BMJ Health News
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Plant-eating lizards on the cusp of tooth evolutionResearchers found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles, prompting the evolutionary success of...
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Scientists find evidence the early solar system harbored a gap between its inner and outer regionsIn the early solar system, a 'protoplanetary disk' of dust and gas rotated around the sun and eventually coalesced into the planets we know today....
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Plankton head polewardsOcean warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions will prompt many species of marine plankton to seek out new habitats, in some cases...
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Ultrafast magnetism: heating magnets, freezing timeMagnetic solids can be demagnetized quickly with a short laser pulse, and there are already so-called HAMR (Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording)...
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Behavior resembling human ADHD seen in dogsA study involving some 11,000 dogs demonstrated that the gender, age and breed of the dog, as well as any behavioral problems and certain...
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Cellular environments shape molecular architectureAn important cellular structure called the nuclear pore complex (NPC) has larger dimensions than previously thought. A research team made this...
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Flu and heart disease: The surprising connection that should convince you to schedule your shotPatients who have cardiovascular disease are at increased risk of serious complications from the flu, according to a new study. The study found...
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Why do we remember stressful experiences better?When the brain stores memories of objects, it creates a characteristic pattern of activity for each of them. Stress changes such memory traces.
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Plant-based jet fuel could reduce emissions by 68%Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to...
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Expansion of wind and solar power too slow to stop climate changeThe production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analyzing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries,...
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Scientists develop fully solar-driven autonomous chemical mini-plantScientists have developed a fully operational standalone solar-powered mini-reactor which offers the potential for the production of fine chemicals...
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Monitoring glucose levels, no needles requiredNoninvasive glucose monitoring devices are not currently commercially available in the United States, so people with diabetes must collect blood...
