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Scientists are learning about star formation by studying a neighbor of the Milky Way, a small galaxy named Leo P

Webb reveals star formation in a low-mass galaxy

This tiny galaxy is answering some big questions.

the surface of the area near Lake Turkana in Kenya

1.5-million-year-old ancient human footprints found in Kenya

Some ancient hominins were neighbors.

The research could lead to treating chronic pain more effectively.

New way to control the sense of touch

The discovery could revolutionize chronic pain treatment.

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Presence of bike lanes reduces traffic speeds

Traffic researchers are studying ways to improve safety on roads throughout the country.

An old man touches his head. headache. alzheimer's disease

Adults with ADHD face elevated dementia risk

Dementia risk in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

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Rutgers Scientists invent deadly disease detection tool

Rapid pathogen quantification: A digital assay using DNA nanoballs.

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Most overweight individuals do not risk increased mortality

BMI’s link with mortality may also vary by age, per two decades of data on more than half a million US adults.

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Study offers a summary of the benefits of exercise on Type 2 diabetes

The timing and type of workout is critical for optimal effects.

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Green tea extract may harm the liver in people with certain genetic variations

Despite offering protection against several diseases, it may cause liver damage.

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Night owls are more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease

Those who stay up later have a reduced ability to use fat for energy.

Jupiter’s moon Io

Jupiter’s Moon Io has wonderful dunes, created by lava flows

A new explanation of how dunes can form even on a surface as icy and roiling as Io’s.

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Locating immature cells in the central nervous system

New findings by show activities of specialized brain cells differ based on their location.

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Scientists discovered proteins that could responsible for the origins of life

A new study sheds light on the origins of life on earth.

Site of Toba supereruption

Early humans were saved from the worst effects of volcanic supereruption- Toba volcano

Resolving this debate is important for understanding environmental changes during a key interval in human evolution.

Scientists resolved a controversial but key climate change mystery

Scientists resolved a controversial but key climate change mystery

Revised Holocene temperature record affirms the role of greenhouse gases in recent millennia.

Exposure to metals may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy

Exposure to metals may disrupt a woman’s hormones during pregnancy

Metals and metalloids may alter prenatal hormone concentrations during pregnancy.

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Warm, moist rivers of air help create massive holes in Antarctic sea ice

Warm, moist rivers of air may have continent-wide effects and influence climate change.

This image shows bacterial cells trapped in a 3D microbead matrix. Image: Wenrong He/Rochester Institute of Technology.

This tiny device that can rapidly detect harmful bacteria in the blood

Drug-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, are a significant public health concern. Globally, at least 700,000 individuals kick the bucket every year because of drug-resistant infections,...

Poor physical health acts as a barrier for job seekers

Poor physical health acts as a barrier for job seekers

Physical health conditions are pervasive among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) living in the community. And many individuals with SMI are unemployed despite...

An influenza virus binds to receptors on a respiratory tract cell, allowing the virus to enter and infect the cell. Image: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real-time

The gold-based tool could help virologists stop the replication of viruses.

Black teens experience over five incidences of discrimination daily — mainly online.

Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, suffer depressive symptoms

Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, most frequently online, which can lead to negative mental health effects, according to a Rutgers researcher.

Nuclear winter would threaten nearly everyone on Earth

Nuclear winter would threaten nearly everyone on Earth

The second study of its kind confirms extreme impacts from the U.S. vs. Russia nuclear war.

Scientists create the loudest possible sound

Scientists create the loudest possible sound

A team led by Gabriel Blaj, a staff scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, has produced a record-shattering underwater sound...

Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, study

Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, study

Exposure of the maternal environment to engineered nanomaterials (ENM) during pregnancy has been shown to impact the health of the dam, fetus, and adult...

The findings indicated significant changes in the smokers’ red-green and blue-yellow color vision and that heavy smokers had a reduced ability to discriminate contrasts and colors.

Heavy smoking can damage your vision, study

Everyone is aware that smoking is indeed bad for the health. Still, some people do it anyway. Smoking has been proven a cause of numerous...

This image shows how to make a personal heating patch from polyester fabric fused with tiny silver wires, using pulses of intense light from a xenon lamp. Image: Hyun-Jun Hwang and Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick

High-tech heating patches: An energy-efficient way to stay warm

Rutgers scientists along with Oregon State University, have recently come up with an innovative way that helps you to stay warm. They have developed...

Coffee may combat two devastating brain diseases

Drinking coffee may combat two devastating brain diseases

A good cup of coffee in the morning can set the mood for your whole day. Whether you like it with milk and sugar, lots...

Women favor daughters, men favor sons

Women favor daughters, men favor sons

A new study led by scientists from the Rutgers University-New Brunswick found that women mostly invest more in daughters whereas men invest more in...

Jorge Serrador with the electrical stimulator he developed, which improved balance in 100 percent of the veterans with Gulf War Illness who wore it. CREDIT Photo: Nick Romanenko, Rutgers University

New device improves balance in veterans with Gulf War Illness

Gulf War Syndrome, also known as Gulf War illnesses (GWI), comprises myriad complex symptoms and illnesses. GWI affects approximately 200,000 veterans of the 650,000...

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