Leo Wilson 
More than a dozen bacterial species among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths have been linked to a collective 50% increased chance of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a new study shows. Some of these microbes had previously been shown to contribute to periodontal disease, serious gum infections that can eat … Read more
(a) The micro-examination and (b)–(e) SEM observations of the surface of MLI after collided by CE5 LS particles; (f) the micro-examination and (g)–(h) SEM observations of the surface of Aramid cloth after impacted by CE5 LS particles. Credit: Junping Gu et al. A study published in Engineering has shed new light on the behavior of … Read more
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered a surprising role of the hippocampus — linking this part of the brain to the control of skilled actions such as handwriting, typing, and playing music. The hippocampus is traditionally associated with memory for events and spatial navigation, but a new study challenges these long-held distinctions and … Read more
(a) Illustration of glucose metabolism. FADH2: flavin adenine dinucleotide (reduced form), FAD: flavin adenine dinucleotide, ATP: adenosine triphosphate, ADP: adenosine diphosphate; (b, c) KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of CWs during Stages (b) Ⅲ and (c) Ⅳ; (d, e) heatmap comparing abundance of genes related to carbon metabolism in CWs; (d, e) genes involved in (d) … Read more
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been suspended for two matches by Fifa for “offensive behaviour”, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said in a … Read more
People around the globe often depend on informal financial arrangements, borrowing and lending money through social networks. Understanding this sheds light on local economies and helps fight poverty. Now, a study co-authored by an MIT economist illuminates a striking case of informal finance: In East Africa, money moves in very different patterns depending on whether … Read more
(a–c) Examples of CSSSs utilizing disordered photonic chips with brute force and random selection of structural parameters. (d–g) Spectrum reconstruction by four randomly designed spectrometers (S1–S4). Credit: Ang Li et al. In a study published in Engineering, researchers from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Zhejiang University have unveiled a pioneering approach to designing … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Binta Bah met her husband last year on a dating app and instantly fell in love. They spent hours every … Read more
By 2100, hospitalizations from diarrheal diseases are predicted to increase in the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh as a result of climate change, even if global warming stays under 2 degrees Celsius. Farhana Haque and colleagues from University College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and icddr,b report these findings in a new … Read more
