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Newswise: How nemo fits in his anemone: Study reveals how clown anemonefish adjust their growth to their environments
Released: 18-Jul-2022 2:30 PM EDT
How nemo fits in his anemone: Study reveals how clown anemonefish adjust their growth to their environments
Newcastle University

Research has shown how clown anemonefish control their growth to match the size of their anemone host.

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Released: 14-Jul-2022 2:15 PM EDT
Coastal Glacier Retreat Linked to Climate Change
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

More of the world’s coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what’s triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin down because of natural fluctuations in the glaciers’ surroundings. Now, researchers have developed a methodology that they think cracks the code to why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change.

Released: 14-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
As Globe Warms, Infected Pines Starve and Disease-Causing Fungi Thrive
Ohio State University

The high heat and low water conditions produced by global warming weaken pine trees’ resistance to disease by hindering their ability to mount an effective defense at the same time that pathogenic fungi in their tissues become more aggressive, new research suggests.

Newswise: Research probes how people control unwanted thoughts
7-Jul-2022 12:10 PM EDT
Research probes how people control unwanted thoughts
PLOS

While thinking an unwanted thought could make it more likely to recur, we can proactively control this process

   
7-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Moderate drinking linked to brain changes and cognitive decline
PLOS

Consumption of seven or more units of alcohol per week is associated with higher iron levels in the brain, according to a study of almost 21,000 people publishing July 14th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine. Iron accumulation in the brain has been linked with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and is a potential mechanism for alcohol-related cognitive decline.

Released: 14-Jul-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Webb Telescope Rewrites Cosmic History with Images of Universe
University of Miami

A time travel machine, the $10 billion space observatory is being considered well worth the price tag because it will help answer long-held questions about the big bang and search for signs of alien life, University of Miami astrophysicists maintain.

Released: 14-Jul-2022 9:45 AM EDT
Women Already Live Longer. They Can Live Better with an Improved Diet
University of Georgia

Women tend to live longer than men but typically have higher rates of illness. Now, new research from University of Georgia suggests these higher rates of illness can be improved by a better diet, one that is high in pigmented carotenoids such as yams, kale, spinach, watermelon, bell peppers, tomatoes, oranges and carrots. These bright-colored fruits and vegetables are particularly important in preventing visual and cognitive loss.

Newswise: Genomic research supports recognizing new scrub jay species in Texas and Mexico
Released: 13-Jul-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Genomic research supports recognizing new scrub jay species in Texas and Mexico
University of Kansas

A comprehensive new genetic and statistical study from researchers at the University of Kansas reveals two groups of scrub jays — one in Mexico and one in Texas — deserve status as independent species.

Newswise: What a Martian Meteorite Can Teach US About Earth’s Origins
Released: 12-Jul-2022 4:35 PM EDT
What a Martian Meteorite Can Teach US About Earth’s Origins
Northern Arizona University

Astronomy postdoc Valerie Payré is on an international team that discovered the origin of the martian meteorite known as Black Beauty, one of the most-studied meteorites in the world. It may hold clues to the development of Earth and other terrestrial planets and help explain why Earth sustains life when its closest neighbor does not.

Released: 12-Jul-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Emotional Patterns a Factor in Children's Food Choices
Elsevier

The emotional context in which eating occurs has been thought to influence eating patterns and diet, with studies finding negative emotions predict excessive calorie intake and poor diet quality.

Newswise: NASA’s Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birth
12-Jul-2022 11:25 AM EDT
NASA’s Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birth
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The seemingly three-dimensional “Cosmic Cliffs” showcases Webb’s capabilities to peer through obscuring dust and shed new light on how stars form. Webb reveals emerging stellar nurseries and individual stars that are completely hidden in visible-light pictures. This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” is actually the edge of a nearby stellar nursery called NGC 3324 at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula. So-called mountains — some towering about 7 light-years high — are speckled with glittering, young stars imaged in infrared light. A cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located above the area shown in this image. The blistering, ultraviolet radiation from these stars is sculpting the nebula’s wall by slowly eroding it away. Dramatic pillars rise above the glowing wall of gas, resisting this radiation. The “steam” that appears to rise from the celestial “mountains” is

Newswise: NASA’s Webb Produces the Most Detailed Image of the Early Universe to Date
Released: 11-Jul-2022 6:05 PM EDT
NASA’s Webb Produces the Most Detailed Image of the Early Universe to Date
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

President Biden unveiled the image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb’s First Deep Field, during a White House event on Monday, July 11. NASA and its partners will release a series of Webb's first full-color images and data, known as spectra, Tuesday, July 12th during a live NASA TV broadcast.

