Here’s how magnetic fields shape desert ants’ brains

For desert ants, Earth’s magnetic field isn’t just a compass: It may also sculpt their brains. Stepping outside their nest for the first time, young ants need to learn how…

Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP), a condition that affects the development…

NASA’s Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down ages of 1st asteroid targets

Last November, when NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past its first official asteroid target named Dinkinesh, it found the space rock was not one, not two but three rocks huddled together.…

Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits more than doubled in 2023

Huawei is one of the most prominent tech companies in China. Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday said its profits more than doubled in 2023, as it ramps up efforts…

Hereditary Alzheimer’s Transmitted Via Bone Marrow Transplants

Summary: Alzheimer’s disease, traditionally seen as a brain-centric condition, may have systemic origins and can be accelerated through bone marrow transplants from donors with familial Alzheimer’s to healthy mice. A…

Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy, new study suggests

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research from Karolinska Institutet supports the idea of lowering or removing…

Generative AI develops potential new drugs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Acinetobacter baumannii. Credit: Vader1941 / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0 With nearly 5 million deaths linked to antibiotic resistance globally every year, new ways to combat resistant bacterial strains are…

Three-year study of young stars with NASA’s Hubble enters new chapter

The ULLYSES program studied two types of young stars: super-hot, massive, blue stars and cooler, redder, less massive stars than our Sun. The top panel is a Hubble Space Telescope…

Study highlights socioeconomic inequalities in prevalence of multiple long-term health conditions in England

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that, if current patterns in multimorbidity accumulation persist, there will be approximately a one-third (34%) increase in…

Direct lithium extraction from spent batteries for efficient lithium recycling

The traditional hydrometallurgical method for recycling metals from spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials involves complex processes such as metal leaching, precipitation, separation, and purification. An improved recycling approach involves directly…