The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it’s difficult and expensive to produce because it hasn’t been possible to do it biosynthetically. Until now, that is. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have cracked the last part of a code that science has struggled with for 30 years. The breakthrough could halve the price of the drug and make production far more sustainable.
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Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed: Depression symptoms jumped 35% as kids’ average social media use rose from seven to 73 minutes daily over a three-year period.This post did not contain any content.
Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed
Researchers found that as preteens used more social media, their depressive symptoms increased. Yet the reverse wasn’t true — a rise in depressive symptoms didn’t predict a later increase in social media use.
Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed | UC San Francisco (www.ucsf.edu)
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Street smarts: how a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfullyThis post did not contain any content.
Street smarts: how a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfully
Dr Vladimir Dinets, a zoologist who studies animal behavior, ecology, and conservation, is the author of a recently published Frontiers in Ethology article that
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Study shows a link between obesity and what’s on local restaurant menusThis post did not contain any content.
Study shows a link between obesity and what’s on local restaurant menus
An MIT-led study of three major global cities examines millions of restaurant menu items and concludes that having fewer and less nutritional eating options nearby correlates with obesity and other health outcomes.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news.mit.edu)
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Younger men are less likely to seek professional help for their healthThis post did not contain any content. -
Seeing well-designed gardens could relax us almost immediately because we look at them differentlyThis post did not contain any content. -
Study finds some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to keep producing nutrientsThis post did not contain any content. -
Health-impaired world leaders raise nuclear war fearsThis post did not contain any content. -
Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California AdultsWhile concentrations of older “forever” chemicals appear to have decreased in many foods over the last two decades, a new study found that drinking water, along with seafood, eggs, and brown rice, still contribute to PFAS exposure in adults. More attention is needed to newer, replacement PFAS.
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Separated men are nearly 5 times more likely to take their lives than married menThis post did not contain any content. -
The Chilling Effect of DEI Crackdowns in Scientific PublishingThis post did not contain any content. -
Depression linked to increased dementia riskThis post did not contain any content.
Depression linked to increased dementia risk
Depression linked to increased dementia risk Having a diagnosis of depression in midlife or late-life may increase your risk of dementia, a new study by researchers from the University of Adelaide has found. The research team, who also came from the University of Nottingham and Curtin Unive
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Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible- A team of physicists at ETH Zurich has created a tiny metalens that can half the wavelength of incident light.
- They have achieved this using a special metal-oxide lens material called lithium niobate and through nanoscale pattern, stamped into the material.
- Such metalenses could be used as a security feature on banknotes or in the fabrication of ultra-thin elements for cameras.
Ultra-thin lenses that make infrared light visible
Physicists at ETH Zurich have developed a lens with magic properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident light.
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Trump’s Executive Order Puts Science Under the Thumb of PoliticsThis post did not contain any content.
Trump’s Executive Order Puts Science Under the Thumb of Politics
The latest order is a smoke screen created to push forward a political agenda disguised as science.
The Equation (blog.ucs.org)
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Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatmentThis post did not contain any content.
Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatment
NIH-supported gene-editing platform lays groundwork to rapidly develop treatments for other rare genetic diseases.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (www.nih.gov)
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Exposure to Sucralose and Its Effects on Testicular Damage and Male Infertility: Insights into Oxidative Stress and AutophagyThis post did not contain any content. -
A potential ‘anti-spice’ that could dial down the heat of fiery foodThis post did not contain any content.
