Why vaping can mean more — not less — stress
Within minutes of your first puff on a nicotine vape, you may have felt less stressed, more focused, and oddly like you had just aced a test. You felt good. Sadly, nicotine can make a great first impression — but then the mind games take over f.....»»
Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat and produce healthy food in African cities
Persistently high temperatures and related heat stress are a big problem for people living in cities, especially in slums and informal settlements. It's a problem that is expected to continue......»»
Force stabilizes a bond in bacterial adhesion
National University of Singapore biophysicists have discovered how a special bacterial adhesion complex could be counterintuitively stabilized by mechanical stress at the single-molecule level......»»
Crowding-induced stress gives mackerel the blues
When mackerel die, they change color from green to blue. After seeing that live mackerel can also turn blue, a team of researchers wondered if this was because the fish were under stress. Their concerns proved to be correct......»»
How Covid prompted Asian startups to use tech in revolutionizing mental health support
Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that has caused concerns about elevated levels of stress, anxiety and isolation. Now, a number of young entrepreneurs are leveraging technology to provi.....»»
Netflix will stress the crap out of you with "Run for the Money" trailer
OK, well Netflix has gone and spectacularly stressed the crap out of me with its latest reality competition TV series trailer.Out of Japan, Run for the Money sees 29 celebrity players vying for a bunch of cash in a game with one rule: evade the hunte.....»»
VW dealership employee burned, taken to hospital after explosion linked to vaping
The Volkswagen of Kirkland employee was burned but conscious when taken to a Seattle hospital Monday, according to Kirkland Fire Battalion Chief Seth Buchanan......»»
Research team reveals surprising findings on cyclic material fatigue in amorphous materials
Researchers at The University of Tokyo have shown that for amorphous materials, cyclic material fatigue can begin to fracture at the same level of stress as fractures due to constant loading. By using computer simulations, the team was able to distin.....»»
Protective effects of ginsenoside CK against oxidative stress-induced neuronal damage
Oxidative stress is an important pathogenic mechanism in degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Although ginsenoside compound K (CK) is protective against neuronal oxidative damage, the underlying mechanism remains to be understood......»»
The thinking undead: How dormant bacteria calculate their return to life
Facing starvation and stress conditions, some bacteria enter a dormant state in which life processes stop. Shutting down into a deep dormancy allows these cells, called spores, to withstand punishing extremes of heat, pressure and even the harsh cond.....»»
Wordle today: Here"s the answer, hints for October 6
New day, new Wordle! A fresh set of squares is ready and waiting to be filled with your guesses both terrible and genius. But if you're not on your game and are starting to fear for your precious streak, don't stress — we're here to help every.....»»
Extreme salt stress triggers leaf movement
Plant leaves can cope with much higher salt concentrations than roots. The underlying mechanism may help to develop more salt-tolerant crops......»»
Coral select algae partnerships to ease environmental stress
Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require, and some algae can make coral more resilient to heat stress. In assessing one of the main reef builders in Hawai'i, Montipora capitata (rice.....»»
Wordle today: Here"s the answer, hints for October 4
Another Tuesday is here, and with it a fresh new Wordle. Today's might be a little tricky, but don't stress if you're stumped — we're here to help every day.If you just want the answer, you can jump straight to the end of this article for Octob.....»»
Ethanol helps plants better tolerate heat stress
A dose of ethanol, better known as common alcohol, can enable plants to withstand heat stress that might otherwise kill them, RIKEN biologists have found. This could offer a low-cost way to make crops more resilient to the effects of climate change......»»
Biomarkers used to track benefits of anti-aging therapies can be misleading, suggests the "Lifespan Machine"
We all grow old and die, but we still don't know why. Diet, exercise and stress all affect our lifespan, but the underlying processes that drive aging remain a mystery. Often, we measure age by counting our years since birth and yet our cells know no.....»»
Two new discoveries shed light on the mystery of how cells manage stress
In new research recently published in the journal Cell Reports, a team of scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst delved into the mysteries of how cells weather stress. Using bacterial cells, the researchers discovered that a damage-r.....»»
Dogs can smell when we"re stressed, study suggests
The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response produce changes in human breath and sweat that dogs can detect with an accuracy of 93.75%, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS.....»»
Browse, graze, mate: Food and company help animals in captivity
From tongue-rolling alpacas to irritable yaks and perturbed pigs, new research has lifted the lid on why some farm and zoo animals cope well with captivity and others display signs of stress......»»
Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan"s next great earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan's Nankai subduction zone is less than expected, according to a study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin a.....»»
Forget weighted blankets. You need a weighted pillow
Bearaby developed a new material made from rubber sap to create its new line of weighted pillows designed to deliver stress relief. Step aside, weighted blankets. There’s a new stress-relieving tool to place on top of you (or, in this case, t.....»»