Newswise: Undead Planets: The Unusual Conditions of the First Exoplanet Detection
Released: 11-Jul-2022 3:10 PM EDT
Undead Planets: The Unusual Conditions of the First Exoplanet Detection
Royal Astronomical Society

The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may be incredibly rare.

Newswise: UTSW researchers show effectiveness of migraine drug in weight loss
Released: 11-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT
UTSW researchers show effectiveness of migraine drug in weight loss
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, may also be useful in treating obesity, a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern suggests. In studies on obese mice, a daily dose of a triptan led animals to eat less food and lose weight over the course of a month, the team reported in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

6-Jul-2022 4:55 PM EDT
Friends Enjoy Being Reached Out to More Than We Think
American Psychological Association (APA)

People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: Saint Louis University and Industry Partners Discover Treatment for Rare, Genetic Liver Disease
Released: 8-Jul-2022 4:50 PM EDT
Saint Louis University and Industry Partners Discover Treatment for Rare, Genetic Liver Disease
Saint Louis University

Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, in collaboration with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, report the first effective drug to treat a rare, genetic liver disease that formerly could only be treated with a liver transplant.

Released: 8-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Mask Wearing Amplifies Harms of Smoking
European Society of Cardiology

Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods.

Newswise: Long Term High-Fat Diet Expands Waistline and Shrinks Brain
Released: 7-Jul-2022 8:05 PM EDT
Long Term High-Fat Diet Expands Waistline and Shrinks Brain
University of South Australia

New research led by the University of South Australia shows that fatty foods may not only be adding to your waistline but also aggravating Alzheimer's disease, and causing depression and anxiety.

Newswise: Scientists React to Planned Cull of Swedish Wolves
Released: 7-Jul-2022 5:30 PM EDT
Scientists React to Planned Cull of Swedish Wolves
Stockholm University

The Swedish Parliament recently presented its ambition to drastically reduce number of wolves in Sweden – from approximately 400 down to approximately 200. Scientists are now reacting to this goal. In a letter published in Science 18 researchers from 5 countries warn that such a cull would further threaten this already highly vulnerable population.

Released: 7-Jul-2022 4:20 PM EDT
Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Coastal Maya
Georgia State University

Scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of artifacts along Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Learn what researchers have discovered about the ancient Maya people and their relationship with this hidden stretch of coast.

Newswise: Study Reveals Yunnanozoans as the Oldest Known Stem Vertebrates
Released: 7-Jul-2022 4:10 PM EDT
Study Reveals Yunnanozoans as the Oldest Known Stem Vertebrates
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scientists have long puzzled over the gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates. Vertebrates, including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and humans, share unique features, such as a backbone and a skull. Invertebrates are animals without backbones.

Released: 7-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT
MSU Researchers Create Method for Breaking Down Plant Materials for Earth-Friendly Energy
Michigan State University

With energy costs rising, and the rapidly emerging effects of burning fossil fuels on the global climate, the need has never been greater for researchers to find paths to products and fuels that are truly renewable.

Newswise:Video Embedded citizen-scientist-leads-discovery-of-34-ultracool-dwarf-binaries-using-archive-at-nsf-s-noirlab
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Released: 7-Jul-2022 2:55 PM EDT
Citizen Scientist Leads Discovery of 34 Ultracool Dwarf Binaries Using Archive at NSF’s NOIRLab
NSF's NOIRLab

How often do stars live alone? For brown dwarfs — objects that straddle the boundary between the most massive planets and the smallest stars — astronomers need to uncover more examples of their companions to find out. Ace citizen scientist Frank Kiwy has done just that by using the Astro Data Lab science platform at NSF’s NOIRLab to discover 34 new ultracool dwarf binary systems in the Sun's neighborhood, nearly doubling the number of such systems known.

Newswise: 150 Whales Observed Feeding Together
Released: 7-Jul-2022 1:15 PM EDT
150 Whales Observed Feeding Together
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

For the first time since the ban on whaling, large groups of southern fin whales documented in the Antarctic.

