For The Better

Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism by which protein arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) in neutrophils promotes cancer progression.

In a simulation study using the latest U.S. statistics for stage 1 hypertension, researchers found that lifestyle changes to reduce systolic blood pressure to below 130 mm Hg may prevent 26,000 heart attacks and strokes and reduce health care costs ove…

A study of adolescent eating habits found that certain ultra-processed foods, such as candy, prepackaged pastries and frozen desserts, may act as a ‘gateway’ and lead to increased intake of other unhealthy foods. 43% of the adolescents estimated that t…

A new study in mice found that hypertension may be linked to significant bone loss. Bone quality in young mice with high blood pressure was similar to the bones of older mice without high blood pressure, suggesting that the effects of hypertension on b…

Scientists have quantified the glacier mass loss on the Kamchatka Peninsula; the accelerated loss in the region since the turn of the millennium is likely to increase in the short term.

Crucial to our everyday use the Li-ion battery can be found everywhere. Research has now resulted in a hybrid electrolyte that is both more stable while also retaining excellent conductivity. This will pave the way to a safer polymeric solid electrolyt…

Researchers examined various markers in the urine of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus). The researchers found that the birth of a second young animal resulted in the older sibling in a five-fold increase in the stress hormone cortisol and a reduced immune re…

If you spend 30 minutes less on social media every day and engage in physical activity instead, you do a lot to improve your mental health, according to a new study. Participants who followed this advice for two weeks felt happier, more satisfied, less…

Detailed characterization of human pancreatic islets is key to elucidate the pathophysiology of all forms of diabetes mellitus, including its most common form known as type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, access to pancreatic islets is limited and pancreati…

Of all the oceans on Earth, the Southern Ocean does the lion’s share at slowing the pace of climate change by absorbing most of the excess heat trapped in the planet’s atmosphere, say scientists.

Monitoring of viruses in wastewater enables the course of a pandemic and its burdens on various parts of the health-care sector to be predicted, independently from official public testing capacity and scope for infection tracking.

A new neuroscience study shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior in the model organism C. elegans.

‘You’re so smart!’ — This encouraging response may actually do more harm than good to children’s math performance, according to a new study. The study found that encouraging children with responses related to their personal traits or innate abilities …