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Umbilical cells shed light on how obesity may pass from mother to child
Umbilical cells from children of obese or overweight mothers show impaired expression of key genes regulating cell energy and metabolism, compared to similar cells...
Scientists shed new light on the role of calcium in learning, memory
Scripps Florida Scientists Shed New Light on the Role of Calcium in Learning and Memory.Credit: Flickr/ariesandrea
While calcium's importance for our bones and teeth is...
NASA’s Juno to Soar Closest to Jupiter This Saturday
This dual view of Jupiter was taken on August 23, when NASA's Juno spacecraft was 2.8 million miles (4.4 million kilometers) from the gas...
As big animals go extinct, so do the benefits they offer humans, Stanford scientists...
An African elephant family in Amboseli, Kenya. A Stanford scientist is among those calling for an international effort to save large animals from extinction....
Zika virus may persist in the vagina days after infection
The Zika virus reproduces in the vaginal tissue of pregnant mice several days after infection, according to a study by Yale researchers. From the...
Scientists Discover Massive Galaxy Made of 99.99 Percent Dark Matter
The dark galaxy Dragonfly 44. The image on the left is from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Only a faint smudge is visible. The...
Extending battery life for mobile devices: ‘Braidio’ tech lets mobile devices share power
In a paper presented today at the Association for Computing Machinery's special interest group on data communication (SIGCOMM) conference in Florianópolis, Brazil, a team...
Scientists solve puzzle of converting gaseous carbon dioxide to fuel
Converting greenhouse gas emissions into energy-rich fuel using nano silicon (Si) in a carbon-neutral carbon-cycle is illustrated.Credit: Chenxi Qian
Every year, humans advance climate change...
Western diet increases Alzheimer’s risk
Globally, about 42 million people now have dementia, with Alzheimer's disease as the most common type of dementia. Rates of Alzheimer's disease are rising...
Potentially deadly heart condition plagues family members around same age
Ascending, descending, and abdominal aortas.Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Elefteriades and the Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut
People with a family member who...
Solar activity has a direct impact on Earth’s cloud cover
A team of scientists from the National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space) and the Racah Institute of Physics at...
