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Gut Bacterium Mitsuokella jalaludinii PMC73 Emerges as Gout Therapy Candidate
Researchers have isolated a human gut bacterium, Mitsuokella jalaludinii PMC73, that lowers uric acid, suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome-driven inflammation, and showed...
New 5-FU Derivative EB-18 Shows Potency Against Resistant Cancers
Researchers have engineered EB-18, a phosphonium-substituted derivative of the classic chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil that outperforms 5-FU and standard agents in...
Sacred Forests of Eastern India Prove to Be Powerful Engines of Nutrient Cycling
A year-long study of four sacred forests in Western Odisha, India, reveals exceptionally high litterfall and rapid decomposition that make...
Splicing Factor BRR2a Keeps Plant Stress Genes Silent Until Trouble Hits
New research shows the essential splicing factor BRR2a doubles as a repressor that keeps stress-inducible genes silent in Arabidopsis until...
New X-Ray Polarimeter Aims to Catch Solar Flares in the Act
Researchers at Guangxi University have designed the Solar X-ray Polarization Detector, a GMPD-based instrument capable of measuring the polarization and...
Irrigation and Draft Animals Drive Food Production on Ethiopian Smallholder Farms
A survey of 478 smallholder households in northwest Ethiopia shows that irrigation, draft animals, extension contacts and market access are...
Only 4 in 10 Postpartum Women in Sub-Saharan Africa Use Modern Contraception, Study Finds
A large analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data from seven African countries finds only 40 percent of postpartum women...
Machine learning identifies healthcare workers’ psychological resilience levels with 75% accuracy
Researchers trained interpretable machine learning models on pandemic-era survey data to classify healthcare workers by psychological resilience, finding stress, depression,...
Treeshrews Take Center Stage in Mammalian Evolutionary Research
A new review in Frontiers in Zoology synthesizes the phylogeny, biogeography, genetic diversity, and adaptive evolution of treeshrews and charts...
Grip Strength Thresholds Predict Short-Term Mortality Risk in Mexican Older Adults
Researchers derived sex-specific handgrip strength cutoffs of 28 kg for men and 18 kg for women that predicted short-term mortality...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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