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3 days ago | 
medicalxpress.com | Ula Chrobak
For neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, treatment options are scant. New research by Stanford scientists illuminates a promising target for treatment—increasing a lipid that boosts the trash-sorting functions of cells. In a study published in Nature, the authors blocked an enzyme that degrades this lipid, which vastly improved a severe neurodegenerative disease in cells and in mice—a finding with potentially widespread applications in medicine.
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4 weeks ago | 
phys.org | Ula Chrobak
Depleted groundwater threatens communities, agriculture, and ecosystems in California's Central Valley, which produces much of the nation's fruit, vegetables, and nuts. But the same acres where farmers have long cultivated thirsty crops might be critical for refilling aquifers, Stanford scientists have found.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Ula Chrobak
Knowable MagazineLonger-lasting heat waves aheadToday, locating the hottest parts of cities with precision is critical for guiding efforts to contend with heat's dangerous effects. As climate change brings more intense, frequent and longer-lasting heat waves, heat-related illnesses and deaths also climb. High-resolution maps can alert officials to spots facing the greatest risks, so they can plan.
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1 month ago | 
wfmz.com | Ula Chrobak
Knowable Magazine reports on how in metros like Reno, Nevada, citizen scientists hit the road to collect detailed temperature data—key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a warmer future. Originally published on knowablemagazine.org, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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1 month ago | 
stacker.com | Ula Chrobak
Cities tend to be warmer than the open spaces around them, a well-known phenomenon called the heat island effect. Roads, parking lots and roofs tend to absorb more heat than soil and vegetation. City buildings add surfaces that hold on to heat while reducing circulation of cooling breezes. Human activities, from powering cars and appliances to simply existing (think body heat), give off what's called anthropogenic heat. Climate change is amplifying this effect.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Ula Chrobak
The city of Reno, Nevada, is breaking records in ways it doesn't like: A 2024 analysis of 241 cities showed that Reno has heated up faster than any other city in the United States. While the country as a whole warmed by 2.6 F on average between 1970 and 2023, Reno saw an increase of 7.6 F. A heat wave that hit Reno in July 2024 made for the hottest month in the Biggest Little City's documented history, Knowable Magazine explains. Reno's heat is not evenly spread.
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1 month ago | 
laconiadailysun.com | Ula Chrobak
Cities tend to be warmer than the open spaces around them, a well-known phenomenon called the heat island effect. Roads, parking lots and roofs tend to absorb more heat than soil and vegetation. City buildings add surfaces that hold on to heat while reducing circulation of cooling breezes. Human activities, from powering cars and appliances to simply existing (think body heat), give off what's called anthropogenic heat. Climate change is amplifying this effect.
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1 month ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | William March |Dawn Kitterman |John W. Davey |Ula Chrobak
The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration submitted an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in an effort to resume the rapid deportations of Venezuelans accused of gang ties under a wartime law that a lower court blocked.
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1 month ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | William March |Dawn Kitterman |John W. Davey |Ula Chrobak
Tampa Democratic Rep. Dianne Hart speaking in the Capitol at a press conference for inmates' rights on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Starting in the 2010s, many of the country’s reddest states began enacting serious criminal justice reforms, culminating on the federal level when President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act in 2018, which reduced excessive federal prison sentences and encouraged rehabilitation.
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1 month ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | William March |Dawn Kitterman |John W. Davey |Ula Chrobak
A sign for the University of Alabama on University Blvd. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Aug. 24, 2024. (Photo by Will McLelland/Alabama Reflector)A student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities Tuesday, according to a university spokesperson.
