Plant Waste? The Surprising Secret Ingredient Making Concrete Stronger and Greener
USASK的研究人员发现,将生物炭融入水泥中会产生更强且在环境上更可持续的混凝土。在加拿大,通常感觉这一年只分为两个季节:冬季和建筑。从修理人行道和道路到建造房屋和公寓,几乎所有这些工作都取决于[...]
Binge-Watching Might Actually Be Good for You, Study Finds
出色的表演或书籍可以激发您的想象力,并帮助您度过艰难的时期。如果您喜欢狂欢观看,那么您可能会告诉自己:“只有一集”,比您算出的次数还要多。虽然通常被批评为一种不健康的习惯,但佐治亚大学的新研究表明[...]
Weight-Loss Drug Mounjaro Shrinks Breast Cancer Tumors in Mice
在一项揭示的临床前研究中,以与肥胖和糖尿病作斗争而闻名的减肥药物Tirzepatide无疑会减慢肥胖小鼠乳腺癌肿瘤的生长。研究人员发现,随着小鼠散发脂肪,它们的肿瘤也缩小,这表明体重减轻与癌症进展减少之间存在直接联系。有希望的肥胖药物遏制[...]
A New Weapon Against Cancer: Cold Plasma Destroys Hidden Tumor Cells
冷等离子体深入肿瘤并攻击癌细胞。短寿命分子被确定为关键驱动因素。莱布尼兹等离子体科学技术研究所的科学家(INP)与格里夫斯瓦尔德大学医院和大学医学中心的同事合作,表明,即使在[...]
Starving Cancer: New Diet Slows Growth of Deadliest Brain Tumors in Mice
研究人员发现,脑癌细胞重新编程了其糖代谢,这种脆弱性可以在小鼠中剥削以阻止肿瘤生长并增强治疗结果。胶质母细胞瘤是恶性脑肿瘤中最具侵略性的类型,而被诊断患有这种疾病的患者通常只能生存一到两年。在这些肿瘤中,普通大脑[...]
This Popular Sport Is Linked to an Increased Risk of Dementia
奥克兰大学的研究人员发现,在打高水平的橄榄球和增加痴呆症的风险之间有联系。奥克兰大学的一项新研究发现,在新西兰高水平打橄榄球的男人面临发展阿尔茨海默氏病或其他[...]
Life-Saving Breast Cancer Drug Has a Rare but Serious Side Effect
这些发现挑战了有关治疗相关癌症的长期假设。他们还强调了药物作用如何代替肿瘤发育的遗传变化。一支国际研究人员团队,包括Charité柏林卫生研究院(BIH)的KirstenKübler教授,以及MIT和哈佛大学的Broad Institute,Mass Brigham的合作者,以及[...]
InSight Mission Discovers Chaotic Structure Hidden Inside Mars
新的研究表明,火星的地幔持有其动荡的早期历史的证据。在科学上发表的新研究表明,火星的地幔保留了其暴力起源的证据。地球的内部不是教科书图中经常显示的光滑,均匀的结构。相反,科学家发现它是不规则和分散的,类似于一条岩石的路[...]
Scientists Watch an Atom’s Nucleus Flip in Real Time for the First Time
荷兰代尔夫特技术大学的研究人员已经观察到实时在州之间的原子偏转的磁核。荷兰代尔夫特技术大学的研究人员成功地观察了实时在州之间单个原子切换的磁核。他们通过[...]
Decades-Old Quantum Puzzle Solved: Graphene Electrons Violate Fundamental Law of Physics
石墨烯中的电子可以像完美的液体一样起作用,违背了既定的物理定律。这一发现进步了基本科学和潜在的量子技术。几十年来,量子物理学家一直在搏斗一个基本问题:电子能否像完美的,无电阻的液体一样流动,受通用量子常数控制?检测这种异常状态已被证明几乎是不可能的[...]
The Unexpected Material That Could Build Our First Mars Colony
Swinburne和CSIRO的研究人员在火星样条件下成功生产了铁,打开了金属生产的大门。建立在火星上的定居点的愿景吸引了亿万富翁,政府太空计划和太空探索倡导者的想象。但是,建造这样的殖民地需要大量的材料,并且从地球上运输所有物质是[...]
This Common Sleep Aid May Also Protect Your Brain From Alzheimer’s
lemborexant和类似的睡眠药物显示出可能治疗tau相关疾病的潜力,包括阿尔茨海默氏病。华盛顿大学医学院的新研究表明,常用的睡眠药物可以恢复正常的睡眠模式,并从与神经退行性疾病(例如阿尔茨海默氏病)有关的脑损伤中屏蔽小鼠。药物,lemborexant,[...]
9,200-Year-Old Cave Find Challenges Theories on Farming’s Origins
style="text-indent: 2em; "A discovery in Uzbekistan shows that the roots of farming stretched far beyond the Fertile Crescent. The emergence of agriculture during the Neolithic marked a turning point in the development of human culture. While scholars agree that farming practices arose independently in several regions, inclu
style="text-indent: 2em; "A leading Shroud of Turin scholar says the findings are “further historical evidence that even in the Middle Ages, they knew that the Shroud was not authentic.” Newly discovered medieval evidence provides fresh reason to question the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth long believed
Scientists Discover Mysterious Freshwater Reservoir Beneath the Ocean Floor. How Did It Get There?
style="text-indent: 2em; "A team drilled offshore Nantucket and recovered cores with water near drinking quality. Studies will trace nitrogen cycling and measure the age of this subseafloor reservoir. How did freshened water come to be trapped beneath the New England Shelf, how long has it remained there, and what volume doe
Dinosaur-Hunting Croc Cousin With Monster Jaws Unearthed in Patagonia
style="text-indent: 2em; "Seventy million years ago, in the wetlands of prehistoric Patagonia, a terrifying predator prowled alongside dinosaurs. Scientists have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved fossil of Kostensuchus atrox, a massive crocodile-relative stretching 11 feet long with bone-crushing jaws. This apex hunter l
Blood Vessels Found in T. rex Bones Rewrite What We Know About Dinosaurs
style="text-indent: 2em; "Researchers uncovered blood vessels in Scotty, the largest T. rex fossil. High-powered x-rays revealed mineralized tissues that deepen our understanding of dinosaur biology. Although much of modern paleontology is devoted to searching for organic traces in fossils, no sample of dinosaur DNA has ever
This Simple Activity Prevents Chronic Back Pain
style="text-indent: 2em; "Walking frequently is linked to reduced back pain, and it’s the total amount of walking that matters most, not how intense it is. A large research effort examined how daily walking relates to the likelihood of developing chronic lower back problems. If people adopt the simple guidance that emerges,