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A New Upper Limit On The Mass Of Neutrinos

Researchers with the KATRIN experiment determine that neutrinos are lighter than 0.8 eV/c2.

Subspecific Rodent Taxa as the Relevant Host Taxonomic Level for Mammarenavirus Host Specificity

A recent study led by researchers from the University of Antwerp, the Institute of Vertebrate Biology (IVB) of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro screened 1225 rodents and shrews in Tanzania for mammarenavirus RNA, revealing mammarenaviruses might be even more specific than usually thought. The researchers associate taxa below the species level rather than rodent species with certain mammarenaviruses. Host genetic structure may thus be crucial to understand in which rodent reservoirs in which geographic regions we can expect to find them.

A New Atlas Of Cells That Carry Blood To The Brain

Single-cell gene expression analyses of human cerebrovascular cells can help reveal new drug targets for Huntington’s disease.

Early Findings From HERA Telescope Promise Deeper Understanding Of The Cosmic Dawn

Scientists including MIT’s Jacqueline Hewitt and Nicholas Kern share long-awaited results, getting closer to the universe’s first stars.

Research project to prevent injuries in women's football

New research project will help football players prevent injuries. Primarily, the focus will be on female elite football players, many of whom are plagued by career-threatening injuries.

“Traveling” Nature Of Brain Waves May Help Working Memory Work

The act of holding information in mind is accompanied by coordination of rotating brain waves in the prefrontal cortex, a phenomenon that may convey specific advantages, a new study suggests.

Exercise Has A Direct Role In Fighting Breast Cancer, Finds Texas A&M Study

The team’s findings suggest that even simple forms of physical activity like going on a walk may help reduce a person’s risk for the disease.

Scientists Disable Protective Gene In Mosquitoes

A Texas A&M researcher explains the mosquito gene manipulation study and how it might help protect humans and animals.

How State Laws Affect Health Information Sharing Practices

State policies improving data protection are especially important for increasing adoption of health IT and health information exchanges.

Texas A&M Researchers Detail Groundbreaking Angelman Syndrome Development

A new publication explains the novel science behind the first molecular therapeutic for the rare neurogenetic disorder to advance into clinical development.

Texas A&M Researchers Find Major Storage Capacity In Water-Based Batteries

The team discovered a groundbreaking increase in the storage capacity of water-based battery electrodes, an important step in the development of lithium-free batteries.

Study Reveals The Role Of A Common Agricultural Chemical In Chronic Kidney Disease

Faculty from Texas A&M’s School of Public Health teamed up with other institutions across the state to show how the herbicide paraquat caused a kidney disease epidemic in Central America.

Father’s Alcohol Consumption Before Conception Linked To Brain And Facial Defects In Offspring

Fetal alcohol syndrome-related craniofacial differences could be seen in offspring born to fathers who regularly consumed as little alcohol as the legal limit.

Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy Increases Risk For Flu

A School of Public Health study shows exposure to ultrafine particles during pregnancy enhances the risk for respiratory viral infection.

Ocean Warming Intensifies Viral Outbreaks Within Corals

Study is first to document reefwide dynamics of viruses that infect coral symbionts

Strong Ultralight Material Could Aid Energy Storage, Carbon Capture

2D polymers likely candidates for large-scale multifunctional applications

Physicists Find Unusual Waves in Nickel-Based Magnet

Neutron scattering reveals coherent waves of ‘spin excitons’ in nickelate crystal

Study Suggests Words Are Needed To Think About Numbers

Among adults who vary in their knowledge of number words, the ability to reason about numbers is bound by the highest number they can count to.

Scientists Discover A Mysterious Transition In An Electronic Crystal

Thermal span in a layered compound promises applications in next-generation electrical switches and nonvolatile memory.

New Computational Tool Predicts Cell Fates And Genetic Perturbations

The technique can help predict a cell’s path over time, such as what type of cell it will become.