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Extra 267,000 Infant Deaths in 2020 as a Result of COVID-19 Economic Downturn
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Extra 267,000 Infant Deaths in 2020 as a Result of COVID-19 Economic Downturn

Figures correspond to nearly 7% more than expected, show World Bank economist estimates. An extra 267,000 infants will likely have died in 2020 in low and middle income countries as…

12 September 2021 · 4 min read

Highest-Resolution Measurements of Asteroid Surface Temperatures Ever Obtained From Earth
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Highest-Resolution Measurements of Asteroid Surface Temperatures Ever Obtained From Earth

The study’s target, Psyche, is the destination of an upcoming NASA mission. A close examination of the millimeter-wavelength emissions from the asteroid Psyche, which NASA intends to visit in 2026,…

12 September 2021 · 5 min read

Protein Pathways: Mentally Stimulating Jobs Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia in Old Age
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Protein Pathways: Mentally Stimulating Jobs Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia in Old Age

Certain proteins might provide clues to underlying biological mechanisms, say researchers. People with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age than those with non-stimulating jobs,…

12 September 2021 · 4 min read

Philippine Negrito People Have the Highest Level of Ancient Denisovan DNA in the World
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Philippine Negrito People Have the Highest Level of Ancient Denisovan DNA in the World

Researchers have known from several lines of evidence that the ancient hominins known as the Denisovans interbred with modern humans in the distant past. Now researchers reporting in the journal Current…

12 September 2021 · 4 min read

Ripples in Saturn’s Rings Reveals “Fuzzy” Nature of Gas Giant’s Core
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Ripples in Saturn’s Rings Reveals “Fuzzy” Nature of Gas Giant’s Core

An illustration of Saturn and its “fuzzy” core. Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Saturn Makes Waves in its Own Rings In the same way that earthquakes cause our planet to rumble,…

12 September 2021 · 5 min read

Widespread Pain Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia and Stroke
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Widespread Pain Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia and Stroke

Findings independent of age, sex, general health and lifestyle. Widespread pain is linked to a heightened risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke, finds research published…

12 September 2021 · 3 min read

Wildfire Smoke Exposure May Greatly Increase Risk of Contracting COVID-19
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Wildfire Smoke Exposure May Greatly Increase Risk of Contracting COVID-19

Wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Desert Research Institute, Washoe County…

12 September 2021 · 5 min read

2021 BMC Ecology and Evolution Image Competition: See the Spectacular Winning Photographs
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2021 BMC Ecology and Evolution Image Competition: See the Spectacular Winning Photographs

Overall Winner and Best Image for ‘Conservation Biology.’ A school of jack fish in a spiral formation at Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef. A visual metaphor for the…

12 September 2021 · 5 min read

New Theory Proposed To Explain the Transparency of Metallic Oxides
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New Theory Proposed To Explain the Transparency of Metallic Oxides

A collection of strontium and vanadium oxide (SrVO3) metallic films of increasing thickness. Credit: ICMAB-CSIC The electrons of some metal oxides, due to their large effective mass when coupled with…

12 September 2021 · 5 min read

Public Health Experts: Global Eradication of COVID-19 Is Probably Feasible
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Public Health Experts: Global Eradication of COVID-19 Is Probably Feasible

Global eradication of COVID-19 probably feasible, and more so than for polio, say public health experts. Main challenges lie in securing high vaccine uptake and response to emergence of variants.…

12 September 2021 · 4 min read