Newswise: Experts Predict Top Emerging Impacts on Ocean Biodiversity Over Next Decade
Released: 7-Jul-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Experts Predict Top Emerging Impacts on Ocean Biodiversity Over Next Decade
University of Cambridge

Lithium extraction from the deep sea, overfishing of deeper-water species, and the unexpected ocean impacts of wildfires on land are among fifteen issues experts warn we ought to be addressing now.

Newswise: Nanoparticle ‘Backpacks’ Restore Damaged Stem Cells
Released: 7-Jul-2022 10:30 AM EDT
Nanoparticle ‘Backpacks’ Restore Damaged Stem Cells
University of Notre Dame

Bioengineers at the University of Notre Dame have shown that a new strategy can restore damaged stem cells and enable them to grow new tissues again.

Newswise: Gardening Can Cultivate Better Mental Health
Released: 6-Jul-2022 4:40 PM EDT
Gardening Can Cultivate Better Mental Health
University of Florida

University of Florida scientists found that gardening activities lowered stress, anxiety and depression in healthy women who attended twice-weekly gardening classes.

   
Released: 6-Jul-2022 3:55 PM EDT
Hunger Really Can Make US Feel ‘Hangry’ – Study
Anglia Ruskin University

New research finds hunger is associated with increased anger and irritability.

Released: 6-Jul-2022 12:55 PM EDT
Death by Choking on Food: A New Review of Coronial Findings
University of Technology, Sydney

Researchers have recently examined coroner reports of deaths in residential care where choking or aspiration pneumonia was a factor in the person’s death.

Newswise:Video Embedded using-the-power-of-the-sun-to-roast-green-chile
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Released: 6-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Using the Power of the Sun to Roast Green Chile
Sandia National Laboratories

Roasting green chile is a cultural touchstone in New Mexico, but burning propane to roast the peppers leads to a seasonal emission of approximately 7,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide — the equivalent of driving 1,700 cars for a year.

Released: 5-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Higher Protein Intake Improves Diet Quality When Trying to Lose Weight
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

New study concludes that boosting protein intake while dieting improves the quality of what we eat and may slow loss of lean body mass.

Released: 5-Jul-2022 7:05 AM EDT
More Dogs in the Neighborhood Often Means Less Crime
Ohio State University

If you want to find a safe neighborhood to live in, choose one where the residents trust each other – and have a lot of dogs to walk.

Newswise: Only Seven Percent of Adults Have Good Cardiometabolic Health
28-Jun-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Only Seven Percent of Adults Have Good Cardiometabolic Health
Tufts University

Less than seven percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, according to a new study. The researchers also identified large health disparities between people of different sexes, ages, races and ethnicities, and education levels.

Released: 1-Jul-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Study Highlights Heavy Mental Health Burden of COVID-19 for ‘Shielders’
University of Bath

Research from a new study suggests that health anxiety among the clinically vulnerable groups who shielded at home has risen since the first pandemic wave, despite developments in viral treatment and the roll-out of the vaccination programme.

Newswise: Capturing the Onset of Galaxy Rotation in the Early Universe
Released: 1-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Capturing the Onset of Galaxy Rotation in the Early Universe
Waseda University

As telescopes have become more advanced and powerful, astronomers have been able to detect more and more distant galaxies. These are some of the earliest galaxies to form in our universe that began to recede away from us as the universe expanded.

Newswise: Birds Warned of Food Shortages by Neighbor Birds Change Physiology and Behavior to Prepare
Released: 1-Jul-2022 12:55 PM EDT
Birds Warned of Food Shortages by Neighbor Birds Change Physiology and Behavior to Prepare
Oregon State University

Songbirds learning from nearby birds that food supplies might be growing short respond by changing their physiology as well as their behavior, research by the Oregon State University College of Science shows.

Newswise: Whales Learn Songs From Each Other in a Cultural ‘Deep Dive’
Released: 1-Jul-2022 12:40 PM EDT
Whales Learn Songs From Each Other in a Cultural ‘Deep Dive’
University of Queensland

A University of Queensland-led study has found humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions.

Newswise: The Pair of Orcas Deterring Great White Sharks – by Ripping Open Their Torsos for Livers
Released: 30-Jun-2022 1:10 PM EDT
The Pair of Orcas Deterring Great White Sharks – by Ripping Open Their Torsos for Livers
Taylor & Francis

A pair of Orca (Killer Whales) that have been terrorizing and killing Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017 has managed to drive large numbers of the sharks from their natural aggregation site.

