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Life Sciences - Social Sciences - 04.02.2025
Dialects in chimpanzees
Dialects in chimpanzees
Human influence has led to loss of chimpanzee culture and calls for conservation strategies to include preserving cultural distinctiveness A new study, conducted on wild chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes verus ) in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, provides evidence that the gestures used by male chimpanzees from four neighbouring communities during copulation requests may reflect different dialects.

Health - Life Sciences - 04.02.2025
A disrupted protein recycling process can harm heart health
A disrupted protein recycling process can harm heart health
An enzyme called Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 5 is a key factor in protein quality in heart muscle cells A disrupted protein degradation process in heart muscle cells can lead to a range of severe heart diseases.

Life Sciences - Environment - 04.02.2025
The Globetrotter
The Globetrotter
Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some butterflies travel long distances while others travel short distances? A group of scientists, including from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), shows that the different migration strategies are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being encoded in the butterfly's DNA.

Health - 04.02.2025
Women at a disadvantage after cardiac arrest
Women are less likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit after a cardiac arrest, receive less intensive care treatment and have a higher risk of dying than men. These are the findings of a new Swiss-wide study by researchers from the University Hospital Basel and the University of Basel. Cardiac arrest is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, despite advances in modern medicine.

Health - Life Sciences - 04.02.2025
Omega-3s Can Slow Down Aging Process
A daily intake of one gram of omega-3s can slow down biological aging by up to four months, according to an analysis of clinical data from the international DO-HEALTH study led by the University of Zurich. For the first time, epigenetic clocks were used to measure the aging process. Many people would like to delay or even stop the aging process.

Computer Science - Physics - 04.02.2025
Flipping the Script: Inverse-Design as Game-Changer in Physics
Flipping the Script: Inverse-Design as Game-Changer in Physics
An international team of researchers, led by physicists from the University of Vienna, has achieved a breakthrough in data processing by employing an "inverse-design" approach. This method allows algorithms to configure a system based on desired functions, bypassing manual design and complex simulations.

Health - Life Sciences - 04.02.2025
A molecular syringe paves the way to new therapeutic approaches
A molecular syringe paves the way to new therapeutic approaches
A team from UNIGE, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology in Dortmund, and Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf has identified the attack mechanism of the Tc toxin produced by certain bacteria. From the breakthrough of Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR gene-editing methods to the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, the ability to manipulate biomolecules has emerged as one of the most significant advancements in science and medicine over the past decade.

Pharmacology - Health - 04.02.2025
Women at a disadvantage after cardiac arrest
Women are less likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit after a cardiac arrest, receive less intensive care treatment and have a higher risk of dying than men. These are the findings of a new Swiss-wide study by researchers from the University Hospital Basel and the University of Basel. Cardiac arrest is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, despite advances in modern medicine.

Health - Life Sciences - 04.02.2025
Lou Gehrig’s disease or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: sleep alterations occurs prior to motor symptoms
Motoneurones (stained by immunohistochemistry for ChAT) of the lumbar section of the spinal cord in ALS mouse models. Scale 100 mm © Simon J Guillot, Daniel Beckett ,Matei Bolborea Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Charcot's disease, or Lou Gehrig's disease is a severe neurodegenerative disease that leads to progressive paralysis of muscles involved in voluntary movement.

Forensic Science - 04.02.2025
Incarceration reduces reoffending rates in British Columbia, SFU study finds
A new, long-term study of youth who have experienced incarceration in British Columbia has found that those who have spent more time in custody showed a decrease in reoffending following release from prison. The research was led by Evan McCuish, an associate professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, and published in the Journal of Criminal Justice.

Astronomy / Space - Earth Sciences - 03.02.2025
AI unveils: Meteoroid impacts cause Mars to shake
AI unveils: Meteoroid impacts cause Mars to shake
Meteoroid impacts create seismic waves that cause Mars to shake stronger and deeper than previously thought: This is shown by an investigation using artificial intelligence carried out by an international research team led by the University of Bern. Similarities were found between numerous meteoroid impacts on the surface of Mars and marsquakes recorded by NASA's Mars lander InSight.

Health - 03.02.2025
Understanding the Increase in Stillbirth Rates in Germany Amid European Declines
Understanding the Increase in Stillbirth Rates in Germany Amid European Declines
The stillbirth rate in Europe has been steadily improving over the last few decades, but there are some exceptions. In Germany and Belgium, rates have significantly increased since 2010, while other European countries have seen declines or stability. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) have investigated how factors like increasing maternal age and multiple births may have influenced these trends and differences across Europe.

Astronomy / Space - Earth Sciences - 03.02.2025
Ka-boom! AI reveals meteoroid impacts are making Mars shake
Researchers show that 'Marsquakes' are caused by seismic signals from meteoroid impacts reaching farther and deeper than previously known. Two international studies involving researchers from Imperial College London's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Center for Space and Habitability  at the  University of Bern in Switzerland, used artificial intelligence (AI) to spot a link between the seismic activity caused by  meteoroid impacts and "Marsquakes" recorded by NASA's InSight mission.

Health - Pharmacology - 03.02.2025
Researchers leverage large-scale data to uncover new insights into rare diseases and COVID-19
A study of over 58 million people has identified eight rare diseases that carry significantly increased risks for COVID-19-related mortality in fully vaccinated individuals. This important research calls for better inclusion of rare diseases in public health strategies, including future pandemic planning, vaccination policies, and NHS service provision.

Pharmacology - Health - 03.02.2025
A light-activated drug to fight psoriasis
A light-activated drug to fight psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the population and is mediated by an altered immune system response that triggers the proliferation of skin cells. Depending on the severity, there are different therapeutic options (topical medications, phototherapy, systemic drugs, etc.), but some conventional treatments can have harmful effects on patients.

Chemistry - Environment - 03.02.2025
Tiny copper 'flowers' bloom on artificial leaves for clean fuel production
Tiny copper ’flowers’ bloom on artificial leaves for clean fuel production
Tiny copper 'nano-flowers' have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and manufacturing. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the University of California, Berkeley, developed a practical way to make hydrocarbons - molecules made of carbon and hydrogen - powered solely by the sun.

Physics - Materials Science - 03.02.2025
The metal that does not expand
The metal that does not expand
Breakthrough in materials research: an alloy of several metals has been developed that shows practically no thermal expansion over an extremely large temperature interval. Most metals expand when their temperature rises. The Eiffel Tower, for example, is around 10 to 15 centimetres taller in summer than in winter due to its thermal expansion.

Health - 03.02.2025
AI cannot prevent misdiagnoses
Around one in ten diagnoses is wrong. In an extensive study, a research team led by Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and the University of Bern has investigated whether an AI-based diagnostic system could improve diagnostic quality. The result is surprising: despite high expectations, the system that was tested showed no measurable advantage over conventional diagnostic processes.

Music - Health - 03.02.2025
When using music to alleviate pain, tempo matters
We each have a natural rhythm, and music that matches it offers the best pain relief, McGill research suggests Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a McGill University research team has discovered. This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient's level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.

Physics - Health - 03.02.2025
New quantum technique could improve cutting-edge spectroscopy
An international team of engineers and physicists have found a way to use quantum light to improve the performance of cutting-edge spectroscopy. Their new technique enables measurements of infrared electric fields which are twice as sensitive as previous developments in a process called time-domain spectroscopy.