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Parishin A ameliorates cognitive decline by promoting PS1 autophagy in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of progressive dementia characterized by amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation and Tau hyperphosphorylation.Parishin A (PA), a phenolic acid-like tannin compound derived from the traditional Chinese

Measuring Shared Knowledge in Group Discussions Through Text Analysis

This study addresses the challenge of quantifying shared knowledge in group discussions through text analysis. Topic modeling was applied to systematically evaluate how information sharing influences knowledge structures and decision-making

Extractivism and Resistance: Gendered Perspectives on the Global Resource Economy

Extractive economies are deeply gendered, disproportionately harming women and Indigenous communities (mining, land dispossession, violence, health effects) while benefiting multinational corporations and financial markets (Altamirano-Jimén

How Can the Study of Hierarchy/Heterarchy Influence the Future?

This article was produced by Human Bridges. Hierarchies are a familiar form of human organization where individuals and groups of high social status are ranked above others and make decisions. Some examples are an oligarchy, a small group o

As Canadians cancel trips due to Trump, the U.S. tourism industry could lose billions

People take pictures with the Las Vegas sign in that city on July 29, 2023. Tourism industry leaders warn that recent actions by the Trump administration may be causing a drop in Canadians traveling to the U.S.

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

The Trump administration's plans for mass firings are sparking protests and challenges in court. Here, supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development join Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., outside US

Allostatic Load, a Measure of Cumulative Physiological Stress, Impairs Brain Structure but Not Amyloid Accumulation in Older Adults: An Exploratory Study

Allostatic load (AL) is a composite score of progressive physiological dysregulations in response to longterm exposure to everyday stress. Despite growing interest, limited research has focused on links with cerebral and cognitive aspects o

Under Pressure: Deep-Sea Elasmobranchs Experience High Mortality and Stress in a Crustacean Trawling Fishery

Crustacean bottom trawling in southern Portugal is a an economic and culturally important fishing activity but may result in considerable bycatch of deep-sea elasmobranchs (DSE). Due to DSE life-history strategies, at-vessel mortality (AVM)

Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution

A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption HOMS, Syria — His face is ev

The Banks We Deserve: Excerpt

Ed note: This excerpt is taken from From The Banks We Deserve by Oscar Perry Abello. Copyright © 2025 Oscar Perry Abello. Reproduced by permission of Island Press, Washington, D.C. The Banks We Deserve: Reclaiming Community Banking for a Ju

Solar power is at least 10 times more expensive than natural gas

A peer-reviewed study published in 2022 found that wind and solar power are more expensive than coal, natural gas and nuclear power. The study shows that even in favourable locations like Texas, solar power is 10 times and wind power 7 time

Some academic actuaries say we are not overestimating climate and biodiversity risks

Ed Note: This piece previously appeared on interest.co.nz. It is published here with the permission of the author. Some actuaries at the University of Exeter in the UK have partnered with a group of earth scientists to examine what they ter

Electricity is more dangerous than you think

Alternating current or AC electric fields are invisible, physical fields of electromagnetic radiation that are present if there is electricity available. The electricity doesn’t have to be used, just available to be used. In the following, Dr.

Seeing My Settler Ignorance in the Mirror of This Moment

This essay is excerpted with permission from Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers toward Truth, Healing, and Repair, by Hilary Giovale. (Green Writers Press, 2024) A decade ago, I sat on the floor of my living room in Flagstaff, Arizona with a new friend named Marie Gladue.