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Wildfire smoke linked to declines in sperm quality

Man walking on a trail through wildfire smoke in Cascades.

Wildfires don’t just cloud the skies, they may also affect fertility, a new study suggests.

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Artist's conception of neurons

Probe powerfully records neural circuits during behavior

Neuropixels Ultra more accurately distinguishes brain cell types and sensitively detects small electrical wave footprints.

Chemical engineering Ph.D. student Adam Broerman examines a new anti-cancer protein that has built-in controls

Protein switches may lead to safer, smarter medicines 

In lab experiments, new molecular on/off controls helped tame a toxic cancer drug and sped up a coronavirus diagnostic test by more than 70-fold.

illustration of a speech bubble composed of people, with some people outside the bubble

IQ appears to affect ability to listen in noisy settings

A study of individuals with normal hearing demonstrates the influence of cognitive ability on successful speech perception.

Fruit fly walking on a green leaf.

Body movement-sensing fly neurons are off in active motion

A nervous system circuit in flies toggles between supporting stable body posture or dynamic action like walking.

Lab dish culture of Shigella, a gut pathogen

Gut infections overlooked in men who have sex with men

A new review article stresses the need for better public health measures to stem transmission and antibiotic resistance.

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