‘I need your urine!’ Unusual experiment tests whether human pee can help save forests
In the mountains of southeastern Spain, a tiny wood mouse ( Apodemus sylvaticus ) sniffs out its dinner. The shrubs and pine trees of the Sierra Nevada give off several intriguing smells, including the nutty aroma of acorns from the Holm oak ( Quercus ilex ). But these particular acorns have another, more pungent odor—as though they just emerged from an ammonia bath. As it turns out, they have—thanks to a peculiar experiment in forestry management. The project, led by University of Granada ecologist Jorge Castro, is part of a larger effort to repel mice, birds, and other forest creatures that ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Snap Announces Expanded Brand Safety Partnership With IAS
Snapchat’s looking to provide more assurance for advertisers via a new partnership with Integral Ad Science (IAS), which will see Snap work with IAS on a new brand safety reporting solution that’ll provide detailed insight into ad placement in the app. Though based on IAS’ initial assessment, it…#integraladscience #ias #garm #safetyfloorframework #worth #creatorstories (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

John N. Forrest Jr., MD, 1938 –2024
Forrest, a professor emeritus of medicine who had a passion for working with students, died peacefully on March 19 at his home in New Haven. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Clostridia to the Rescue
Some commensal bacteria help shore up intestinal walls in mice, which can prevent food allergies. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news

Maximizing Biomarker Discovery with the Six-Base Genome
A multiomic sequencing approach helps scientists capture more biomarker information through liquid biopsy. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Tags: The Marketplace Source Type: news

GoGuardian Introduces One-Click Tutoring Support for Students With GoGuardian Teacher and Pear Assessment
LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , the leading digital learning company combining the best in learning science and technology to drive positive learning outcomes for all students, today announced the ability for teachers to seamlessly offer one-to-one tutoring for students with just…#goguardianteacher #peardecktutor #pearassessment #edtech #sharadgupta #goguardian #terrifreeny #fortsmith #k12 #goguardianadmin (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Perimenopause has brought chaos to my life – but also peace
Trying to learn about menopause has been disorienting, but Angela Garbes has also experienced ‘a softening, an openness’In my 20s and 30s, I went hard, driven by a desire to live life fully. I wanted to stay up all night having heated conversations, collect experiences and adventures, make art and meaning from everything that happened. Somewhere in the far-off distance I pictured myself making it to age 40, but never thought further than that: I would turn 40 ... and then I ’d be 65?My naivete died three years ago in the middle of the night. I woke up drenched in perspiration, shivering. It was shocking to find mysel...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Angela Garbes Tags: Menopause Well actually Women Ageing Gender Healthcare industry Medical research Life and style Society US news Source Type: news

The Startup Behind The First Pig-Human Kidney Transplant Is Targeting Hearts And Livers Next
Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was successfully transplanted into a living patient last week. Its CEO says the company is just getting started. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alex Knapp, Forbes Staff Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Daily Cover daily-cover Editors' Pick editors-pick Premium Content premiumcontent technology alexknappblog Source Type: news

Here ’s Why Ozempic And Mounjaro Rivals Won’t Topple Drugmakers Novo Nordisk And Eli Lilly Anytime Soon
Experts told Forbes incumbents Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are unlikely to cede much ground to rival weight loss drugs eying their dominant positions, noting it takes far more than a good drug to succeed in the lucrative market. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news

Want to stop needle phobia in adults? Make shots less painful for kids
According to the CDC, about one in four adults has a fear of needles. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. For some people, the fear of needles is strong enough that they avoid getting important treatments, vaccines or tests. That poses a serious problem for public health. Researchers have helped develop a five step plan to help prevent what they call "needless pain" for kids getting injections or their blood drawn. Guest host Tom Dreisbach talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, who works with a team to implement the plan at his own hospital. Friedrichsdorf to...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tom Dreisbach Source Type: news

Citizen science says anyone can be a scientist
You can be a scientist! Or at least you can play a crucial part in up-and-coming scientific research. Because citizen science is becoming increasingly accepted by researchers as a way to gather data. Modern technology also makes it easy for anyone to participate, using just a smartphone or the…#scientific #gps #nationalgeographic #marcosgoldin #auroraexpeditions #popularscience #threeoclock #pieterfranken (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Scientists link 2019 Iranian landslide to building of dam
Researchers studying satellite data show slope near village of Hoseynabad-e Kalpush moved after reservoir began to be filledIn recent decades there has been a dramatic rise in the number of dams being built, to keep pace with demand for water or to provide power. Concerns have been raised about increased landslide activity near new dams, and now a study has demonstrated a conclusive link in at least one incident.In March 2019 a landslide tore apart Hoseynabad-e Kalpush village in north-central Iran, damaging 300 houses and severing the road to the nearby dam. Local authorities blamed the landslide on heavy rainfall and ins...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Kate Ravilious Tags: Science Landslides Water Iran Source Type: news

Country diary: The flowering blackthorn is a plant of glorious contrasts | Josie George
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Now is its time to shine, and having no leaves yet, it is purest black and white, spines and starsWhile the magnolia ’s decidedly middle-class flowering dominates everyone’s attention, I prefer the hidden, grubbier events of spring, the kind I know we’ll find down the muddy path that runs between the industrial units and the strip of boggy wetland on our old housing estate.It is a beautiful day. The sky is blue, the breeze fresh. There ’s litter here, sure –piles of it– and the loud whine of machinery, but my senses soon return me to the mouthy, joyful cascade of wren song. First ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Josie George Tags: Wild flowers Plants Environment Rural affairs UK news Source Type: news

Trump ’s curious effect on trust in science
His presidential term jolted many people out of the zone of indifference (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Lot of Chinese Viewers Wish Netflix Had Stripped China Out of'3 Body Problem '
The adaptation of Liu Cixin’s celebrated science-fiction novel earned generally positive reviews in China, but some took issue with how the country is depicted and the lack of Chinese actors.#liucixins (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news