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Health

The impact of preconception health on pregnancy and childhood

PLOS

Smoking and soda consumption have decreased, but overweight and obesity rates continue to rise.

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Wildlife

New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms

Jay Kakade

In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango Panhandle. As the timing was...

The robotic crawler which can move in multiple directiond without the need for electricity.
Robotics

New tech helps free up more space for robots to ‘think’

Ashwini Sakharkar

Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time.

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Biology

Softer proteins can cross into the nucleus quicker 

Pranjal Malewar

A fundamental discovery that the mechanics of a protein control its entry into the cell’s nucleus.

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Neuroscience

Learning difficulty gene directly affects memory, study finds

Pranjal Malewar

Reduced function of the gene in the brain results in loss of learning ability and memory.

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Health

Rheumatoid arthritis drugs may prevent disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Abatacept tested in high-risk individuals for rheumatoid arthritis in phase 2b trial.

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Psychology

Inflammatory signs of teen depression vary by gender

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Gender-specific inflammatory markers in adolescent depression.

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Biology

Sleep problems are linked to gut bacteria

Vidya Nagalwade

Irregular sleep habits are linked to gut bacteria.

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Psychology

Can money buy happiness?

Vidya Nagalwade

Higher incomes frequently lead to happier people, but lower incomes face greater happiness inequality.

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Health

Cognitive impairment can caused by long COVID

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Long COVID: the brain fog that won't go away.

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Health

Children’s mental health declines as a result of mothers forced to find job

Amit Malewar

The impact this can have on their children and adolescents is often overlooked.

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Science

New blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis

Amit Malewar

The study supports the idea that components in the human blood can modulate the formation of new brain cells.

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