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Brainstem dysfunction as a potential etiology of ME/CFS and long COVID: A mechanical basis

3 days ago sciencedirect.com covid medicine

Aspartame, artificial sweetener, decreases fat deposits in mice at a cost of mild cardiac hypertrophy and reduced cognitive performance

9 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Researchers conducted a study involving 3030 colorectal cancer cases and 3044 controls

12 days ago sciencedirect.com cancer health

Uranium Extraction from Seawater: Progress and Challenges

3 days ago sciencedirect.com engineering

"Healthcare Reimagined" talks about how the rise of state-of-the-art robotic technology transforms healthcare services particularly in response to ageing society

29 hours ago sciencedirect.com health

A new study has found that keeping tabs on a former romantic partner through social media hinders emotional recovery

10 days ago sciencedirect.com media

When users swipe through profiles on dating apps, their brains make split-second decisions based on 2 cognitive processes: one assesses facial beauty and another interprets “vibe” or social context of photo

2 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology

Researchers leveraged AI to determine what environmental conditions predict higher concentrations of vibrio bacteria in oysters

7 days ago sciencedirect.com ai environment

A small early-phase human clinical study suggests that a single 10 mg dose of psilocybin transiently reduces compulsive, but not obsessive, symptoms in adults with OCD, with effects peaking at one week and no full psychedelic experience.

11 days ago sciencedirect.com medicine psilocybin

Assembling the puzzle pieces: Integrating pottery and kiln analysis to reconstruct pyrotechnology at the Dinka Settlement Complex (Iraqi Kurdistan)

2 days ago sciencedirect.com anthropology

A recent review explored mindfulness, its dimensions, and its integration with psychological wellbeing, showing that it can enhance outcomes—such as autonomy, self-acceptance, personal growth…

3 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Analysis of income, capital gains, and borrowing of Americans finds 40% of the income of "1% wealth holders" is unrealized capital gains not subject to taxation and 1%-2% is borrowing, suggesting that the "Buy, Borrow, Die" is not a dominant tax avoidance strategy among the rich

2 days ago sciencedirect.com economic

New study shows that alcohol use disorder triggers a distinct immune response in the brain

20 days ago sciencedirect.com brain neuroscience

Retraction notice to "Safety evaluation and risk assessment of the herbicide roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, for humans" - Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper

20 days ago sciencedirect.com environment

A meta-analysis of nine studies including more than 6 million participants suggests that maternal antibiotic use during pregnancy is associated with a slightly increased risk of child ADHD, with stronger associations when exposure occurs during the second or third trimester.

10 days ago sciencedirect.com epidemiology

Researchers developed a method to accurately determine fibrous material porosity from a single microscope image

9 days ago sciencedirect.com

Downstream water quality impacts persist despite mountaintop coal mine reclamation in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

16 days ago sciencedirect.com canada environment

A recent review summarizes recent advances in rice synthetic biology, outlines current developments, and discusses future research directions

9 days ago sciencedirect.com biology

In a new study, a 553-day incubation experiment was conducted to examine temporal changes in CO2 emissions, extracellular enzyme activities, microbial biomass, and microbial community composition in soils from both enclosed and grazed grasslands

10 days ago sciencedirect.com environment

Large systematic review of 62 studies finds that both frequency and amount of alcohol consumption increase cancer risk across multiple cancers, including breast, colorectal, liver and oral cancers, with disproportionate impacts among socioeconomically and biologically vulnerable populations.

3 days ago sciencedirect.com cancer

A 6-year study of 5,944 adults over 50 found replacing 5% of total energy intake from animal fat with vegetable fat corresponded to a 15% lower risk of dementia

30 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Review: Sweat is an emerging diagnostic biofluid, with new analytical and sensor advances for biomarker monitoring.

27 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Researchers have created the first detailed model to optimize vanadium flow battery performance across extreme temperatures

23 days ago sciencedirect.com engineering

Antarctica's only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even in one of the planet's most remote regions

22 days ago sciencedirect.com antarctica environment

Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsetting—operate as false solutions that not only fail to effectively reduce emissions, but also prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel infrastructures.

13 days ago sciencedirect.com environment

Outsourcing to AI may lead to negative character evaluations

5 days ago sciencedirect.com ai psychology

Diesel pollution particles impair lysosomal functions of iPSC-derived microglia