7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (374+ words) A new study suggests that a more complex understanding of how wealth and biodiversity are linked may help communities with little wealth achieve the levels of diversity typically associated with more affluent areas. "Biodiversity is not a luxury, it is…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (213+ words) In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard natural communities in a changing environment. Alongside climate change, biodiversity loss caused…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (687+ words) When a new species is introduced into an ecosystem, it may succeed in establishing itself, or it may fail to gain a foothold and die out. Physicists at MIT have now devised a formula that can predict which of those…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (399+ words) Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer's disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans, a study says. Scientists discovered a build-up of the toxic protein amyloid-beta in the brains of…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (453+ words) "This work offers a safe, at-home teeth whitening strategy integrating whitening, enamel repair and microbiome balance for long-term oral health," says Min Xing, first author on the study. A Safer Alternative to Traditional Teeth Whitening Many common whitening products rely…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (705+ words) By reexamining 3 D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage. In a new series of work, researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus, the Allen…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (514+ words) For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg started out as a structural 'blank slate' -- a loose and disorganized bundle that would only gain order once the embryo began using its own genes. In that…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (487+ words) A simple consultation during unrelated visits to the emergency room can help patients with high blood pressure -- "the silent killer" -- manage the condition, even before they experience symptoms, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago. Also known…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (802+ words) Growing research suggests that medications commonly prescribed for diabetes and weight loss (including the well-known Ozempic and Wegovy) might also help people drink less alcohol. A new study from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, published this month in…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (655+ words) Scientists at Northwestern University and University of California, Santa Barbara have created the first synthetic fragment of tau protein that acts like a prion. The "mini prion" folds and stacks into strands (or fibrils) of misfolded tau proteins, which then…...