Leo Wilson

Innovative microscopy demystifies metabolism of Alzheimer’s

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Alzheimer’s disease causes significant problems with memory, thinking and behavior and is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 50 million people around the world each year. This number is expected to triple by the year 2050. Using their own state-of-the art imaging technologies, scientists at the University of California San Diego have … Read more

Victims of China floods race to salvage property

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Workers cleared debris from a flooded areas. Victims of severe floods in southern China raced on Wednesday to salvage property from the muddy waters as authorities warned of more heavy rains to come. Massive downpours have struck Guangdong province in recent days, triggering deluges that have claimed the lives of four people and forced the … Read more

Ukraine-Russia war live: Former army officer warns Kyiv has ‘six months left’ as US passes £76bn aid package

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Representatives celebrate and wave flags after Congress passes Ukraine aid package 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 Western aid will not allow Ukraine to seize the initiative and go back onto the offensive against … Read more

Infected: Understanding the spread of behavior

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Human beings are likely to adopt the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors of those around them. Simple decisions like what local store is best to shop at to more complex ones like vaccinating a child are influenced by these behavior patterns and social discourse. “We choose to be in networks, both offline and online, that are … Read more

Future hurricanes could compromise New England forests’ ability to store and sequester carbon

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nature-based climate solutions can help mitigate climate change, especially in forested regions capable of storing and sequestering vast amounts of carbon. New research published in Global Change Biology indicates that a single hurricane in New England, one of the most heavily forested regions in the United States, can down 4.6–9.4% of … Read more

Don’t be a stranger — study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones

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Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even when they had the capacity and desire to do so. The new research is published today in the … Read more

South Korean marginalized communities developed ‘disaster subculture’ living through extreme climate events, study finds

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come to be normalized. A new study from the University of Kansas found residents of one Seoul, South Korea, neighborhood have grown so accustomed to living … Read more

Warming climate is putting more metals into Colorado’s mountain streams

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Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage. Concentrations of these metals have roughly doubled in these alpine streams over the past 30 years, a new study finds, presenting a concern for ecosystems, downstream water quality and mining remediation. … Read more