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Animals are constantly shedding DNA into their environment, traces of which can then be detected in soil and water – and now, perhaps even air. Two new studies collected air samples from zoos and were able to identify a range of animals living in and a… Continue reading Zoo experiments detect dozens of animals from airborne DNA
Animals are constantly shedding DNA into their environment, traces of which can then be detected in soil and water – and now, perhaps even air. Two new studies collected air samples from zoos and were able to identify a range of animals living in and a… Continue reading Zoo experiments detect dozens of animals from airborne DNA
Getting drugs into the brain is no easy feat, but the nose is emerging as one of the most direct routes. Now, researchers in the UK have developed a hydrogel that can be administered as a nasal spray, lining the tissue and delivering a common Parkinson’s drug straight to the brain.
Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Brain, Blood-brain barrier, Drug, Drugs, Drug delivery, York University, King’s College London
Continue reading Nasal spray gel directly delivers Parkinson’s drugs to the brain
With well over 4,000 exoplanets discovered to date, there are worlds out there so weird they’d put Dr. Who writers to shame. The latest to join the ranks is K2-141b, a scorching planet where it rains rocks, winds whip around at supersonic speeds and hu… Continue reading Extreme exoplanet likely has lava oceans and rain made of rocks
A long line of research projects have found a range of benefits of bilingualism when it comes to the brain, from shortening recovery times from stroke to staving off the cognitive decline associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Scientists looking into the latter have uncovered some interesting new insights, finding that while knowing a second language can delay the onset of the disease, it can also significantly accelerate the deterioration into severe Alzheimer’s thereafter.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, York University, Neuroscience, Dementia, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading How bilingualism can hold back a flood of Alzheimer’s symptoms
A new study found that American bumblebees are in big trouble up north. Continue reading The American Bumblebee Is Facing Extinction in Canada
Earth will one day be eaten by our sun. These planets might avoid that. Continue reading How Two-Sunned ‘Tatooine’ Planets Escape Being Crushed By Their Host Stars
A study confirms: the biggest lie on the internet is “I have read and accepted these TOS.” 98% also signed off on sharing info with the NSA. Continue reading Users sign away their firstborns on fake social network
Quasar winds are crucial to galaxy formation, scientists say Continue reading This Supermassive Black Hole Blasts 125 Million Miles-Per-Hour Winds