehicle (EV) drivers are range anxiety and speed of charging, but these shouldn't have to be challenges at all. Researchers disco...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131402.htm
Researchers have developed a web-based platform that offers an unprecedented view of the human body at the cellular level. The aim is to create an invaluable resource for researchers worldwide to...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131351.htm
Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists. Investigators are trying to make the process more efficient using artificial intelligence. The tea...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131345.htm
'Bookworm' is a cute thing to call a voracious reader, but actual bookworms -- as well as microorganisms and time -- break down the flour pastes commonly used to keep old publications in one piec...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131342.htm
A study shows that investment by maternal grandmothers can improve the well-being of grandchildren who have faced adversities in life. The positive effects can last well into adulthood.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131339.htm
Researchers discovered that more than 300 liver genes are under circadian control: Circadian variations affect how much of a drug is available and how effectively the body can break it down.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131336.htm
Chemokines are signalling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumors. To understand this complex network, various techniques have been developed to ide...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131331.htm
Warning letters can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic, according to a new study. Researchers used Medicare data to study the effects of the letters on hundreds of thous...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240425131321.htm
Investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatm...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182501.htm
Hydrologists predict human-induced underground fluid fluxes to rise with climate change mitigation strategies like carbon sequestration.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182458.htm
Scientists are using artificial intelligence software to analyze plant root systems, laying out a protocol that can be applied to gather data on crop and model plant phenotypes (physical characte...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182455.htm
People who take acid-reducing drugs may have a higher risk of migraine and other severe headache than people who do not take these medications, according to a new study. The acid-reducing drugs i...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182453.htm
To improve chemotherapy dosing, engineers designed CLAUDIA, a way to continuously measure how much drug is in a patient's system during hours-long infusion.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182447.htm
Just as water moves through a river, rivers themselves move across the landscape. They carve valleys and canyons, create floodplains and deltas, and transport sediment from the uplands to the oce...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182444.htm
A new technique can generate batches of certain entangled states in a quantum processor. This advance could help scientists study the fundamental quantum property of entanglement and enable them ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424182442.htm
Researchers discovered that light can cause evaporation of water from a surface without the need for heat. This 'photomolecular effect' could be important for understanding climate change and for...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160652.htm
A new survey has found that for residents living within three miles of a large-scale solar development, positive attitudes outnumbered negative attitudes by almost a 3-to-1 margin. Researchers su...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160649.htm
Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers have now uncovered for the first time how this exact...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160647.htm
In a breakthrough for cancer research, scientists have created lab-grown mini-colons that can accurately mimic the development of colorectal tumors, offering a powerful new tool for studying and ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160637.htm
Cleveland Clinic researchers developed an artficial intelligence (AI) model that can determine the best combination and timeline to use when prescribing drugs to treat a bacterial infection, base...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160625.htm
Many American companies are relying on carbon offsets to reduce their carbon footprint, especially those who have pledged to achieve 'net-zero emissions.' Sequestering carbon in forests is an exa...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160555.htm
Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdomina...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160542.htm
Neuroscientists have revealed that recency bias in working memory naturally leads to central tendency bias, the phenomenon where people's (and animals') judgements are biased towards the average ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160539.htm
A new study has discovered how a lipid molecule found at high levels within tumors undermines the anti-cancer immune response and compromises a recently approved immunotherapy known as adoptive c...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160537.htm
A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to examine how temperature might affect transmission risk of malaria in different environments in A...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160505.htm
Cells constantly navigate a dynamic environment, facing ever-changing conditions and challenges. But how do cells swiftly adapt to these environmental fluctuations? A new study is answering that ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160454.htm
Researchers have made a breakthrough for evolutionary biology of the Solanaceae family, which includes peppers, potatoes and petunias.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160252.htm
A thin film that combines an electrode grid and LEDs can both track and produce a visual representation of the brain's activity in real-time during surgery -- a huge improvement over the current ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160244.htm
Researchers found that forests with higher trait diversity not only adapt better to climate change but may also thrive. The study unveiled how tree functional trait diversity plays a pivotal role...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160241.htm
Every cuckoo is an adopted child -- raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of pre...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160236.htm
Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case tha...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424160230.htm
A new national survey finds a broad majority of parents experience isolation, loneliness and burnout from the demands of parenthood, with many feeling a lack of support in fulfilling that role.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111713.htm
According to new research, current methods for detecting manipulated digital media will not be effective against AI-generated video; but a machine-learning approach could be the key to unmasking ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111710.htm
Scientists use laser ablation technology to develop a deformable micro-supercapacitor.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111659.htm
Cognitive decline among Black women linked to poor heart health in middle age.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111656.htm
A new computer process makes it possible to generate active pharmaceutical ingredients quickly and easily based on a protein's three-dimensional surface. The new process could revolutionize drug ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111653.htm