When the brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell type called astrocytes to step up their usual support and protect brain function.
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COVID-19 in Wastewater Poses Serious Health Threat
Wastewater containing coronavirus may be a serious public health threat, according to a new global study led by researchers from BGU’s Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research.
How Weather Affects Crawfish Harvests
The life cycle of a crawfish can be fairly straight forward.
Sea Level Rise Matches Worst-Case Scenario
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised global sea level by 1.8cm since the 1990s, and are matching worst-case climate warming scenarios.
Hot Dogs, Chicken Wings and City Living Helped Wood Storks Thrive
Natural wetlands continue to disappear due to city and human development and are being replaced with manmade swales, ponds and canals.
For People With High Blood Pressure, Telemonitoring May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Rate by 50%
People enrolled in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to those who received routine primary care, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.