A recent update just brought AV1 support to your Android phone

A recent update just brought AV1 support to your Android phone

What you need to know Google confirms it has switched to VideoLAN’s open-source libdav1d codec for AV1 video playback through its March 2024 Play Systems update. The new codec is said to have increased performance and efficiency compared to the old libgav1 codec. The new software-based codec leverages a device’s CPU, which means more devices …

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How a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring, in mice

How a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring, in mice

A mice study suggests a father’s diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived. Journal/conference: Nature Communications Link to research (DOI): 10.1038/s41467-024-46782-y Organisation/s: The University of Sydney, University of Copenhagen Funder: This work was supported by a Challenge Programme Grant from the Novo …

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Dynamic DNA structures and the formation of memory

Dynamic DNA structures and the formation of memory

An international collaborative research team, including scientists from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), has discovered a novel mechanism underlying memory involving rapid changes in a specific DNA structure. The team found that the DNA structure called G-quadraplex DNA (G4-DNA) accumulates in neurons and dynamically controls the activation and repression of genes underlying long-term memory formation. …

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New link between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the cardiovascular system found

New link between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the cardiovascular system found

New research published today in the journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology sheds light on disease mechanisms common to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Journal/conference: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology Organisation/s: Monash University, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Funder: This research has been conducted using the UK Biobank Resource under …

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Uncovering key players in gene silencing: Insights into plant growth and human diseases

Uncovering key players in gene silencing: Insights into plant growth and human diseases

Monash University biologists have shed light on the intricate molecular mechanisms that are responsible for gene silencing induced by expanded repeats in an international study published today in Nature Plants. Funder: This work is supported by a Canadian Institute for Health Research grant PJT-178112 (ER), Department of Science and Technology – SERB Core grant (RKY), …

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It’s what you eat, not when you eat, that helps you lose weight on a time-restricted eating diet

It’s what you eat, not when you eat, that helps you lose weight on a time-restricted eating diet

The natural reduction in calories a person consumes when doing a time-restricted eating diet is likely the reason they lose weight, rather than the time window itself, according to international researchers. The team randomly assigned 41 adults with obesity and prediabetes to either do a time-restricted eating diet, where they could only eat from 8am-6pm …

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