Newswise: Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction
Released: 30-Jun-2022 10:40 AM EDT
Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction
University College Cork

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History examined the end-Permian mass extinction (252 million years ago) that eliminated almost every species on Earth, with entire ecosystems collapsing.

Released: 29-Jun-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Study: Robots Driving U.S. Co-Workers to Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues
University of Pittsburgh

A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots are less likely to suffer physical injury, they are more likely to suffer from adverse mental health effects — and even more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol.

   
Released: 29-Jun-2022 11:40 AM EDT
Under 30 Percent of U.S. Kids Have High Scores for Heart Health
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Most children and adolescents living in the U.S. have suboptimal scores for cardiovascular health (CVH), according to the first study to use the American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” metrics and scoring algorithm for quantifying CVH levels in adults and children. Overall, under 30 percent of 2-19-year-olds had high CVH. The proportion of children with high CVH declined markedly with older age: 56 percent of 2-5-year-old children had high CVH, compared with 33 percent of 6-11-year-olds and 14 percent of 12-19-year-olds.

Newswise: Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises
22-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, scientists in Denmark review recent experiments and find noise regulations may need to be changed to protect porpoises, seals, and other sea-dwelling mammals. Current guidance for seals and porpoises is based on few measurements in a limited frequency range; the guidance is still valid for these frequencies, but investigators found substantial deviations in recent studies of the impact of low frequency noise on seals and high frequency noise on porpoises.

Newswise: Seat Assignments Drive Friendships Among Elementary School Children
Released: 28-Jun-2022 8:30 AM EDT
Seat Assignments Drive Friendships Among Elementary School Children
Florida Atlantic University

Most teachers focus on academic considerations when assigning seats. A new study is the first to show that these classroom seat assignments also have important implications for children’s friendships and the enormous influence that teachers wield over the interpersonal lives of children.

Newswise: Microbe Protects Honey Bees From Poor Nutrition, a Significant Cause of Colony Loss
Released: 27-Jun-2022 4:25 PM EDT
Microbe Protects Honey Bees From Poor Nutrition, a Significant Cause of Colony Loss
Indiana University

Researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, can reduce the effects of nutritional stress on developing bees.

Released: 27-Jun-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Sentience is beside the point when it comes to AI & ethics
Washington University in St. Louis

Yevgeniy Vorobeychik doesn’t know exactly what sentience is. Since he’s an engineer, not a philosopher, Vorobeychik can’t say what it’s like to be a bat  or a tree or a rock. He can’t quantify the importance of embodiment to consciousness. He’s not even sure that there’s an inherent problem with people reacting to an artificial intelligence in ways similar to how they react to other people.

Released: 24-Jun-2022 11:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Helps Protect Infants from Needing Hospital Care for COVID-19
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

In a new study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers provide additional evidence that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies younger than 6 months from being hospitalized due to COVID-19. The risk of COVID-19 hospitalization among babies was reduced by about 80 percent during the Delta wave (July 1–December 18, 2021) and 40 percent during the Omicron wave (December 19–March 8, 2022).

Released: 22-Jun-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Publish Findings of World’s First Successful Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Heart into Human Patient
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Six months ago, University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeon-scientists successfully implanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57 year-old patient with terminal heart disease in a first-of-its-kind surgery.

Newswise: NASA’s Webb to Uncover Riches of the Early Universe
Released: 22-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
NASA’s Webb to Uncover Riches of the Early Universe
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Telescopes have spotted many distant galaxies – but none earlier than 400 million years after the big bang. What were galaxies that existed even earlier like? Two research teams using the James Webb Space Telescope will wield its state-of-the-art instruments to reveal an untold number of details about this early period in the universe for the first time – and revise what we know about some of the earliest chapters of galaxy evolution.

Newswise: Natural Disasters Can Accelerate Changes to Tropical Forests
Released: 22-Jun-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Natural Disasters Can Accelerate Changes to Tropical Forests
University of Miami

University of Miami associate professor Kenneth Feeley conducted a lengthy study on forests in Jamaica and learned that hurricanes can magnify the effects of climate change, allowing species from warmer climates to replace those that prefer cooler temperatures.



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