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Even animals of the same species don’t always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals of different sizes and colors, populations in different locations often look very different. Even more difficult to pinpoint is why this difference occurs. Are they shaped by the local environment? Or is it driven by natural or sexual selection? Or is it simply the result of random loss of genetic variation as populations become isolated and slowly diverge over time? I was part of a team of leopard conservationists and researchers who set out to answer some of these questions as…

Pregnant women exposed to indoor air pollution and tobacco smoke are putting their babies at serious risk of premature birth, dangerously low birth weight and acute breathing difficulties, a groundbreaking new study has found.Groundbreaking research conducted by pediatricians at the University of Cape Town (UCT) reveals The devastating effects of poor home air quality newborn. Analyzing data on 1,143 births in the Drakenstein Child Health Study, one of Africa’s largest birth cohorts, scientists found that 17% of infants were born prematurely, 15% suffered from low birth weight and 7% experienced breathing difficulties shortly after birth.Importantly, the study demonstrated that infants…

Spreading rumors or intentionally excluding a peer from a social group is often considered undesirable behavior. New research suggests that this type of covert hostility is associated with being more likely to be in a romantic relationship and have more children. The study, published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science, shows that subtle forms of aggression may provide a reproductive advantage in modern humans. Evolutionary psychologists track the number of children people have to measure evolutionary fitness. This indicator reflects how well an individual passes on his or her genetic material to the next generation. If a particular inherited trait…

Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. Many people responded to Lizzie’s story about the mystery patient who received Retatortide yesterday with reactions, comments, and theories. But what is undeniable is the strength of Lizzie’s reporting. FDA finally analyzes its own youth tobacco data 7.2% of middle and high school students in the United States reported using some type of tobacco product last year, according to newly analyzed federal survey data. While this represents an overall decrease from 2022, interestingly, nicotine pouch use among young people…

Recent analyzes of popular music over the past 60 years suggest that song lyrics increasingly focus on negative moral concepts such as harm and rebellion. Over the same period, expressions of positive virtues such as compassion and purity declined. The findings provide evidence that mainstream music reflects a broader societal shift toward darker, more emotionally intense themes. This study was recently published in the journal scientific report. Music has always served as a cultural mirror, capturing the political, social and emotional climate of its time. Previous analyzes of popular music have shown a growing trend toward individualism and self-promotion in…

Scientists have discovered new evidence that early human ancestors used fire in South Africa’s Wonderwork Cave between 1.07 million and 1.79 million years ago. The discovery traces back one of the earliest records of fire use associated with humans and provides new clues about how our ancestors first learned to harness fire. Using newly developed technology that can detect signs of combustion in fossilized bones, researchers repeatedly identified signs of fire deep within the cave. Because these traces were found far beyond the reach of natural wildfires, the discovery suggests that early humans intentionally brought naturally occurring fires into the…

While women who met Nordic whole grain recommendations for years were less likely to develop breast cancer, research has found that not all whole grain foods affect cancer risk in the same way. Study: Long-term whole grain intake in line with the 2023 Nordic Nutritional Recommendations and breast cancer risk in a population-based cohort of women. Image credit: marilyn barbone/Shutterstock.com According to a recent study published in european nutrition journalin line with the 2023 Nordic Nutritional Recommendations, women with a long-term intake of at least 90g of whole grains per day had a lower risk of breast cancer than women…

A major new tool for X-ray research has started operating at BESSY II. Developed jointly by HZB, MPI-CEC (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany), and NIST (Boulder, Colorado, USA), this instrument is the first and only TES spectrometer to operate at a synchrotron facility in Europe. This new system dramatically increases photon detection efficiency, outperforming traditional wavelength-dispersive X-ray emission spectrometers by a factor of 100 to 1000. The researchers plan to use this system to study the electronic properties of atomically thin materials, nanostructures, and highly dilute atomic and molecular samples. The research team is currently soliciting research proposals from the…

Why are more young people developing cancer? A major new study suggests that accelerated biological aging may be fueling the rise in cancers diagnosed in people under the age of 55, providing new clues to one of medicine’s fastest-growing mysteries. Research: Biological aging and generational alternation in early cancer risk. Image credit: Ground Picture/Shutterstock.com New research published in natural medicine Association between accelerated biological aging and early cancer risk in young people. Biological age emerges as a cancer risk marker The incidence of young-onset cancers diagnosed in adults younger than 55 years has increased significantly over the past 30 years,…

FairJourney Bio (“FJBio”), a global antibody discovery expert, has entered into a partnership with AbTherx, Inc. to bring transgenic mouse-based antibody discovery in-house. The agreement gives the company access to AbTherx’s Atlas™ Full Human Diversity (FHD) and Common Light Chain (cLC) mouse technology, completing a discovery route that partners can run end-to-end entirely within FJBio’s integrated workflow. The partnership enables the program to move as a single effort, from vaccination through single B cell screening and optimization, to candidate stability assessment and cell line development, and is now executed by one team across FJBio’s global locations in Porto (Portugal), Cambridge…