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Paläontolog:innen der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (SNSB-BSPG) untersuchten im Rahmen einer Neubeschreibung die Überreste des Langhalssauriers Patagosaurus fariasi (175 Mio Jahre) aus Argentinien. Diese Untersuchungen haben große Bedeutung für das Verständnis der Evolution der Sauropoden. Ihre Ergebnisse veröffentlichten die Forscher:innen in der wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift Geodiversitas. Wie der Name schon verrät: der Dinosaurier Patagosaurus fariasi stammt aus dem heutigen Patagonien, Argentinien und lebte dort vor etwa 175 Millionen Jahren. Er gehö...

‘Social prescribing’ may help lonely older adults to avoid harmful sedatives and painkillers Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study found that just over half of 6,000 respondents in a nationally representative survey of seniors living independently were not lonely, while 40 per...

Cool geschmolzen: Umgekehrter Phasenübergang in 2D-Material Inverses Schmelzen Cool geschmolzen: Umgekehrter Phasenübergang in 2D-Material 19.07.2021Autor / Redakteur: Hanna Metzen* / Christian Lüttmann Paradox: Forscher der Uni Bielefeld haben ein Material durch Abkühlen zum Schmelzen gebracht. Das 2D-Material wechselt bei Minusgraden in einen ungeordneten, mobilen Zustand. Bisher wurde ein vergleichbarer Prozess nur unter extremen Bedingungen wie hohem Druck realisiert. Firmen zum Thema ...

Targeted mental health support lacking for people with chronic health conditions during pandemic A new scoping review found that those with chronic health concerns, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and autoimmune conditions, are not only at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection, they are also more likely to experience anxiety, depression or substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the review was to address knowledge gaps related to the prevention and management of mental health responses among those with chronic conditions. The findings, recently published in the I...

Frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a link between post-cancer treatment frailty and neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors. A paper on this work was published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Though frailty is often associated with the elderly, 8% of young adult childhood cancer survivors meet the criteria for frailty. This study confirms that those who undergo childhood cancer treatment can experience frailty, which can create an early onset...