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New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have discovered a new 'seeding' process in brain cells that could be a cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021
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Essilor of America and Luxottica North America Help Families in Need Receive Vision Care

Press Release - updated: Feb 1, 2021 10:30 CST DALLAS, February 1, 2021 (Newswire.com) - Essilor of America and Luxottica North America are helping people in need around the country get essential vision care by donating to Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF). ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021
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Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters

Engineers model the hypothetical threats from toxins released when above-ground storage tanks fail during a storm. Using data from hurricanes Ike and Harvey and from the Houston Ship Channel, they illustrate potential atmospheric pollutants during and after a disaster. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso February 1, 2021 February 1, 2021
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By changing their shape, some bacteria can grow more resilient to antibiotics

New research demonstrates how certain types of bacteria can adapt to long-term exposure to antibiotics by changing their shape. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 30, 2021 January 30, 2021
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Turning on the switch for plasticity in the human brain

Scientists describe how glutamate signals are transmitted across synapses to turn on the switch for synapatic plasticity, the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time in response to increases or decreases in their activity. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021
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Chumash Indians were using highly worked shell beads as currency 2,000 years ago

Archaeologists show that the Chumash Indians had been using shell beads as money for at least 800 years. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021
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Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus’s geologically recent past

A study of a giant impact crater on Venus suggests that its lithosphere was too thick to have had Earth-like plate tectonics, at least for much of the past billion years. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 28, 2021 January 28, 2021
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Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth's crust could be pushing the continents of North and South America further apart from Europe and Africa, new research has found. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 27, 2021 January 27, 2021
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Change of course on the journey to the island of stability

An international research team succeeded in gaining new insights into the artificially produced superheavy element flerovium, element 114, at accelerator facilities. ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 26, 2021 January 26, 2021
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Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form

Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO's VLT), astronomers have revealed a system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in a rare rhythm around their central star. The ...

Posted by J Alonso J Alonso January 25, 2021 January 25, 2021
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