A study by Kazan Federal University researchers explores the evolution of teacher education in Russia and England over 40 years, revealing similarities in policy changes and decision-making. The authors found that globalization has created common standards for teacher education, with a focus on psychological aspects in Russian pedagogy.
Researchers found that restricting food availability to a set schedule improved motor activity and sleep quality in mice with Huntington's disease. These findings suggest that eating on a strict schedule could improve quality of life for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
A large-scale international trial found that modifying baby formula to reduce cow's milk proteins didn't decrease the risk of type 1 diabetes. The study followed 2,159 infants with a family member affected by type 1 diabetes and genetic risk for years to determine which developed diabetes.
Researchers found epigenetic changes in the CRH gene, a key player in the body's stress system, are linked to serious suicide attempts and psychiatric illness. The study suggests environmental factors can affect genetic expression, highlighting the importance of regulating the stress system for mental health.
Tropical Depression 01W formed just west of the Philippines on January 2, 2018, according to NASA's Terra satellite imagery. The depression is forecast to strengthen and make landfall in Vietnam, impacting the South China Sea region.
Adolescents who used electronic cigarettes, hookahs, noncigarette combustible tobacco or smokeless tobacco were more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year. Any use of all forms of noncigarette tobacco was associated with a greater risk of future conventional cigarette smoking.
A new model investigates how human behavioral changes evolve in response to extreme climate events and affect global temperature change. Long-term, less easily reversed behavioral changes have the most significant impact in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and reducing climate change.
Researchers developed an antibody selection system to identify therapeutically significant antibodies that induce microglia-like cells. These cells migrated to the brain and exhibited anti-inflammatory properties, reducing brain amyloid deposition in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers at Harvard have developed a single metalens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light, including white light, in high resolution. This breakthrough eliminates chromatic aberrations and reduces thickness and design complexity compared to traditional lenses.
The primate brain's anterior medial patch uses a combinatorial code to adjust neuron firing rates for face recognition. This coding mechanism is also found in the fruit fly olfactory system.
A quarter of the world's land could become significantly drier if global warming reaches 2C, according to new research. This change would increase the threat of droughts and wildfires, with areas such as semi-arid regions experiencing conditions similar to arid climates.
A new study published in Nature shows that the mass of a galaxy's central black hole determines when its star formation history stops. The study found a continuous interplay between black hole activity and star formation throughout a galaxy's life, with bigger black holes quenching star formation faster.
The speed breeding platform enables rapid generation of wheat and other crops, increasing generations per year by threefold. This technology uses LED lights to create intensive growth regimes, reducing costs and heat, and has the potential to rank alongside the Green Revolution.
Current regional nitrogen deposition in the Congo Basin significantly exceeds previously simulated low deposition rates. Annual savannah biomass burning is likely responsible for elevated deposition rates, according to a recent study.
Researchers discovered that human lymphocytes release extracellular mtDNA web structures in response to CpG and non-CpG oligodeoxynucleotides, rapidly signaling the presence of a threat. These findings suggest a previously unreported role for mtDNA in innate immune system signaling.
A team of scientists discovered how epigenetics helps place egg cells in stasis by adding distinctive patterns of marks to their DNA. The MLL2 protein plays a key role in this process, and its absence can cause disease.
Individualized risk-based lung cancer screening using calculators that account for demographic and clinical characteristics may save more lives than current USPSTF recommendations. Researchers estimate that this approach could have prevented over 5,000 more deaths in 2015 compared to the current guidelines.
A multinational team of experts is working together to address dietary deficiencies in essential nutrients. The GeoNutrition programme aims to map cropland, test the efficacy of micronutrient-enriched fertilisers, and assess public health policies.