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A new method for detecting PFAS compounds in under three minutes has been introduced by chemists, offering a rapid, sensitive approach for environmental monitoring and addressing the widespread issue of PFAS contamination. Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulating in the environment, which are linked to health risks ranging from cancers to birth defects.PFAS have earned the name “forever chemicals” with good reason —…

A groundbreaking study reveals a direct pathway between the brain’s habit-forming basal ganglia and the cerebellum, involved in motor learning. This connection could reshape our understanding of brain functions and inform new treatments for disorders like Parkinson’s. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearchers say one brain region, the cerebellum, may hold more influence over these dopamine neurons than realized.New findings published today (January 25) in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway…

Scientists uncover prolonged radio emissions above a sunspot, akin to those previously seen in the polar regions of planets and certain stars, which may reshape our understanding of intense stellar radio bursts. Credit: Sijie YuResearchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology have documented extraordinary, long-lasting radio emissions from a sunspot, offering new insights into solar and stellar magnetic phenomena.In a study published in Nature Astronomy, astronomers from New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center…