Denver saw an increase in youth homelessness from 10% to 25% between 2017 and 2021, according to our study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal “Pediatrics.” We are two physicians…
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A Journey into Symbiotic Mysteries – Functional Ecologists
In our new post Kenji Suetsugu, professor at Kobe University (Japan), presents his work ‘Mycorrhizal specialization toward each distinct Oliveonia fungus in two closely photosynthetic Dactylostalix orchids’. He talks about…
Incoming solar storm could spark northern lights as far south as New York tonight
Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a treat tonight. A coronal mass ejection (CME) from a powerful solar blast on March 1 is racing toward Earth, with…
Novel stem cell therapy repairs ‘irreversible’ corneal damage in clinical trial
CALEC trial principal investigator Ula Jurkunas, MD, associate director of the Cornea Service at Mass Eye and Ear and professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, in her lab at…
New AI model detects toxic online comments with 87% accuracy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Computer scientists have developed a powerful machine learning model that can detect toxic social media comments with remarkable accuracy, paving the way for safer digital interactions.…
How cancer hijacks the immune system by draining T cells’ energy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research into immunotherapy against cancer typically focuses on better recognition of cancer cells by the body’s own immune system. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC and Moffitt Cancer…
Maternal Diet Influences ADHD and Autism Risk
Summary: A large study analyzing over 60,000 mother-child pairs found that a Western diet during pregnancy—high in fat, sugar, and processed foods—was associated with a significantly increased risk of ADHD…
Brain Changes From Early-Life Stress May Be Reversible
Summary: A new study reveals how prenatal infections followed by early-life stress—known as “two-hit stress”—can lead to brain dysfunction and psychiatric-like behaviors. Researchers found that affected mice showed abnormal cerebellar…
Study Links Spite to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
Summary: A new study finds that spite—driven by feelings of uncertainty, threat, or disadvantage—plays a key role in conspiracy theory belief. Researchers analyzed data from 1,000 participants and found that…
Archaeologists uncover rare civil war defences at Sheffield Castle
Archaeologists excavating Sheffield Castle have uncovered the first surviving examples of 17th-century wooden stake defences from the English Civil War. Sheffield Castle was first constructed as a motte and bailey…
