A new article examines how social isolation, loneliness and frailty affect one another and the bidirectional relationship they exert as an individual gets older. hey found that physical frailty can be an indicator of future social isolation over time and that loneliness may be both an antecedent and an outcome of frailty. All three can also be self-reinforcing over time: people who are lonely and socially isolated may become frailer, and as they become frailer, their sense of isolation and loneliness grows. This becomes more pronounced as they grow older.

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19.11.2024

Cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative effects of fatty foods during mental stress | ScienceDaily

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food.

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21.11.2024

Bioengineered yeast mass produces herbal medicine | ScienceDaily

Herbal medicine is difficult to produce on an industrial scale. A team of bioengineers have now manipulated the cellular machinery in a species of yeast so that one such molecule can now be produced in a fermenter at unprecedented concentrations. The achievement also points the way to the microbial production of other plant-derived compounds.

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19.11.2024

Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations | ScienceDaily

Southeast Asia's tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil rising, the urgency for effective restoration strategies in these landscapes has become critical. A long-running experiment has investigated how ecological restoration promotes biodiversity recovery in oil palm plantations in Sumatra. Their findings reveal that establishing islands of trees within large oil palm monocultures can promote the recovery of native tree diversity through natural regeneration.

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20.11.2024

New fossil reveals the evolution of flying reptiles | ScienceDaily

A newly discovered pterosaur fossil is shedding light on the evolutionary journey of these ancient flying reptiles. This complete specimen, named Skiphosoura bavarica, provides crucial insights into how pterosaurs transitioned from early, smaller forms to the later, gigantic species. By analysing the unique features of Skiphosoura, paleontologists can now trace the step-by-step evolution of pterosaurs, including changes in head size, neck length, wing structure, and tail length. This groundbreaking discovery offers a clearer understanding of how these magnificent creatures soared through the prehistoric skies.

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20.11.2024

New model can help understand coexistence in nature | ScienceDaily

Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher has been involved in developing a mathematical model that can be used to better understand how this ecosystem works.

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21.11.2024

Thanksgiving special: Dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot | ScienceDaily

Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago helped make it possible for peacocks to strut, penguins to waddle, and turkeys to trot.

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17.11.2024

Invisible touch: AI can feel and measure surfaces | ScienceDaily

Quantum-science advances using AI can measure very small surfaces and distances -- opening a world of medical, manufacturing and other applications.

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19.11.2024

Effortless robot movements | ScienceDaily

Humans and animals move with remarkable economy without consciously thinking about it by utilizing the natural oscillation patterns of their bodies. A new tool can now utilize this knowledge for the first time to make robots move more efficiently.

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21.11.2024

Vultures and artificial intelligence(s) as death detectors: High-tech approach for wildlife research and conservation | ScienceDaily

In order to use remote locations to record and assess the behavior of wildlife and environmental conditions, the GAIA Initiative developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that reliably and automatically classifies behaviors of white-backed vultures using animal tag data. As scavengers, vultures always look for the next carcass. With the help of tagged animals and a second AI algorithm, the scientists can now automatically locate carcasses across vast landscapes.

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21.11.2024

AI needs to work on its conversation game | ScienceDaily

Linguistics and computer science researchers have discovered some of the root causes of why AI large language models perform poorly in human-like conversations.

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Research shows therapeutic virtual yoga program can be effective for chronic low back pain | ScienceDaily

Social isolation, loneliness and frailty in older adults have a complex and sometimes mutually reinforcing relationship | ScienceDaily

Cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative effects of fatty foods during mental stress | ScienceDaily

Bioengineered yeast mass produces herbal medicine | ScienceDaily

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Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations | ScienceDaily

New fossil reveals the evolution of flying reptiles | ScienceDaily

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Invisible touch: AI can feel and measure surfaces | ScienceDaily

Effortless robot movements | ScienceDaily

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AI needs to work on its conversation game | ScienceDaily

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