Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere — upholstery, carpets, curtains, electronics, and even infant
Day: November 22, 2024
A groundbreaking new approach to treating chronic abdominal pain
A research team at the University of Vienna, led by medicinal chemist Markus Muttenthaler, has developed a new class of
Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisis
In Nature Partner Journals, ten researchers advocate the use of imagination in tackling the climate crisis. They focus specifically on
Confidence drives feedback-seeking behavior: Insights into learning and motivation
A new study from co-lead author Christopher J. Cagna, PhD, of Kessler Foundation examines the determinants of feedback-seeking behavior and
Your child, the sophisticated language learner
As young children, how do we build our vocabulary? Even by age 1, many infants seem to think that if
From food crops to cancer clinics: Lessons in extermination resistance
Just as crop-devouring insects evolve to resist pesticides, cancer cells can increase their lethality by developing resistance to treatment. In
Discovery explains kidney damage caused by blood pressure drugs
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how long-term treatment of high blood pressure with commonly prescribed drugs
Parkinson’s drug changes the gut microbiome for the worse due to iron deficiency
In a groundbreaking new study, conducted within the framework of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Microbiomes drive Planetary Health,” scientists
Study reveals how cell types shape human brain networks
Rutgers researchers at the Brain Health Institute (BHI) and Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) have uncovered how
Signals of inflammation during pregnancy linked to aging and memory changes 50 years later
An estimated 13.8 million people in the U.S. will have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by 2050, two thirds of whom are
