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TechThe potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now, researchers at Stockholm University, at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics and at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have succeeded in demonstrating for the very first time how laser light can induce quantum behavior at room temperature – and make non-magnetic materials magnetic. The breakthrough is expect…See the Story
Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnetic
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Fish · Salt Lake CityA heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including some fish and amphibians, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as adults.See the Story
Why zebrafish can regenerate damaged heart tissue, while other fish species cannot
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Climate ChangeThe study charts the family history of Arabica, the world's most popular coffee species, through Earth's heating and cooling periods over the last millennia.See the Story
Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee's prehistoric origin story -- and its future under climate change
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Opioids · British ColumbiaPremature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20–39 years attributable to opioids, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.231339.See the Story
A quarter of deaths among young adults in Canada were opioid related in 2021
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Science · SydneyMany menu items on online food delivery services do not display important nutritional information. Researchers say current NSW menu labelling laws need to be updated and closer monitoring needed on online food delivery services.See the Story
Important health information missing in online food delivery menus
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ScienceWhat if changes in a person’s stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study by University of Vermont researchers published today in PLOS Digital Health is the first to find changes in perceived stress levels reflected in sleep data—an important step towards identifying biomarkers that may help flag individuals in need of support. See the Story
Scientists use wearable technology to detect stress levels during sleep
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Science · EgyptAstrophysicists shed light on the relationship between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky-goddess Nut. The paper draws on ancient Egyptian texts and simulations to argue that the Milky Way might have shone a spotlight, as it were, on Nut's role as the sky. It proposes that in winter, the Milky Way highlighted Nut's outstretched arms, while in summer, it traced her backbone across the heavens.See the Story
The hidden role of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian mythology
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Science · GermanyCortisone and other related glucocorticoids are extremely effective at curbing excessive immune reactions. But previously, astonishingly little was known about how they exactly do that. Researchers have now explored the molecular mechanism of action in greater detail. As the researchers report, glucocorticoids reprogram the metabolism of immune cells, activating the body's natural 'brakes' on inflammation. These findings lay the groundwork for d…See the Story
How the body switches out of 'fight' mode
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