Having gender-affirming documents, such as a passport, driver’s license, or birth certificate, may improve mental health among transgender adults, according to findings published today in The Lancet Public Health from researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health.
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Chronic microfiber exposure causes aneurysms, cellular changes in fish
Chronic exposure to microplastic fibers causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish gills, and increases egg production in female fish, a sign that chemicals in the fibers may be acting as endocrine disruptors, a new study by U.S. and Chinese scientists finds.
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Immunotherapy combination can shrink viral reservoir in HIV model
Stimulating immune cells with two cancer immunotherapies together can shrink the size of the viral “reservoir” in SIV-infected non-human primates treated with antiviral drugs, researchers have concluded.
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New study shines light on international energy inequality
A new study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialized to developing ones, revealing extreme disparity in energy footprints, both within nations and globally.
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Increased competition between males can lead to higher rate of harmful mutations in offspring
Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations in their genome than males without rivals.
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GCS centers to help COVID-19 researchers gain expedited access to computing resources
Effective immediately, the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing, the alliance of Germany’s three national supercomputing centers, will be helping researchers working on COVID-19 research gain expedited access to computing resources.
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Scientists engineer silkworms to produce different variants of adhesion molecules
Silkworms are useful for more than just making strong and absorbent strings of silky thread for the textiles industry.
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Two brain-signaling molecules control anemonefish fathering and aggression
Two brain-signaling molecules control how anemonefish dads care for their young and respond to nest intruders, researchers report in a new study.
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Researchers show possibility of blending two incompatible components in one nanofiber
Russian researchers from the Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Lomonosov Moscow State University showed the possibility of blending two incompatible components — a protein and a polymer — in one electrospun fiber.
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Key antibiotic used for treating drug-resistant TB does not work as expected
Crick and Imperial researchers have found that a key antibiotic widely used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis does not work as expected – a finding which could be used to develop new drugs.
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