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New imaging technique offers insight into Achilles tendon injury recovery: Findings reveal patterns in injured tendons, such as decreased phase retardance as well as irregular fiber orientation. Healthy tendons showed higher phase retardance and a more consistent fiber arrangement

New imaging technique offers insight into Achilles...

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Genetics of alternating sexes in walnuts | In walnuts, researchers found two variants of a gene linked to female-first or male-first flowering. This DNA polymorphism appears in at least nine species of walnut and has been stable for almost 40 million years.

Genetics of alternating sexes in walnuts | In waln...

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Famous neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and biologist Olesia Sokur killed in UAV attack on Kyiv

Famous neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and biologist Oles...

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ChatGPT fact-checks can reduce trust in accurate headlines, study finds. The use of AI fact-checks may even lead to decreased trust in true headlines and increased belief in dubious ones. In contrast, human fact-checks significantly improved people’s ability to tell between true and false headlines.

ChatGPT fact-checks can reduce trust in accurate h...

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The understated "Housing Shortage" in the United States: "Our housing shortage estimate is 4 to 5 times as large as previous estimates, and 13 times as high as the shortage cited by the White House"

The understated "Housing Shortage" in the United S...

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Researchers create demonic map from folklore sources. It blends the artistic and symbolic features of Renaissance maps with modern GIS tools, pinpointing the origins of stories about werewolves, devils, dragons, house spirits, giants, and elves, as recorded by German and Polish folklorists

Researchers create demonic map from folklore sourc...

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Scientists have developed a nanopore-based tool that could help diagnose illnesses much faster and with greater precision than current tests allow, by capturing signals from individual molecules

Scientists have developed a nanopore-based tool th...

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Corals are being pushed to deeper waters to escape the warming surface waters, but deeper-water species have lower heat tolerances. But, it appears that when shallow-water species acclimate to deeper waters, they retain their heat tolerance.

Corals are being pushed to deeper waters to escape...

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New Research Shows That Reservoirs of Magma beneath Yellowstone National Park Appear To Be On The Move

New Research Shows That Reservoirs of Magma beneat...

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For the First Time, Scientists Trace a Fast Radio Burst to a Powerful Magnetic Field Around a Magnetar, in a Galaxy 200 Million Light-Years Away

For the First Time, Scientists Trace a Fast Radio ...

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Honor culture linked to military recruitment and identity formation in the US. Honor-oriented states consistently produce higher military enlistment rates than dignity-oriented states, and active-duty soldiers with strong ties to honor culture more deeply embrace a “warrior mindset.”

Honor culture linked to military recruitment and i...

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Pupils and memory: Could we hack our sleep for better cognitive function | Scientists have identified this contracted-pupil sleep state in mice which can open up new avenues in understanding cognitive function – and how we could one day optimize this state for better recall of newer information.

Pupils and memory: Could we hack our sleep for bet...

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Physical activity reduces chronic disease risk. Research found those who exercised moderately to vigorously at least 150 minutes per week -; were at statistically significant lower risk of having 19 chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease, and diabetes.

Physical activity reduces chronic disease risk. Re...

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Study discovers that Lyme disease bacteria travels directly through the cells lining blood vessels

Study discovers that Lyme disease bacteria travels...

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Researchers at CU Anschutz have discovered that some CAR-T cells engineered to fight cancer and other conditions carry the memory of past encounters with bacteria, viruses and other antigens within them, a finding that may allow scientists to manufacture the cells in more precise and targeted ways.

Researchers at CU Anschutz have discovered that so...

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Researchers have created bubble-like microrobots, made of hydrogel and magnetic nanoparticles, that can precisely deliver therapeutic drugs right where they are needed using an external magnetic field, and then be absorbed by the body

Researchers have created bubble-like microrobots, ...

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DNA reveals secrets of Australia's elusive marsupial mole | Unearthing the secrets of Australia’s marsupial mole through an exploration of their genome

DNA reveals secrets of Australia's elusive marsupi...

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No blackouts or cost increases due to 100 % clean, renewable electricity powering California for parts of 98 days

No blackouts or cost increases due to 100 % clean,...

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